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Hide and Seek: British Blue Eyed Soul 1964-1969 - review
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Hide and Seek: British Blue Eyed Soul 1964-1969
Mon, 21 May 2007 11:11:37

Blue-eyed soul is often maligned for being a noncommittal, compromised genre. Its very name seems to bear this out—even though it's only admitting something that's been well known about rock 'n roll from Elvis to The Beatles and The Stones, and beyond. The artists and producers showcased on ...more
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A Tribute to Joni Mitchell - review
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A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:56:30

Joni Mitchell titled her best-known career retrospectives Hits and Misses, and the same decisive lines could easily be drawn through A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, a star-studded collection of covers spanning a wide range of the Canadian folk icon's career. Tropicalia pioneer Caetano Veloso puts a ...more
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited - review
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Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:29:50

Various Artists Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited 3 stars out of 5 Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is an antidote to the glut of tribute albums that play it safe by carbon-copying the original artist. Instead, the artists and assemblers on this album practically abandon Serge Gainsbourg on ...more
Electrolush - review
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Electrolush
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:40:53

San Francisco's Om Records has quietly established itself as America's premier deep house label, home to such heavy hitters as Miguel Migs, Andy Caldwell, Colette, Kaskade and Mark Farina, to name just a few. So they're not the first label you'd think of when the word "electro" comes up. If Om has a ...more
Verve Remixed, Vol. 3 - review
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Verve Remixed, Vol. 3
Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:23:02

Although it has spawned a host of imitators, Verve's highly successful Remixed series has suffered from the same problem that plagues most club-friendly remix compilations based on classic songs: The remixes simply don't measure up to the brilliance of the originals. Not even talented producers ...more
Sing a Song With Six Strings - review
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Sing a Song With Six Strings
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:03:31

Do you have a child with a sleep disorder? If so, check out Sing a Song With Six Strings, the sleeper hit of the season. Artists like Vernon Reid, Carl Perkins, and Santana are very good at what they do, but what they do here is not very good for children. The songs are too nuanced. There’s nothing ...more
Upstairs at Larry's: Lawrence Welk Uncorked - review
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Upstairs at Larry's: Lawrence Welk Uncorked
Fri, 06 Aug 2004 16:46:19

It sounds like something done on a dare: an entire album of remixes of tunes from The Lawrence Welk Show, possibly the squarest television show of all time, from some of today's hottest and hippest dance music producers. Can anyone actually make "Bubbles in the Wine" funky? Apparently, the ...more
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