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Cratedigger: The 5th Dimension, "The Magic Garden"
There are very few songwriters who have enjoyed careers as storied as Jimmy Webb. For more than 40 years he's been sending songs up the pop charts, creating stars along the way. My own appreciation of Webb began with the Richard Harris recording of Webbs epic “MacArthur Park" in 1968. Its a song that has inspired ...
The Popdose Guide to the Steve Miller Band, Part 2
As stated at the end of last weeks part one of our Steve Miller Band Guide, 1972 and 1973 represented a transitional period for Steve Miller. His upcoming eighth album would be the last under his groundbreaking contract with Capitol Records, and disappointing sales for his last two releases made it fairly clear that he was ...
DVD Review: "Genesis: The Movie Box 1981-2007"
Although Genesis has stayed away from the studio since 1997's poorly-received (and Phil Collins-less) Calling All Stations, the band hasn't given their fans much reason to complain: Over the past 11 years theyve released six boxed sets, covering studio material, rarities, and live concerts. The seventh and final in the set is Genesis: The Movie Box ...
CD Review: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, "Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall"
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has always been rooted in tradition, and at this point, the group is a tradition itself to the point that quite a few of its albums are compilations with the kind of sepia-toned artwork usually reserved for artists who have been dead for decades. Nothing could be further from the truth. ...
The Popdose Guide to the Steve Miller Band, Part 1
Thats it. Ive had it. Or in the immortal words of Frank Costanza, I got a lot of problems with you people. Steve Miller at San Francisco's Fillmore in 2008 For months upon months, Ive watched as Popdose readers have slammed the guy who got me into pop music as a pre-teen and has held a ...
CD Review: Various Artists, "Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Before we get too far into this, lets address the main question right up front: can Jeff Bridges sing? The answer is yes, but he sings like an actor. The film Crazy Heart centers around Bridges character Bad Blake, a washed-up country music star now resigned to the bottle and the backwater bumpkin circuit. At this ...
CD Review: Peter Gabriel, "Scratch My Back"
I have developed a reputation as someone who hedges his bets when it comes to criticism, and Peter Gabriel's first full album in a very long while (since 2002s Up, in fact) is no different. In fact, it will read like the script from the latest miracle drug commercial: Do not listen to Scratch My Back ...
CD Reviews: Pat Metheny, Mose Allison, and More
The press kit for Pat Methenys Orchestrion promises that the album redefines solo performance, and for once, that isnt just gently perfumed publicist smoke being blown up your ass its the Gods honest truth. Entranced by the orchestrion, a mechanical instrument array that surfaced in the late 19th century, Metheny enlisted a small army of inventors ...
Bootleg City: Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, 5/8/54
Hello, denizens of Bootleg City! Mayor Cass here, and Im happy to announce that Im finally back! starting next week. See, I left some of my Simply Red CDs in Spain, and I need to retrieve them before my ex-girlfriend, Anita, barters them for a new pair of flamenco shoes. She may think Im not fiscally ...
DVD Review: Spike Lee Films "Passing Strange"
Some stage plays and musicals are adapted into films. Others are simply filmed. That would seem to be the easier gigbut if youve suffered through one where the camera never moved, or never seemed to be in the right place, and the whole static bore made you wonder why anyone thought it was worthwhile to see ...
