January 2009
GREG LAWLESS PRAYERS & LOWSONGS 2000 Galaxy 21 Music Purchase: eBay Review by: Steve Ruff Greg Lawless is perhaps best known as the guitar player in Adam Again, but this solo effort was completely different from what you heard from him in the band. Lawless actually recorded this solo album before Gene Eugene passed away…
STARFLYER 59 DIAL M 2008 Tooth & Nail Purchase: toothandnail.com Review by: Matt Crosslin This Starflyer disc has been a long time coming. Twenty songs were originally recorded by Jason Martin and company and released on ten seven inch vinyl discs as the Ghosts of the Future box set. Ten of the best songs from…
DANIEL AMOS DARN FLOOR, BIG BITE 2008 Arena Rock Recording Co. Purchase: danielamos.com Review by: Steve Ruff The end of 2008 saw the re-release of D.A.’s classic album Darn Floor, Big Bite. This is Daniel Amos at their finest. Their website says, “Coming November 25, 2008! The classic album that remains the favorite among many…
MOTONAUT THE NOW AND THE NOT YET 2008 Independent Purchase: www.motonaut.info Review by: Steve Ruff I first heard about these guys when they sent Down The Line a friend request on MySpace. If I remember correctly they were Michael Knott fans and said something to that effect on their request. I checked out their MySpace…
THE SOUND GALLERY UMBRA 2008 Independent Purchase: MySpace Review by: Steve Ruff The Sound Gallery is unique. This is Herb Grimaud Jr.’s band, and he is the sole member. I remembered Herb from when he played with The Violet Burning several years ago. I didn‘t know what to expect from the music, but the stuff…
WINDY LYRE OVERFLOW 2008 Independent CD-R Purchase: MySpace Review by: Steve Ruff This is Windy Lyre’s second album. Her first was on Blonde Vinyl back in 1991, and this is a beautiful follow up. Windy’s vocals are ethereal and remind me of the Cocteau Twins, maybe even Natalie Merchant from 10,000 Maniacs. She has an…
JERRY OLIVER DEATH OF THE AVANTE-GARDE 2008 Odd Records Purchase: www.jerryoliver.com Review by: Matt Crosslin Jerry Oliver was the leader of band called Peculiar Red that made a splash in the Midwest in the mid-90’s. Jerry has been busy releasing solo CDs since then. Death of the Avant-Garde has been garnering so positive reviews since…
GLENN ROWLANDS RED ROAD 2008 Independent glennrowlands.bandcage.com Review by: Matt Crosslin The common reaction that I get when I mention this new Glenn Rowlands disc to people is: “that name sounds familiar – but I can’t remember where.” Glenn was an underground name back in the late 80s and early 90s. He was in the…
KING’S X XV 2008 InsideOut Music Purchase: kingsxrocks.com Review by: Matt Crosslin You probably already know whether you are going to get this album or not. You have either stuck with King’s X through all of the Black Maniac Bulbous weirdness and will still get this, or bailed when they got weird and have no…
WRIT ON WATER ANCESTRAL ECHO/WUNDERZEIT! 2008 Cyrus Shade Recordings Purchase: writonwater.com Review by: Matt Crosslin This single disc is a collection of two EPs combined on to one disc. Both EPs contain some songs that were considered for A Wingless King, but didn’t quite fit. For lack of a better description, songs were grouped in…