Foxy Skynryd Hill Brooks and Zooey

Foxy Shazam-  2.5

I thought I put the wrong disk in when I heard the dogs barking. If only this was as good as Jane's Addiction. Not that it's a Bad cd though and Foxy Shazam is energetic , boisterous and quite fun. But, I think they try to channel  Queen a little too hard. And guess what- they're not Queen.  An ok listen but I tire of it quickly.

Lynyrd Skynyrd- 3.0

I think what I like about this cd is that the songs on it didn't get played to death on commercial radio. It's ok Jay and Alan- I know it's not your fault. "All I Can Do Is Write About It" is as fine a Southern Rock ballad as you'll ever want to hear.  Other highlight for me were "Every Mother's Son" and "Double Trouble". Good stuff!!

White Hills- 2.0

This would have gotten a higher mark if it wasn't for "Robot Stomp"- which is about 8:49 too long and "I Write a Thousand Letters(Pulp on Bone)" which is about 9:35 too long and "Song of Everything" which is about 4:45 too long.  I mean, why make a song 3 minutes long when you can make it 12. There are some redeeming qualities to this cd but the repetitive nature of most of the songs makes it hard to want to pop this in the player. Just couldn't get into it.

Brad Brooks- 4.0

The R&B infected "Calling Everyone" was a feature song on the Power Popaholic website and it just grabbed me. Wow, said I, song of the year so far!! So I downloaded the cd- it's gotta be great, right? Man, was I disappointed! Then I listened to it again. Then I listened to it again. Then I went searching the internet to see what this guy was all about. I hear so many influences on this cd- Joe Jackson, Chris Isaak, Beatles, Elvis Costello, and maybe even a little Jeff Tweedy. What truly shines here is the range of styles that Brooks employed in making this cd.  "Night Fades" is as different from "Calling Everyone" as it gets but it is equally as great.  I Love this cd.

Topic:

1. I would want Keith Richards to induct me because he's so ugly that I would look good.

2. Zooey Deschanel.  Because I love her and would love to spend 2 hours staring into her eyes while we discussed all the cool people she gets to hang out with.