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...Saint Etienne. Critics have always found it hard to pigeonhole the band (that is, until "electronica" conveniently became a music industry buzzword). Their sonic experiments have consistently yielded intriguing results, drawing from pop's rich past while carrying an attitude which points boldly towards the future. Cracknell's solo LP, Kelly's Locker, isn't particularly bad. However, as an electric pop record, it tries too hard to be eclectic and lacks the cohesion needed to make for a satisfying aural experience...
Give music companies an excuse to reissue something from the catalog, and they leap forward like umbrella salesmen in a rainstorm. The industry has gone two decades without a new technology to replace the CD (which replaced the cassette, which replaced the LP, which replaced the 78--each successive format presenting an opportunity to sell the public something it already owned), and now it's under threat from a bunch of 22-year-old hackers. These days, if the companies are going to make an opportunistic buck, they've got to reach a little further than they...
This remastered edition of a 1955 recording session captures the great Armstrong at his mature best; his trumpet virtuosity and singing were never more supple or expressive. Along with the nine Fats Waller gems from the original LP, the CD offers four alternate takes from that session and seven tracks of Armstrong's older Waller recordings. Satch dazzles with familiar songs like Honeysuckle Rose and Ain't Misbehavin', but his playing and singing of the lesser-known lament Blue Turning Grey Over You are staggering and unforgettable...
Your critic Farley gave an unfavorable review to Eminem's new album The Marshall Mathers LP. Farley had no place saying this album "lacks great beats" and "gets old quickly." Although there is nothing wrong with having a viewpoint, it would have been nice if Farley had pointed out both the good and bad qualities of the album. Thanks to this article, a lot of people are going to miss out on a great CD. MATT MARTIN San Carlos, Calif...
...LP record is invented...