Music Reviews - all time fav

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 ****This was a cd to study for me. The productions are mixed with some of everything. Some really inventive drum programming and sound usage. Extraordinary record. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are the stars here.

NWA - Niggaz 4 Life **** My favorite Dre produced record. Still sounds fresh. This was before he hit his P-Funk phase. Inventive hip hop productions all over the place here. Many of the drum parts are phased in wide stereo. Headphone listeners know what I'm talking about. The lyrics are like watching In Living Color!

Plug - Drum n Bass for Papa **** Luke Vibert is out there! This is a fantastic record. Really is study in rhythm exploration. Highly Recommenced.

Soundtrack - Face/Off **** I always found this soundtrack to be very interesting. It's about as low and as high as sound can go. Very nicely done. Fit the movie perfectly.

Seal - 2nd and 3rd releases **** I enjoy the Seal records because they are overproduced, but that's his style. You can hear the $$$$ drip out of your speakers with every note played by the 1000 session musicians hired. His voice ties all that instrumentation together. Always pleasant to return to.

Soundtrack - Out of Sight (David Holmes) **** Stripped down and raw is the best way to describe this one. Listening to it is like watching the movie again. Great work.

Public Enemy - It takes a Nation of Millions to hold us back **** I doubt their will ever be another trio of rap albums like Public Enemy's 1st three releases, this one being the best one. I remember the first time I heard "Don't Beleive the Hype". I had the volume down low while reading a magazine, and this noise & voice caught my ear. Then the voice said "TURN UP THE RADIO!" and that's precisely what I did.

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless **** This record blew my mind. After listening to this chord and that chord on the guitar, it was refreshing to hear chords stacked on top of each other. The guitars almost sound like synthesizers. You couldn't understand one word that was being sung, but hey, you really didn't need to. This was way ahead of it's time.

The Velvet Underground & NICO **** I was truly amazed with this one. Very innovative, and timeless. It's also very real when you listen to it. Huge drug references, desperate love, silly ballads. This had everything and continues to amaze people to this day. Very very nice!

Prince - Purple Rain ***** Prince is the artist that made be beleive you could do it all yourself as a musician. This album has some of his most catchiest work, but every song is radical in design. "When Doves Cry" still sounds truly amazing. To think it once had a bass line is scary. I can't imagine there ever being one. "Take me with You" is still one of my favorites. Song for song there's nothing I had to fast forward on this one. Incredible record.