System Of A Down – Mezmerize (Sony) System Of A Down makes the right noises a lot of the time; the angst is present and correct, the riffs are usually solid and well constructed, and the occasional melody creates a level of emotional affect. However, and with little in the way of exception, I can’tContinue reading “Forty-nine”
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Great Lake Swimmers – Bodies And Minds (Fargo) Second album from what has to be the saddest band in the world. And I mean that as a compliment – there can be few bands roaming this earth as in touch with their ennui. Their 2003 self-titled debut came off like the depressive brother of MyContinue reading “Fifty”
2005: These didn’t make it. The albums in the list, I should add, have been awarded something in the limbo between ‘notes’ and ‘a review’. So, with that in mind, I would like to present these albums. They weren’t great. At the time of writing, I was unaware as to what my bottom line forContinue reading
Albums of the year: 2005Preface That’s right, 2005. I’m posting this list due to a combination of factors. The first is simple indolence; I have had this list pretty much prepared since February but, as it was unfinished, held off due to some reviews getting lost and others having not yet been written. Summer monthsContinue reading
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