Oddly enough, I found this album because David Sedaris recommended it on a podcast I was listening to.
Bobby Hutcherson has been playing jazz vibraphone for almost forever, since the early 60s, and it would easy to write him off now, at 74, as having run his course. He's done all he can do, he's released probably somewhere around 100 albums, how much more can he do? Well, apparently plenty more. "Candy" isn't exactly groundbreaking in any way, it leans much more towards traditional jazz, like something you would've heard in the 50s and 60s, like much of Hutcherson's other works, but it's done well. It's just a good jazz album. Obviously Hutcherson plays exceptionally well, as he does, and the band behind him is really solid too. The composition is great, it's relaxing, engaging, there's a cool version of "Stand By Me", it's just a really solid, enjoyable jazz album from one of the greats. _________________ Progressive Rock
I don't really know why I liked this. It's strange plunderphonics, all recorded from hip-hop radio broadcasts, and I give Jon Leidecker credit, that can't be easy to create a semi-coherent work from random hip-hop radio broadcasts. Obviously sampling has been done before, to great success, and this seems like sort of a variation in that. I'll admit, I'm not super familiar with plunderphonics, but if this is what that is, it's pretty interesting, and I might have to explore it a bit more. All that said, this is, at the very least, a really interesting album, one that is constantly evolving and changing, for better or worse, and it'll keep you paying attention. _________________ Progressive Rock
Sea Pinks' second album very obviously draws inspiration from 80s and 90s indie pop, and it does it well. Very airy, very dreamy and hopeful, with lower, almost droney vocals, Sea Pinks are able to create a fairly interesting album. It has the feel of an 80s post-punk and indie pop album, like it could've come right out of the late-80s or the 90s, but without sounding dated. There are times when the music starts to blend together, but in general, it's a solid album. _________________ Progressive Rock
I've always liked The Hollies and felt they were a bit under-appreciated, though I will say I've always thought of them more as a singles band rather than an album band and I think Distant Light is a testament to that. It's poppy enough to be a nice album, and obviously "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" is a cool, CCR-sounding tune that was huge for them, but aside from that song, "Long Dark Road", and "Look What We've Got", there isn't much of note here. The harmonies are nice, the tunes are nice enough, but it's little more than an above-average album. Pretty cool album cover though (of course it's a Hipgnosis one)
Absolut richtig 👏 The Hollies sind weit mehr als eine Singelband, das Album: 5317704 belegt das deutlich.
one of my favorites Album form the Hollies ( sorry my English is not good)
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http://www.hollies.co.uk/images/records/Albums/cd_5317704_magic_f.jpg
RockyRaccoonIs it solipsistic in here or is it just me?ModeratorProfile Maryland
Very jazzy hip-hop, the production is excellent, the jazz tracks are really smooth and awesome, creates a very relaxing atmosphere, and unique enough that it doesn't sound like "another jazz hip-hop album", it creates it's own way, and a lot of that has to do with Nujabes ability to rap. His lyrics are really great, his use of imagery and his references flow incredibly smoothly, they don't stick out, it all melds together as one, which is great. I'm especially a big fan of this:
I'm just a vagabond with flowers for Algernon/The average Joe who knows what the fuck is going on/It's the hope of my thoughts that I travel upon/Fly like an arrow of god until I'm gone
Beautifully done, this whole album is, from a musical and lyrical perspective. _________________ Progressive Rock
I have to say, I really liked this. I think what strikes me most is the incredible vocals and lyrics. This whole album feels like it's being played with every last bit of passion and energy that the band has, this is the sound of rock bottom, this is the sound of desperation. The lyrics are tortured and depressingly beautiful, the vocals are just about the same. This isn't cookie-cutter emo, this is Brand New's entire soul poured into one album. It's powerful and impressive. _________________ Progressive Rock
It almost feels cliched at this point to compare a young rapper to Kendrick Lamar, but I can help it in this case. Anderson .Paak sounds extraordinarily similar to Kendrick, not just in style, but in his voice. There are songs on this album that really sound like they could come straight from Kendrick, especially songs like "Your Prime" that sounds like it could've been an extra track on "To Pimp A Butterfly". Overall, this album flows together almost perfectly, the jazzy, cool feel to the music keeps on going throughout the whole album, and .Paak's lyrical and technical ability is just excellent. He neither overpowers nor takes a backseat to the music behind him, he blends with it and brings it all together. It's really excellent and likely going to end up being one of my favorite hip-hop albums of the year already. _________________ Progressive Rock
This album will obliterate you. This is heavy, despairing death metal that suffers through every single beat. It's not an easy album to listen to, but it's one worth listening to. The heavy, pounding, fast drums and the big, powerful riffs make for an album that sonically attacks you and beats you into submission. But it's not all doom and gloom and horror, there are moments of triumph and joy (or, at least, not bleak despair), little breaks of light through the storm that give you a breath, before you're sent spiraling back down into the pits. It's powerful, and it's difficult, but it's ultimately very rewarding. _________________ Progressive Rock
This is just good old fashioned speed metal. Cauldron aren't reinventing the wheel or anything, they're just playing speed metal, and they're good at it. The chunky, palm-muted riffs are good, the solos are awesome, instrumentally, this is a really good album. The only knock I have against this album is that it feels a bit generic at times, I mean, it's nothing new, it's speed metal that feels like it could come right out of the 80s. There's nothing wrong with that necessarily, it's well done, but it's been done many many times before. _________________ Progressive Rock
With this album, Savages try to find success in doing almost exactly what they did on their debut album "Silence Yourself", which makes sense to a point, considering the album was met with such critical acclaim. The problem is, this album gets pretty predictable. It's not bad, it's just kind of the same exact stuff that we heard on the last album, it's aggressive, fuzzy, post-punk. Savages know their strengths, they know what they're good at, and there's no doubt that this album rocks from start to finish, but a little progression in their sound wouldn't have hurt, rather than a carbon copy of "Silence Yourself". Still, this album isn't bad at all, it's an enjoyable album, especially if you were a fan of their debut. _________________ Progressive Rock
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