en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal The Last.fm journal for frond. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/09/24/58j_reamonn_%22wish%22 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:12:38 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/09/24/58j_reamonn_%22wish%22 Wish
Damn... This is JUST like U2. Incredibly similar. Oh, and I mean the old U2, not the techno, hoppin' U2. Not a bad album, a bit too long and samey, but good.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/10/58i_steve_grossman_%22terra_firma%22 Thu, 10 May 2007 22:05:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/10/58i_steve_grossman_%22terra_firma%22 Steve Grossman "Terra Firma"
Nice and inventive jazz/fusion album by ex-Miles Davis sideman. Same lineup as his more famous album, "Shape of things to come", with Jan Hammer on the keys (here he lays down some synthesizers as well as his typical Fender Rhodes), Gene Perla and Don Alias. Good stuff that deserves a proper reissue. 10/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/10/58h_the_mains_%22the_higher_you_get%2C_the_higher_you_get%22 Thu, 10 May 2007 14:36:58 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/10/58h_the_mains_%22the_higher_you_get%2C_the_higher_you_get%22 The Higher You Get, The Higher You Get
These guys want to be Oasis. Badly. So, for a copycat of the copycats, this isn't so bad, all things considered! 9/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/04/58g_pugwash_%22jollity%22 Fri, 4 May 2007 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/04/58g_pugwash_%22jollity%22 Jollity
Damn! Where did this one came from? Don't know where I got it, but this is some of the best 60s (inspired) pop I've heard this year! Beach Boys + Curt Boettcher + Beatles + gobs of mellotron = symphonic pop bliss! Highly, highly recommended. 12/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/04/58f_dave_greenslade_%22cactus_choir%22 Fri, 4 May 2007 00:25:11 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/04/58f_dave_greenslade_%22cactus_choir%22 Dave Greenslade "Cactus Choir"
First solo album by Greenslade, and a good one it is. Eschewing some of the bombast of his namesake band, he opts here for a more laid back symphonic vibe, with incremental mood changes and synth runs. Speaking of synths, they're everywhere here, in abundance really. Tracks are kept relatively short, and varied between them. 10/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/03/58e_dandy_warhols_%22come_down%22 Thu, 3 May 2007 17:35:26 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/05/03/58e_dandy_warhols_%22come_down%22 Come Down
Good, melodic pop covered in several layers of grunge (this was released in 1997 after all...). Still, there are enough nice touches to make the listen worth, like the keyboard sounds (that fuzzy Farfisa organ) and the catchy choruses/lyrics/song titles. Dig: "Cool as Kim Deal", "Hard On For Jesus". The last 2 tracks seem to come from a whole different album, as they are very cool drony rock, like Loop. Come to think of it, the layers of grunge I mention above are more like layers of droney distortion, and on the last 2 tracks, they go all-out for the drone, minus the pop stuff... Well, good stuff here. 10/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58d_starfire_%22starfire%22 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:32:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58d_starfire_%22starfire%22 Starfire "Starfire"
Boring, plain early 70s hard rock with some organ moves. Like a zillion other bands... 8/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58c_dr._lonnie_smith_%22too_damn_hot%22 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:26:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58c_dr._lonnie_smith_%22too_damn_hot%22 Too Damn Hot
This album should've been called "Too Damn Boring". With the exception of 3 upbeat solid tracks, the rest of the album is just those slow, sleep inducing "ballads", with a few organ vamps here and there. Lonnie kicks ass on the upbeat stuff, and the 2 guitarrists add a lot, but overall, the album is not very good. 8/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58b_vildkaktus_%22tidsmaskinen%22 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:23:24 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/13/58b_vildkaktus_%22tidsmaskinen%22 Vildkaktus "Tidsmaskinen"
Swedish melodic hard rock from the early 70s (1970 I think). It doesn't break much new ground, unlike, say, Trettioariga Kriget, and it isn't very heavy or particularly progressive, but it's an overall pleasant rock album. 10/15.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/12/58a_fred_wesley_and_the_j._b.%27s_%22damn_right_i%27m_somebody%22 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:17:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/frond/journal/2007/04/12/58a_fred_wesley_and_the_j._b.%27s_%22damn_right_i%27m_somebody%22 Fred Wesley and The J. B.'s "Damn Right I'm Somebody"
Spinoff of the fantastic James Brown funky music machine, this is the JBs at their most "out there", with political statements on the lyrics and synthesizers on the instrumentation. Highly recommended. 11/15.]]>