Music Reviews - all time fav |
Sly & the Family Stone -There's a Riot Goin On*** this is a album I cherish. It's such a refreshing record to listen to in these overproduced days. It's like depression and joy all wrapped up in one record.
Radiohead - OK Computer *** Very rare that music, lyrics and creative productions find themselves on one cd. This was an extraordinary record. I still think the lead singer looks like Martin Short!
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing **** This is instrumental hip hop at it's finest. Albums like this don't come around to often in this day and age! It get's fresher each time I listen to it. I love the way it was mixed. The highs don't damage your ears after extended listening like most modern day recordings.
Basement Jaxx - Remedy **** If you have the capacity to use 200 samples per song, why not do it! These guys do it right. Never a boring moment in this record which often plays like a hollywood special effects reel!
Chef Raekwon - Only Built for Cuban Linx **** This is listened to at least once a month. Beats, lyrics, attitude... it's all there. A true hip hop classic in every sense. I never heard productions so raw before. Seems like the hooks were an afterthought. They didn't really need them!
The Time - What Time is it?****Can you beeline that Prince played all the instruments on this classic? Probaly why Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis left the ?band?!. Instrumentation on this is a study session for funk musicians.
Moby - Play **** Brilliant work. Very smart guy. Used all those public domain sound vocal samples on this record. He built the music around the sample, not vice versa.
Madonna - Ray of Light **** William Orbit did a number on this cd. His productions are top notch, and Madonna sounds like she cares about what she's singing. Great record.
Chemical Brothers - Dig your own hole **** Fantastic work! This one has always been my favorite. I couldn't get into the "Surrender" pop mode they are in now, but Dig your own hole is veddy veddy nice! I also loved the slew of cd maxi singles that went along with this. Not one preset sound on this record
Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory ***** It get's no smoother than this, even when it got rough. Crystal clear hip hop. Dry vocals (hardly any reverb or effects), smooth jazz grooves, and lyrics that compliment the vibe. "Scenerio" made Busta Rhymes one of the most immitated MC's, and "We got the Jazz" is in the dictionary under "Smooth"!
Kraftwerk - Computer Games ***** This record was beamed from the future. I used to study it long before I started doing music. How they came up with those ideas is beyond me. It's hard to be simple and complex at the same time for a musician. Multi layered synth plucks that seem random at first, but then become a melody. Lot's of random events that keep the electronic vibe still seem very human. They were WAY ahead of their time.
