Grade - C
One word, PLEASANT
Sleep Though the Static is the first real forgettable album put out by Jack Johnson, even the Curious George Soundtrack was better than is. The album kicks off with a politically charged track that shares the name of the album Sleep Through the Static. Jack criticizes decisions made by the US […]
Entries from May 2008
Album Review: Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
May 4th, 2008 · No Comments · All Artists, Jack Johnson
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Album Review: Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · All Artists, Gnarls Barkley
Grade: C-
There isn’t a Crazy on this album that can wash out the fact that Gnarls Barkley front man, Cee-Lo Green, sounds like the offspring between Gilbert Godfried and Whitney Houston in the hay day of her crack is whack phase. That voice enough to drown out the lyrics and heavy hip-hop beats and […]
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Album Review: Black Keys - Attack and Release
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · All Artists, Black Keys
Grade: B-
Why is it that when I hear the Black Keys I get the feeling that when recording their albums the band is in one room, and the microphone is across the hall? Regardless, they continue to keep dropping solid albums one after another. Attack and Release sounds a lot like previous Black Keys […]
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Album Review: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · All Artists, Elbow
Grade: B
The Seldom Seen Kid has been getting a ton of high marks, some are calling it the best album of the year. I wouldn’t go even close to that far, but Elbow’s firt release in three years is still very good. Good not great. The front man of this Manchester band, Guy Garvey, once […]