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An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Torm�
- Mel Torm� & George Shearing
- Of the three men who taught me how to sing, the last was Mel Torme. Apparently, Mel Torme is a joke to anyone more than a decade older than me, a living parody of a Vegas crooner. But I stumbled on th
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- This quasi-concept album (the only of its kind) from these Vermonters finally showcased their ability to convey a message with a studio album, whereas previously they only succeeded in doing so live.
- Goldfrapp
On their latest CD, Supernature, Goldfrapp has put together a successful mix of 1980-era New Romanticism, German cabaret, and T. Rex glam that leaves you riveted even through the album's lulls. It's a great amalgam that sounds current without sounding at all dated.
- David Bowie
- It must be a lonely place to be considered David Bowie's worst album by just about everyone, including the artist himself. As the last album before Bowie "rebooted" and formed the band Tin Machine, "N
- Brian Eno
- In his first proper solo release since 1996's relatively cold "The Drop," Brian Eno has constructed a whimsical and ecclectic masterpiece which is arguably one of the year's strongest records thus fa
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iTunes Music Review - With Teeth
- Nine Inch Nails
- Reviewed by Dane Blanchard
In the sprawling post-A&R rock and roll world, there are two camps: the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles are the artists that like to explore, evolve, and change styles. The Stones are the artists that subscribe to the philosophy that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," and stick to the same formula that got them into the spotlight in the first place.
This is not to say that either grouping carries a negative connotation, but it can be frustrating when certain artists fall into the latter category. Trent Reznor's latest offering as Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth is a sorry testament to just that.
Having grown in leaps and bounds between his first two full albums, Pretty Hate Machine and The Downward Spiral and bridging a gulf separating industrial rock, 80s new wave, and angst-driven punk for a wide audience, 1999's excessive double album "The Fragile" promised evolution, but delivered a boring retread of previous efforts.
With Teeth is essentially more of the same, only six years later, which is plenty of time to have purchased a new set of electronic instrument sounds and come up with some new ideas. Furthermore, it is a bit difficult to stomach adolescent moaning about sour romance from a man of Reznor's age and ritzy lifestyle, more so when he appears to take such joy in screaming four-letter words as if he were an unsupervised troublemaker of a child just given access to a bullhorn.
Despite these major caveats, the record does boast a couple catchy tracks and solid production (especially on the 5.1 mix available on the DualDisc release); the final few tracks manage to hint at a subdued style uncharacteristic for Nine Inch Nails that would have been interesting had the rest of the album not been a chore to listen to.
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