New Lupe Fiasco video… Sorry about the ticket disclaimer…this is the only version I could post. Speaking of posting, any of the videos I post will be added to the Media section of the site, which you should definitely check out.
Entries from November 2007
November 28, 2007
Best Christmas Album…Ever.
‘Tis the season, huh? I come to you today to express my appreciation for Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas, an album that fuses jazz, Christmas, and the Peanuts gang. What’s not to like?
There are some knockout tracks on this thing, songs that stand up even in the middle of July. The [...]
November 28, 2007
Year-End List City!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year–year-end list time! While ranking really good records is completely arbitrary and will no doubt diminish some awesome musical accomplishment, I do really enjoying look at them. So, here’s the first batch…Amazon.StylusPaste. Some interesting choices. Of course, this all is just a building point to Barely Legal’s Best Albums [...]
November 19, 2007
In Rainbows.
Radiohead.
In Rainbows
Self-Released
Rating: 9.0
I’ve been wanting to write about this record for a long time. However, as an admittedly huge Radiohead fan, I figured no one wanted to read another glowing review of a record that has taken up heaps of space in music press, on blogs, and the CNN ticker. While the “revolutionary” [...]
November 8, 2007
American Gangster.
Jay-Z.
American Gangster.
Roc-a-Fella Records.
Rating: 8.7
Kingdom Come didn’t do it for me. Sure, the production was immaculate as Jay-Z employed his usual stable of A-list producers, but it really seemed like Jigga didn’t have his heart into it. In what was supposed to be a driven “come-out-of-retirement” record, Jay-Z rhymed without the confidence, wordplay, or [...]
