Archive for the ‘Review’ Category

Album Review: ‘Brand New Day’ – Sting

Sting declared that he was more interested in seducing people than screaming at them. On his latest CD his seduction is deliciously tantalizing, as the former “King of Pain” ushers in A Brand New Day. Arguably the most evolving artist of our time, Sting seems driven to never repeat something he has done before on [...]

Exclusive Review: ‘Supernatural’ – Carlos Santana.

Carlos Santana has put together a Grammy homerun, with a little help from his friends. Woven throughout this diverse CD are Santana’s legendary guitar strains, binding this world music together. Some cuts are very recognizably Carlos. Elsewhere he is little more than a guitar accompanist, adding his signature sound to songs written and sung by [...]

Exclusive Review: ‘Oops! … I did it again’ – Britney Spears.

Britney Spears may be highly-produced. And her vocals may sound technologically enhanced in a not-quite-human kind of way. But her current CD tops the American Music Association charts for a reason. How does the saying go? A hundred thousand lemmings can’t be wrong. Popular culture slams aside, Spears is a force to be reckoned with. After 80s [...]