Greg's Absentee Reviews

Leon Redbone – Double Time - 4
This guy just makes me want to move to New Orleans (I haven’t made it to Mississippi yet) and sit on a porch in the 100 degree heat listening to an Philco 42-350 drinking a spiked lemonade. I understand that he’s not for everybody, but he’s a one of a kind, at least as far as I know. I probably would have left off Sheik Of Araby, but otherwise this is a great cd.

The Hives – Best of the Hives
It’s amazing how some of the Hives stuff can be so good, and other songs can royally suck. I’ll give it to them that they are wicked tight and the lyrics are fun. I know what I can play with my wife in the car and what I can’t. This would be what’s referred to as an “oh my god” and the power button would get a disapproving swat off. I don’t let her get away with that too often, but in this case I think that she’d be right. I’m glad that this was a GH and I didn’t have to rate it.

The Creepshow 3.5
These guys are along the same lines as The Hives, but I like them. The drumming is original and the songs were fun.

John Eddie – Happily Never After – 3

Great lyrics. I felt like I was in slow motion while listening to John Eddie, but I could use a slowdown. It was borderline country, but lucky for Eddie, I watched Crazy Heart on DVD this week so I’m a little more tolerant than usual when it comes to country. I had this playing in the background and a few times I forgot that it was on. Overall it was worth the time I listened to it.


Arcade Fire – The Suburbs - 4

Dis be da shit! Way the pick of the month!

The High Strung – These are good times – 2.5

Wow, this could go one way or another depending on my mood. Not the most original disk, a lot of Beatleish sounds and guitar and some Fratellis influence, not bad bands if you want to combine a couple of sounds, but I think that it had enough good songs that I’ll be kind and say that it deserves another couple of listens.



List your A, B, Cs of music, choosing ONLY your favorite band or artist for each letter (and also choose one number or symbol, which starts the run).
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A AC/DC
B beatles
C concrete blonde
D Dave Matthews
E eagles
F Faith no more
G genesis peter Gabriel
H heart
I iron maiden
J journey
K killers
L led Zeppelin
M marillian
N nationals
O Oh no, I have no O bands that I love
P pink Floyd
Q queens of the stone age
R rush
S scarlet johansson
T tool
U u2
V van
W Tom waits
X x-mall deutschland
Y yeah yeah yeahs
Z zebra