here we go

Avett Brothers
The answer is 5. Major label debut from critic darlings. Was it worth it well sort of? Multiple lead singers lead to different styling of the songs. When they put their head down and play they are an interesting band. Unfortunately they don’t do this often enough. Instead we get way too many ballads filled with atmospheric piano and mandolin that sound a lot like the Counting Crows. 2.0 (the question: how many times can a band rework the ballad A Long December and call it their own)

The Beat
A decent power pop cd. The better tunes are the ones with the quicker beat, but some of the mid tempo ones due tend to blend together. Still a fun disc to listen too. 2.5


Ravonettes
Started off as an interesting combination of Jesus and Mary chain and Echo and the Bunnyman. Unfortunately that is only about a third of the cd. The rest is a combination of moody sounds that aren’t really interesting overwhelmed by the drone of her voice. 1.5

Roseanne Cash
One of three things is wrong with this cd. Wrong voice for the songs, wrong arrangements of the songs, or just pretty awful songs. My guess combination of all three. Either way one gets a very boring cd 1.


Stone Roses
20th anniversary of the disc. I bought it the moment I heard I Wanna be adored. This cd was able to take the Manchester sound that was going around at the time and incorporate it into a great brit pop record. Too many of the bands that are considered Brit pop that came after them would kill to have a cd that is this good or stands the test of time as this one did. Not a bad song on the disc. Interesting use of studio tweaks, such as backward loops and feedback, but never forgetting about the importance of the playing. It is criminal that John Squire has only appeared on a total of 5 cd’s in his career because the man is a brilliant guitar player (although very much a basket case bastard) and it is a waste of talent to not put down music. A dessert island disc that is great from beginning to end 5.0

Dr Dog
Brand new to me. Each time I thought wow this seems like it’s going nowhere fast, they seemed to build to an interesting ending. A fun disc to listen to.









Debuts
Manic Street Preachers Generation Terrorists
Wildhearts Earth vs
Dada Puzzle


Comebacks
Manic Street Preachers Send away the tigers
Kiss Sonic circus. The cd sucked but the reunion tour was excellent
Aerosmith Done w/mirrors permanent vacation time although they might be due for a new

Cover Songs
Waterboys Purple Rain
UFO Alone again Or
Van Halen Pretty Woman
The Mission UK Like a Hurricane
Suicide is Painless Manic Street Preachers
I can see clearly now Hothouse Flowers


Instrumentals
Attitude Song Steve Vai
Into the Arena Michael Schenker
One of these Days Pink Floyd
Difficult to Cure Rainbow
Fire on High ELO