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CriticClash: Seal’s Soul
Covers albums are a tricky concept. Not too many folks have gotten it right. While I’d imagine it’s fun and maybe even challenging to tackle music made popular by someone else, a lot of times those songs are so identifiable with the original artist(s) that your album winds up sounding more like well-produced karaoke than anything else.
This is the problem that plagues British singer Seal on his sixth studio effort, entitled “Soul”. While the album […]
FORTY-FIVE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE #23: Pimp Who’s Talking
IAN GOMMÂ “Hold On” b/w “Another Year” (Stiff/Epic Records #50747, Fall 1979)
September ’79. School was back in session, and everyone but me had grown a foot taller. I didn’t care.  I was the only kid in class with tickets to the Dire Straits concert, thee hottest bill in town. I’d gladly sacrifice a foot of height to have Knopfler & Co. melt my face off from the 3rd row, hands down. What’s that you say? […]
First Spin 2/10/08: Lily Allen, india.arie and More!!
The slow trickle of new music releases has sped up slightly, with a handful of big name releases scheduled to hit stores (and your local online retailer) right before Valentine’s Day. Here’s what you’ll find in the new release bins this week:
Lily Allen “It’s Not Me, It’s You”- Lost in the hubbub about Amy Winehouse was the fact that fellow sassy Brit Lily Allen sold half a million copies of her debut album “Alright, Still”. […]