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Written by Glenn BurnSilver
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
Willie Nelson
Songbird
Lost Highway
Ryan Adams is a bit of a wildman; Willie Nelson, similarly, has always followed his whim. Thus, it is the pairing of these renegades that really makes Songbird, Nelson’s latest effort of originals (new or reworked) and unusual cover songs. Nelson takes on the Grateful Dead’s “Stella Blue,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Gram Parson’s “$1000 Wedding” and even Christine McVie’s “Songbird”—albeit all countrified versions soaring with pedal steel sweetness and occasional lush background vocals that balance Nelson’s dry rasp.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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Written by Richard B. Simon
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
David Grisman Quintet
Dawg's Groove
Acoustic Disc
Dawg’s Groove marks the David Grisman Quintet’s 30th anniversary and its latest incarnation, with George Marsh returning after 17 years. More hard-bop than hippie, Marsh’s laid-back trap playing is a departure from Joe Craven’s poppin’ hand drums; on “Limestones” (get it?), he and bassist Jim Kerwin lock in to the jazz terrain.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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Written by Steve Bloom
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
The John Popper Project
The John Popper Project feat. DJ Logic
Relix/Image Records - Buy Now
 John Popper’s got a brand new bag. His career has been pretty wobbly even since Blues Traveler came down from the mega-platinum perch of 1994’s Four. And nothing was ever quite the same with the band after the death of original bassist Bobby Sheehan in 1999. Popper first shed some weight and now most of Blues Traveler (with the exception of bassist Tad Kinchla) for this smart side project.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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Written by Shain Shapiro
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
Raq
Ton These
Harmonized
For the sake of this review, let us refer to the term “jamband” as if it means something, because historically, bands classified under this genre have had trouble emulating live ferocity in the studio. Phish, moe., SCI and even the Grateful Dead struggled, and although each have great studio albums, the majority-agree or not-fail to match up to the electricity of the live show. Raq, in this sense, is a jamband.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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Written by Arye Dworken
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
Yo La Tengo
I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Matador
Somewhere along the way, in the past year or two, indie rock stalwarts Yo La Tengo must have become conscious of their diminishing fanbase. Since their exceptional record I Can Hear the Heart Beat As One, the band had switched into experimental mode recording self-indulgent, somewhat-uninteresting sound collages informed by ambient and jazz. Yo La Tengo was an established brand name for years but the trio was doing very little in defending it.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 January 2007 )
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