Archive for July 26th, 2008
Walter Becker - Circus Money
Saturday, July 26, 2008 13:06 No Comments“Steely Dan’s Walter Becker hasn’t exactly made a habit of solo albums, and considering the muted reaction to his last one 14 years ago, you can’t say demand has overwhelmed supply. But “Circus Money” is an easy pleasure, 12 non-whack tracks largely co-written by Becker and producer Larry Klein, energized by a reggae rhythm base. [...]
Beck - Modern Guilt
Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:05 No Comments“Because his records so rarely sound like anyone’s but his own, it’s easy to forget how much Beck thrives on collaborating with name-brand producers like Nigel Godrich and the Dust Brothers. For the follow-up to 2006’s “The Information” he teamed with Danger Mouse, and though the result is unmistakably the work of our favorite midnite [...]
Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark
Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:00 No Comments“Neil Diamond was an international superstar by 1976, but nothing prepared him quite for the reception he met when he arrived for concerts in Australia and New Zealand. There are crowds as far as the eye can see during this Sydney show, originally broadcast on nationwide TV, and they eat up Diamond’s time-tested schtick from [...]
Billy Joel - The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Edition
Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:56 No Comments“”The Stranger” may not be Billy Joel’s best album, but it’s certainly his most important, the musical moment that took him from cult favorite to pop superstar. Thirty years on, it’s still a great record, and even better in this boxed anniversary incarnation. Like all career-defining works, “The Stranger” is a cohesive, loosely thematic piece [...]
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