Blogcritics Category: Music: Downloads

The Rockologist Buys Himself An MP3 MP5 Player For Christmas

Glen Boyd — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:16:35 EST

Any port in a storm, right?
So I finally went and did it. I bought myself an MP3 player for Christmas. Actually, make that an MP5 player.For those who read this column fairly regularly, this may come as bit of a surprise as I've been known to rave on a bit about things like the poor sound quality of MP3s. I've also been known to rail away about how today's...

Music Review: Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs

Eric Whelchel — Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:28:43 EST

Charlie Louvin explores the darker side of traditional American music
Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs is the second release in 2008 from the grizzled music veteran. Earlier this year Louvin got godly on Steps to Heaven, a strong collection of gospel songs that also included a sometimes-overzealous set of background singers. Showing a definite Christian religious conviction without being...

Music Review: Future Clouds and Radar - Peoria

Eric Whelchel — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:16:42 EST

Future Clouds & Radar's second release is a step in the right direction
Future Clouds & Radar’s self-titled debut album was an ambitious and ballsy 27-song behemoth. At its best it was bold, experimental, and melodic indie-pop, with cryptic, sometimes mysterious lyrics and a mind-numbing number of musical styles synthesized into a creative and adventurous mixture. Though its musical influences were...

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Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:16:42 EST

Music Review - Sleepy John Estes - On 80 Highway

Eric Whelchel — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:12:44 EDT

Delmark issues a previously-unavailable studio session from bluesman Sleepy John Estes.
Recorded just three years before his death in 1977 (Elvis Presley wasn’t the only musician of note to die that year), On 80 Highway is a collection of 17 studio tracks by blues vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Sleepy John Estes. Accompanied by longtime cohort Hammie Nixon on vocals, harmonica, and that most underrated of instruments, the...

Music Review - Various - 100 Greatest

Eric Whelchel — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:44:52 EDT

Shout Factory's exhaustive audio box set explores the triumphs and tragedies of modern history.
An ambitious release from the Shout Factory label, 100 Greatest is a collection of, um, 500 audio clips of some of the most memorable and culturally-impacting speeches, events, pop culture figures, sports moments, and sleazy scandals of the last 100-plus years. With a primary focus on Western (i.e., American) history, and featuring an impressive...

Music Review - Lambchop - OH (ohio)

Eric Whelchel — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:14:01 EDT

Put on you favorite trucker hat and settle in with Lambchop's latest.
Lambchop’s mix of musical genres still likely creates headaches for retailers when the shelves are being stocked. Even though the band’s lineup changes frequently (singer and lyricist Kurt Wagner being the obvious exception), the band has nevertheless developed a signature sound: a challenging and unique blend of country, alternative...

Music Review: Enrique Morente - Pablo de Malaga

Jade Blackmore — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:22:19 EDT

Flamenco legend Enrique Morente returns with a recording based on Picasso's writings about his childhood in Malaga, Spain.
Enrique Morente, flamenco’s rebel genius, has forged ahead with his experimental style injecting jazz, pop and other flavors into his music since the 1960s. Known for adapting Federico García Lorca’s poetry into a popular flamenco CD with 1999’s Lorca, he’s also paid tribute to Leonard Cohen in some of his songs. Of...

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Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:22:19 EDT

Music Review: Calexico - Carried to Dust

Eric Whelchel — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:27:39 EDT

Calexico's latest album warrants multiple spins.
Reminiscent of both Feast of Wire and Garden Ruin, Calexico’s latest release is an atmospheric and evocative album that finds the band once again playing to its strengths. Entitled Carried to Dust, it’s a textured and layered album that reveals new melodies and instrumental tricks with each listen. By now anyone familiar with the...

Music Review: Seether's iTunes Original Release

Robin Kavanagh — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:03:34 EDT

Seether's exclusive iTunes Originals recording brings new life to their greatest hits.
Seether is one of those bands that just keeps getting better and better the more albums they produce. Virtually unheard of in America for their first few albums, this band who got its start in South Africa gained a strong foothold in the American mainstream market back in 2005 with its album, Karma and Effect. The swingy and crunchy single,...

The Rockologist: The Invincible And The Inevitable

Glen Boyd — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:44:49 EDT

A Thriller And A Killer.
Michael Jackson turned 50 this weekend, and I can't help but feel a certain irony there. You see, as much as the Michael Jackson of 1983 symbolized everything about a music industry riding the crest of a perfect wave way back then, the arrogance of the way he called the last album he put out Invincible (despite circumstances proving otherwise...

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