Mark’s Quick Review: Musique Noise’s – Dans le Temps qui setire
So this album hit my desk last month, and we want to thank them for send it to us. This release, Dans Le Temps Qui S'Etire, is a bit more avant guard than I usually like but it still struck me on first listen that this is a quality album. The boot leg live track was...
Mark’s Quick Review: Galahad’s – Sleepless in Phoenixville.
So I am letting the PC pick older albums at random so we don't end up with a bunch of 5 star albums in the collection of reviews. But the computer is on a little streak of picking some great releases. This one has a special place for me. I had never heard of Galahad...
Mark’s Quick Review: Euphoria Station’s – One Heart
This is a pass for me. I really like their mission statement (below) but I just can't find any highlights for you here. I am sorry to say. I do hear some interesting guitar in this. It might be that Saskia is way too high in the mix. Euphoria Station was formed by...
Mark’s Quick Review: Abydos’s – Little Boy’s Heavy Metal Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants Of His Diary
So this is the live show that "got away". This is an album good enough that I was going to go to Germany to see performed as a musical but I switched jobs and had no vacation time to see it. If you doubt my high rating for this album consider the fact that this debut...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: iNFiNiEN’s – Light At The Endless Tunnel
The easy comparison for this band is Bent Knee thanks to Chrissie Loftus's vocals which sound much like Courtney's. The songs are about as accessible too. The complex song structure means that this album is going to grow on you after successive listens. The Quality of...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: Robert Reed – Sanctuary Live
Robert Reed is joined by legendary drummer Simon Phillips (Toto / Mike Oldfield / The Who) while the original “Tubular Bells” production team of Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth have once again made important contributions to the sound of the album. The quality of the...
