Category Archive: Review

Sep 06 2011

Porcupine Tree: An 8 Album Review

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I thought this was a novel way of ranking the Tree albums – and ‘the man’ [correction - Casey is actually a lady] obviously loves them !! (And no – this is not the cover of the ‘winning album’ – just happens to house one of their best ever tracks (IMHO). This is how my …

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Sep 06 2011

Let Them Talk – Hugh Laurie

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And another one to LISTEN to – not so much an automatic buy – but intriguing. Music has been present in Hugh Laurie’s career in some form or another since the days of Fry & Laurie, even working its way into House, the American television series that turned him into an international star in the …

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Sep 06 2011

Seeds We Sow – Lindsey Buckingham

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Just caught this one across the writes. ONe for my shopping list. The sound of this album is very different form anything we’ve heard from him before, even if his musical and lyrical signatures are all over it; they pick up where Gift of Screws left off. That said, sonically it couldn’t be more different …

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Jun 27 2011

Why did SACD, DVD-A, and Blu-ray fail as music surround formats?

Answer – because people listen to all their music through stupid little ear buds plugged into mp3 players and phones – a fact not lost on Mr S Wilson. Why did SACD, DVD-A, and Blu-ray fail as music surround formats? | The Audiophiliac – CNET News.

Jun 12 2011

Blackfield Live

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I saw the band in NYC (Anathema’s Danny and Vinny Cavanagh opened). Blackfield was, in a word, powerful.  Their songs took on a much bigger presence and the band has certainly come together as a group.  It did not feel like a Wilson-Geffen side project.  And I’m sure this band will continue to create.   …

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May 27 2011

Blackfield meet Moondog. Moondog – Blackfield.

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The review below writes Ranking Among The Best The Genre Has To Offer In The 21st Century Bottom line – a pretty stunning plaudit ! But, before that, my take a superb album (other than track 2 that for some reason simply grates on me in a MASSIVE way) … Over his years Wilson has …

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Mar 30 2011

Ranking Among The Best The Genre Has To Offer In The 21st Century

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… pretty stunning plaudit ! The Third Blackfield has arrived. The first two were both GREAT albums . I don’t know why – but I am expecting truly great things from the third. The link takes you through to the full review Geffen and Wilson seem intent on overachieving throughoutWelcome to my DNA. Whether it’s …

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Feb 01 2011

The Best Band You Never Heard: Porcupine Tree

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Time to start posting more into Just Good Music – and what better way to start than this post from ‘Scene Newspaper’. The Best Band You Never Heard: Porcupine Tree Passed on – with thanks to : Scene

Jun 13 2010

Demian – Mute

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Second Album now released …. Check out the review

Apr 14 2010

Opeth 20th Anniversary Tour – Thoughts from NYC

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I attended the recent Opeth show in NYC at Terminal 5. This was one of the stops in this limited tour to commemorate their twentieth anniversary – six exclusive shows across the globe. Tour stops included Stockholm; Essen, Germany; Paris; London; New York; and Los Angeles.     Opeth performed two sets and played for …

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