album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
'The Big Picture'
Considered by Lyricist Bernie Taupin to be the worst Elton John album who has dismissed it's production as abysmally cold and technical. The Big Picture came out during a difficult time for Elton. His good friend, fashion designer Gianni Versace whom the album is dedicated to was murdered earlier in 1997 and just a few months later another Elton friend, Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris. In response to Diana's death, Bernie Taupin wrote new lyrics to him and Elton's 1973 classic "Candle in the Wind" which Elton performed at the Princesses' funeral at Westminster Abbey. He then recorded it with Producer George Martin and it was released as a single and became the best selling single of all time though Elton himself would later become quite dis-enchanted with it.
By Sean Callaghan6 years ago in Beat
Review for Mirabai Ceiba's 'Agua de Luna Album', June 19
I was initially introduced to Mirabai Ceiba on the release of their album Awakened Earthback back in 2011. I was intrigued by their name. Mirabai being the 15/16th century devotional poet who composed over 1,000 devotional bhajans, expressing her love for lord Krishna. Ceiba is the sacred Latin American tree. The tree plays an important part in the mythologies of pre Columbian cultures. It grows very tall and wide with deep roots and is never cut.
By Phil Cartwright6 years ago in Beat
Snatam Kaur’s 'Beloved' album
It’s always a joy and a pleasure to catch up with Snatam Kaur. Especially for this latest album Beloved, which she describes as a “sound medicine tool kit, with each track having a specific healing effect.” I was overjoyed to learn the album was nominated for a Grammy award. Snatam would perform at the Grammy awards to!
By Phil Cartwright6 years ago in Beat
Grimes' 'Miss Anthropocene' Is the Soundtrack of Dystopia
Back in November of last year, pixie-pop princess turned anime villain Grimes announced her fifth LP; 'an evil album about how great climate change is.' The title is a wordplay of 'misanthrope' and 'Anthropocene', a scientific term that refers to the geological epoch we're currently living in. Meshed together, they coronate the deity of global warming; Miss Anthropocene.
By Lilith Kastra6 years ago in Beat
Album Review: Justin Bieber — “Changes”
Well, it is finally here. This Valentine’s Day Weekend had a widestring if projects being released like A Boogie’s Artist 2.0, Migos new song “GNF,” and YG & Kehlani’s diet “Konclusions.” After 5 long years of last studio album in 2015, Purpose, Justin Bieber drops his anticipated fifth studio album, Changes.
By Bralen Williams6 years ago in Beat
Tribe Mafia - Can't Let Go ft. Maleio, Rora Wilde, & Erik Goca
In Tribe Mafia's latest single "Can't Let Go" the duo simultaneously charms and razzes any woman ready to feel loved. In their version of Calvin Richardson's original, "Can't Let Go," they explore the relationship of intimacies with voices that bear the emotional weight and range of the blues.
By Christine Carpio6 years ago in Beat
Pat Metheny: Making Time for Music
Great art takes time. Ask the painter, who studies artwork year after year for nuances of brush strokes and color combinations. Ask the sculptor who plans, and then sees, long before he or she sets chisel to stone, the finished creation in the block before them. Ask the writer, who intricately plots novel after novel from start to finish, combining multiple thousands of words into cohesive stories.
By Michael Ugulini6 years ago in Beat
