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Kiki Dee: Almost Naked        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 18, 2008

What an amazing disc. The recording is very clean, intimate and alive. Very sparse....just voice, guitar and the occasional subtle keyboards. Great performance and songs, many written by Kiki herself. This is a laid back disc but I highly recommend it.
Beck: Sea Change      (3 of 5 found this review helpful)
  August 25, 2007

This recording seems to be a love it or hate it proposition. Sadly I must put myself in the latter category. The sonics are fine, but I don't find them as outstanding as others do. And the music is dreadfully dreary IMHO, the tempo varies little from track to track. Maybe I'm missing something, ... more
Cowboy Junkies: Open        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  July 21, 2007

I have to agree with replevin on this one. Music is OK but you need to be in the right mood. It's very dark and brooding with references to water in almost every song. Sonics are awful....huge disappointment. They will severely limit how often this disc gets played in my home. I'm a big junkies ... more
Peter Gabriel: Us      (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  February 27, 2007

I own all the earlier Gabriel albums (up to "So") and enjoy them all. This is the first one that I honestly say I found to be dull. Sure there are some good tracks (Kiss the Frog & Secret World) but over-all nothing here moved me. Also found the sound to somewhat lacking. Not bad but not great ... more

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