Posts belonging to Category 'Album Review'
July 27, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
When reviewing music, making comparisons is a natural part of the process. The troubling thing when reviewing A State of Indifference – the debut album from Bournemouth based rock band The Longest Day – is whether to draw comparisons to other unsigned local artists, or major label acts such as Silverchair, 30 Seconds to Mars and Muse.
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Tags: A State of Indifference, Album Review, Band, Bournemouth, Dorset, Rock, The Longest Day | 
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April 27, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
The following review was submitted by Matt Upchuck.
Mention the Meat Puppets to most people and you will almost get a blank look from them, the best you can hope for is “didn’t they support Nirvana on the MTV Unplugged Session?” and yes they did; but to remember them for simply having Kurt Cobain singing along with them would do them a severe injustice. Especially for a fan of noisy and discordant punk rock like me.
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Categories: Album Review | Tags: Grunge, Matt Upchuck, Meat Puppets, Punk, Review | No Comments »
April 19, 2010 | Posted by Dan Renton
The Dorset Rock Online Facebook page has been more than just a way to show your support, and for me to keep everyone up to date with new site content. Dorset based Graphic Designer Jim Gibson (the guy who designed the DRO logo and header) was inspired to pen some of his own thoughts after reading the Facebook thread discussing classic albums that need deserve our Retro Review treatment. Here’s what Jim says about one of Rock’s milestone albums – Appetite For Destruction.
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Categories: Album Review, Reader Contribution | Tags: Appetite For Destruction, Guns 'n' Roses, Review | 4 Comments »
March 31, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Roberts
Ah The Colour And The Shape - an album of my formative years in the ways of rock music. I used to listen to it on repeat for days (much to the annoyance of my parents) but haven’t given it a proper spin in years, I think it’s about time I revisited this (comparatively) modern classic!
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Categories: Album Review | Tags: Classic Review, Foo Fighters, Rock | 4 Comments »
March 23, 2010 | Posted by Tom Fisher
Superunknown was released in March 1994 in the height of the ‘Grunge‘ era of rock music. Soundgarden were one of the 4 pillars of the Seattle rock scene alongside Nirvana, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam, which brought their brand of punk/rock/metal to the mainstream. They quickly became one of the most important rock bands of the 90’s and looking back, surely one of the most influential.
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Categories: Album Review | Tags: Grunge, Review, Rock, Soundgarden, Superunknown | 6 Comments »
February 16, 2010 | Posted by Dan O'Gara
AC/DC’s Back In Black is the second biggest selling album in the world, coming in just behind Michael Jacksons Thriller. So that makes it the biggest selling ROCK album ever and it’s still selling now. Thirty years later and sounds just as good.
Categories: Album Review | Tags: AC/DC, Album Review, Classic Album, Classic Rock, Rock, rock celebrities, Rock Music | No Comments »
February 9, 2010 | Posted by Daniel Roberts
How the hell do you review an album that has sold so many records, that has been listened to so many times and been drummed into you until you could probably sing it all (Vocals, Guitar/bass lines and drums) in your sleep totally objectively? You’re never going to get it right, but here I go anyway!
Categories: Album Review | Tags: Classic Album, Metal, Metallica, Retro Review, Review, Rock | 1 Comment »
