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First Look: Eminem’s “We Need You”
Honestly, Marshall? No, we don’t. Not anymore, anyway.
Mr. Mathers has been sliding down the slippery slope of suck ever since peaking with “The Marshall Mathers LP”, which celebrates its’ 9th birthday in a month or so. Not to say Eminem has lost his gift of gab-he’s just been at a loss for interesting subject matter. The more of a star he became, the less righteous rage he could muster up. This is why his last […]
In Defense of…Boston??
Hey folks. If you remember a couple of weeks back, my buddy Pat posted a piece about why he kinda sorta digs Nickelback (and I second that emotion). Now, he’s back, defending the indefensible once again. While everyone can get behind Boston’s smash debut and its’ hit single “More Than a Feeling”, it’s a bit more difficult to come out in support of the band’s third album, “Third Stage”. For those of you having trouble […]
Taylor Hicks’ “The Distance”: True To No One But Himself
Taylor Hicks by far received the most derision of any “American Idol†winner in the show’s existence. He wasn’t “youngâ€, he wasn’t “cuteâ€, he wasn’t “popâ€, and there was the whole screaming “Soul Patrol!†thing that rubbed a lot of folks the wrong way. But I’ll put my musical reputation on the line and say that Taylor was the most musically sound “American Idol†winner in the show’s history. With years of singing in smoky […]