Archive for the '3' Category

Matt Pond PA

Monday, October 8th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

While this album isn’t exactly bad, it isn’t exactly good. Anyone looking to get into Matt Pond would do better to start with some of his earlier work, or even his last album, Several Arrows Later. (Stick to the albums, not the EPs.) Last Light swims a little too deep in adult contemporary waters. The […]

The Omen (1976)

Friday, September 14th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Rottweilers? Are you kidding me?

American Hardcore

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Turpentine Brothers

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Worth checking out if only for the Mr. Airplane Man connection.

Superbad

Monday, August 27th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Either I’m becoming a curmudgeon, or teenage humor has gotten decidedly more explicit since I was in high school. Maybe that has something to do with the movie being written by a 25 year old. It wasn’t as great as all the hype, and the story is your typical teenage boy must do X ridiculous […]

The Ocean Floor

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Ocean Floor attempts to do indie pop as it’s been done countless times before, only not quite as good as the contemporaries the band emulates. The final track list seems a bit scattered, and like a bunch of puzzle pieces that don’t quite fit together. The album would’ve been greatly improved by simply omitting […]

Coyote Bones

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Rating: 3 of 5 stars

This album is worth listening to more for its’ guests than the actual band.