phdynamic's Music ReviewsA musical diary for all stripes of sound...(Untitled)- April 21, 2004 The trickle continues... NEW: Prince, Musicology; Marcella Detroit, Feeler Prince is back with a new album and this time it's not half bad. Musicology is the sound of Prince at ease with his legacy, finally willing to turn out on album that's not afraid to get funky and have fun while it's doing it. "Musicology" and "Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance" get the ball rolling with some spare funk and a trip through popular music's past glories, Prince included. After that short introduction,..http://blogs.salon.com/0003278/2004/04/21.html#a72 (Untitled)- April 19, 2004 NT Baby! NEW: Fefe Dobson, Fefe Dobson; Red House Painters, Old Ramon AGAIN: Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Comfort Woman; Luna, Romantica Fefe Dobson's debut album is quite impressive for its smart hooks, crunchy guitars, and the huge voice of the titular heroine who's here to save pop music from its own excesses. Despite having a flawless production and a glossy sheen that covers everything, the record plays less like a marketing ploy and more like a genuine artistic statement by the young...http://blogs.salon.com/0003278/2004/04/19.html#a71 (Untitled)- April 14, 2004 This is not my beautiful house!... this is not my beautiful wife!... how did I get here! NEW: Ben Kweller, Freak Out, It's Ben Kweller; Fleetwood Mac, Rumours; Modest Mouse, Good News for People Who Love Bad News AGAIN: Moby, Everything Is Wrong; Fleetwood Mac, Tusk; Elf Power, A Dream in Sound Ben Kweller was already making a name for himself in 2000 on his debut record with songs like "BK Baby" and "How It Should Be (Sha Sha)", both fueled by alterna-geek charm and beat poet style. There's...http://blogs.salon.com/0003278/2004/04/14.html#a70 (Untitled)- April 7, 2004 Ergh... still only a fragment of what it used to be... NEW: Danger Mouse, The Grey Album AGAIN: Basement Jaxx, Remedy The Grey Album is quite an interesting underground release. If you haven't already heard, it combines the sounds of the Beatles' White Album with the raps of Jay-Z's Black Album and creates something almost, but not quite, new. I have to say that I'm pleased with the results -- the songs work much better than one might have expected. Danger Mouse doesn't just lift melodies..http://blogs.salon.com/0003278/2004/04/07.html#a69 (Untitled)- April 5, 2004 Here's something special for ya... NEW: Duran Duran, Seven and the Ragged Tiger; Courtney Love, America's Sweetheart; The Go-Go's, Beauty and the Beat Seven and the Ragged Tiger pales next to Duran Duran's first two efforts, but the style and glitz of singles like "The Reflex" make this album necessary for anyone who's had the insistent beat of Simon Lebon stuck in their head all day long. The album finds Duran Duran switching gears slightly, cranking up the synthesized aspects of the music,...http://blogs.salon.com/0003278/2004/04/05.html#a68 |