Maxwell – Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite 2LP
It’s incredible how wide the stream of creativity was in the mainstream music scene of 1996. While rock had finally started to get itself…
Erroll Garner – Ready Take One
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the Ready Take One LP by Erroll Garner. What do critics really know about jazz? Such…
Baby In Vain – For The Kids EP
Some self-important critic somewhere will review Baby In Vain‘s first EP and say they saw it coming. Over the last couple of years, bands…
NOFX – First Ditch Effort
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the First Ditch Effort LP by NOFX. While the last few years may not have looked…
Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (Deluxe Edition 3CD)
It’s funny how the psychology of salesmanship works – after a certain point, one has to wonder where the logic goes. A great example…
Hellbound Year End 2016: Bill Adams
Hellbound’s End of Year Wrap Up: Part 7 Well, hell’s bells – 2016 was a hellride of a year, wasn’t it?! As the New Year comes creeping…
The Pixies – Head Carrier
In music history, there have only been a few bands who have been able to make a truly great “petty rock” or “revenge rock”…
Run-DMC – “Christmas In Hollis” (12” Picture Disc Single)
I must confess that I have never been a fan of Christmas carols and Christmas songs. While I understand the idea of having a…
Pink Floyd – The Early Years, 1967-1972, Cre/ation (2CD)
As every fan of the band knows, there have been three eras in the history of Pink Floyd: the first, Syd Barrett-fronted stoner-pop period,…
RUN-DMC – Raising Hell LP
Legacy Celebrates 30th anniversary reissue LP Without attempting to get too colorful or indulgent about it, Run-D.M.C.’s third album, Raising Hell, is one of…