WFHB ADDS 12/6/05
DATE: 12.6.05ARTIST:G. Love
TITLE: The Hustle (Brushfire)
GENRE: BLUES/FUNK/ROCK
GRADE: A
REVIEW: This one has been out awhile but we are just getting to it at WFHB. First release from G. Love in a while, still sounding good. Still grooving with that bluesy feel, augmented by a little funk drumming and some jazzy touches here and there. Fun is still a part of the G. Love feel, too.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 3,5,7,8,9,10,11,14 FCC: 1,2,6
REVIEWER: Jim Manion/WFHB
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST: Brokeback Mountain
TITLE: Soundtrack (Verve Forecast)
GENRE: SOUNDTRACK
GRADE: A
REVIEW: The "Brokeback Mountain" soundtrack is one of the most exciting new albums to come out this season. The movie's original tunes are composed by the talented Gustavo Santaolalla. Parts of his mesmerizing instrumental score are intertwined with vocals tracks performed by Willie Nelson, Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Mary McBride, Teddy Thompsons and others. The Argentina-born Santaolalla has been called the guru of alternative Latin musical production and previously wrote the scores for "21 Grams" and "The Motorcycle Diaries."
Rooted in country, folk and bluegrass, the music on this record perfectly conveys the emotional intensity and the authenticity of the movie's love story that is set in the breathtaking Wyoming landscape. Tender ballads by Rufus Wainwright and Emmylou Harris are mixed with the upbeat country stompers of Linda Ronstadt and The Gas Band.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 1,4,5,10,16
REVIEWER: wwww.arjanwrites.com
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST: Slammin
TITLE: All-Body Band (Crospulse)
GENRE: soul/funk
GRADE: A
REVIEW: One step beyond a capella, Slammin is a group that makes incredible music without any instruments at all. Vocals are a big part of their sound but singing is complimented by body sounds, led by Kieth Terry, who has been fusing dance and sound for years as a solo performer. All tracks recored live, mostly in the Bay Area, where the band is located.
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REVIEWER: Jim Manion/WFHB
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST: Don Sternberg/John Carlini
TITLE: By George (Blue Night)
GENRE: FOLK/JAZZ/INSTRUMENTAL
GRADE: A+
REVIEW: Here's a tasty treat: the Gershwin songbook as interpreted by the mellow swinging tones of Don Sternberg's mandolin and Don Carlini's guitar. Hearkens back somewhat to the jazzy side of Jethro Burns' manolin playing, with awe and respect for the Gershwin touch.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: all
REVIEWER: Jim Manion/WFHB
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST: Jennie Stearns
TITLE: Sing Desire (Blue Corn Music)
GENRE: FOLK/SS
GRADE: A
REVIEW:Recorded by Chad Crumm and mixed and produced by Stearns and Crumm with incredible tact and taste, there is a great gamut of producing and mixing styles while all in all staying true to her delivery of lyrical imagery and insights. Assisted by an all-star cast of Ithica musicians from, their unique styles and influences create a wide array of instrumental backdrops and beats in which Stearns' songs are given dimension. The album opens with a sauntering groove in "You Save Me" ingeniously mixed with ambient noises/reverse tracking which gives an extra edge and lift, into her poignant title track "Sing Desire," where the melody sails in waves of momentum and emotion with well placed harmonies amidst the panned piano. Highlights include lyrical insightful tunes like "Shades of Blue," "Season of Dreams," and "Whisper." She loops in and out of grooves and dream sequences throughout the flow of the album, performing such haunting melodies like that of Johnny Dowd's "Garden of Delight" only accompanied by the sustained chords of the spinet organ played by Chad Crumm, to the Latin groove driven "Sleeping" with fiddle, synthesizer, bass, acoustic and electric guitars and drum programmed beats. The subtle longing and edge in her calm voice narrates and makes one feel that one is within Stearns' perspective, looking through her mental photo album or conversations in her head as they are shared and heard."
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 1,2,4,7,8,10,11,12
REVIEWER: www.pastemusic.com
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST: John Fogerty
TITLE: The Long Road Home (Fantasy)
GENRE: ROCK/MAINSTREAM
GRADE: A+
REVIEW: After years and years of legal hassles with CCR's record label and ex-bandmates, things have settled down to the point where Fogerty can release a greatest hits package on Said label, Fantasy. Classic singles are augmented by great live tracks. An institution in American music, this all sounds great to me.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: all
REVIEWER: Jim Manion/WFHB
DATE: 12.6.05
ARTIST:Matt Haimovitz
TITLE: Goulash (Oxingale)
GENRE: Classical
GRADE: A+
REVIEW: Haimovitz’s new album, "Goulash!," explodes with an energetic reading of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" for four cellos. Bartok is the featured composer on the disc, but works such as Romanian Dances or Violin Rhapsody No. 1 gain a new flavor surrounded with improvisational jams with DJ Olive, a turntablist. "Goulash!" is a fiery collection that backs up Haimovitz's notion that classical music isn't defined by where it's presented. He isn't interested in crossover music, nor is he looking to record albums of transcribed pop music. Haimovitz's mission is to bring classical music to those who might not know they like it. "I am stripping away in one fell swoop all the concert traditions that have built up over the last 50 years, and hopefully some young listeners will be caught up in that."
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 1,8,10,15
REVIEWER: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
John Cale Black Acetate EMI
Bebe Parfuera Telaranas EMI Latin
Ernie Hawkins Rags & Bones Say Mo' Music
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