Reviews
Review: Live at Eddies by Vigilantes of Love
VIGILANTES OF LOVELIVE AT EDDIES2009 IndependentPurchase: BillMallonee.netReview by: Steve Ruff
This download is the deal of the month for sure. This show was recorded at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA on January 23, 2009. This is straight from the soundboard to tickle your little ears. This one has 14 songs in total and is only $4.50 [...]
Review: The Spooky Loop by Paloma
PALOMATHE SPOOKY LOOP1999 Devaness RecordsPurchase: Amazon.comReview by: Steve Ruff
This is one of the best discs that you probably have never heard of. I came across this disc about 10 years ago in a Christian bookstore and bought it because the back cover has a picture of a billboard with John Lennon and Yoko Ono on [...]
Review: Breakups and Fur Coats by Hidden From Blackout
HIDDEN FROM BLACKOUTBREAKUPS AND FUR COATS2009 Hill Deg Maria RecordsHiddenFromBlackout.comReview by: Steve Ruff
Rick McDonough has finally released Hidden From Blackout’s first album entitled Breakups and Fur Coats. I have been waiting on this for disc for a long time and I was excited when I dropped by the post this morning and found the disc [...]
Review: No Line On The Horizon by U2
U2NO LINE ON THE HORIZON2009 InterscopePurchase: U2.comReview by: Matt Crosslin
So you can hear this album on their MySpace page. The whole thing. And you’ve probably already decided whether to buy this album or not based solely on one factor – your opinion of Bono. Or maybe based on the hype surrounding the album in general. [...]
DTL Live Report: Vigilantes of Love
VIGILANTES OF LOVEEDDIES ATTICDECATUR, GA1-23-2009
I was anticipating this show for weeks! Vigilantes of Love is absolutely my favorite Americana band, I have grown up listening to Bill Mallonee and company in whatever line up was playing at the time. Bill retired the Vigilantes in 2002 after well over a decade of non-stop touring and a [...]
Review: Live at Cornerstone by Adam Again
ADAM AGAIN
LIVE AT CORNERSTONE
2000 M8 Music
2001 Galaxy 21 Music
Review by: Matt Crosslin
There are two versions of this live tribute show floating around out there – both pretty much out of print. The original version was released by M8 records as a three disc set. It included live sets from 1995 and 1997 as [...]
Review: Perfecta by Adam Again
ADAM AGAIN
PERFECTA
1995 Brainstorm
Review by: Matt Crosslin
Perfecta is the rawest and (at times) loudest Adam Again disc. One reviewer even called it “the book of Job of music.” This would be a very apt description. Gene’s voice is pretty desperate at places here – whether he is asking himself what to do when [...]
Review: Dig by Adam Again
ADAM AGAIN
DIG
1992 Brainstorm
Review by: Matt Crosslin
This is where it started for me with Adam Again… the first album of theirs that I ever heard. This album, along with L.S.U.’s The Grape Prophet and Pray Naked by The 77s, also helped me transition from a diehard metal-head punk to a person with well-rounded musical tastes. [...]
Review: Homeboys by Adam Again
ADAM AGAIN
HOMEBOYS
1990 Broken Records
Review by: Steve Ruff
This is one of my favorite records that Adam Again did. With each release these guys grew as a band and you can hear the depth come through on every release. Again, for me, Gene’s lyrics were always genius. The songs that he chose to cover really conveyed [...]
Review: Ten Songs by Adam Again
ADAM AGAIN
TEN SONGS
1988 Broken Records
2002 Lo-Fidelity Records
Review by: Steve Ruff
Ten Songs was originally released in 1988, and then re-released in 2002 through Lo-Fidelity Records. A definite classic that is probably the hardest to find anywhere. While still recorded with programmed drums, this record was a definite step away from their first release. Ten songs just [...]
