Posted on July 17, 2009 by James Brown
As most people should know from my last King’s X review, I do think quite highly of the group. But let’s be honest, sometimes great groups have an “off” album. Even then, is that “off” album actually that way. It’s actually a matter of opinion on how off an album is. Thus, we come to [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by James Brown
This is probably one of the more understated Michael Jackson songs, but you want a song with punch. Then, this is the one. ”Man in the Mirror.” Nothing I can put up here is going to do the legend he was any justice. So, enjoy a song that’s just as relevant then as it is [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2009 by James Brown
This album suggestion comes courtesy of thefuseproject, one of the brilliant football fanatics over at Avoiding the Drop. Now, what does footie and soul have in common. Both are the beautiful items of their respective fields. Football/soccer is known as the beautiful game. Soul is known as the beautiful songform. None personifies that more than [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2009 by James Brown
What can be said about Luscious Jackson that various other critics and reviewers haven’t said. The truth is about this group, I didn’t actually like them in 1994 when this album came out. In fact, it took a bit of maturity for me to actually see this album for what it is. Influential in ways [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2009 by James Brown
When people hear the name of Thousand Foot Krutch, TFK for short, it’s one of two reactions. Profound love is shown to the group, or much derision is shown to the group for being Christian rock. But the irony is, those folks who shortchange TFK for being a Christian band are missing out on a [...]
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