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Best Coast-The Only Place

Lots of buzz about this band and while I like the direct nod to 60s rebel girl bands/artists I still feel that the songs lacked depth, real attitude and creativity. Songs need more baking and her vocals need more meat. There is potential but I don’t think BC is as buzz worthy as the magazines suggest. 2.0 

Royal Southern Brotherhood-S/T

This is total personal preference- I don’t like white southern soul. To me it is decent musicians playing overproduced well composed songs. No heart or gut. I find the Brotherhood in that ilk with more New Orleans flavor and Santana like guitar. Maybe there is more pathos than I’m giving them credit for but I’m skeptical.  (2.0)

Peter Gabriel-Live at London

I like and respect Gabriel. Many of the songs on this release are songs on my Zune. These versions worked better on me than Night Time Nyquil. Totally snoozy. I know Pete’s an artist and all but he was a rock artist first.  (1)

E-Man Called E

Melancholic pop that is well crafted, interesting and slightly sad- but nowhere as dark as his Eels work. Where Best Coast failed in completely working through their songs, E thought his songs out to fruition. (3.5)

Tsar- Band Girls Money

From first note to the last, few power pop rock albums rock harder than this one. It’s relentless and it demands to be played at 100 decibels. It proves that ballads are for pussies.   (5)

Topic

5 or 7 Greatest Songs Sung not by Lead vocalist

Happy- Stones –Stones

Nitty Gritty-SCOTS

Something-Beatles

My Wife- Who

Superman- REM

Sleepin on the Sidewalk- Queen

Outcast- DBT