Fifteen years later there is something about Maroon 5’s first album, Songs About Jane, that has lived on throughout pop music history. Despite a lot of sappy lyrics, Adam Levine’s voice and phenomenal rhythm comes off as being genuine. With many love/heartbreak…
From the Record Crate: Eric B. & Rakim – “Don’t Sweat the Technique” (1992)
It’s both fitting and hauntingly ironic how I get to talk about this Eric B. & Rakim album from 1992 when the legendary rapper Prodigy from the duo Mobb Deep recently died a few days ago. Both of these rap…
From the Record Crate: Roger Waters – “Radio K.A.O.S.” (1987)
After an emotional election this past November, similar to the one that occurred in the 1980s with Ronald Reagan, people should get the chance to revisit Roger Waters’ Radio K.A.O.S, a project that many criticized when it first came out in 1987.…
Album Review: Lil Yachty – “Teenage Emotions”
After listening to this new Lil Yacthy album Teenage Emotions, the biggest problem continues to be how a 19-year old of this stature receives a huge record deal when bringing nothing new to the table. The music is just bland, boring,…
From the Record Crate: Eagles – “Eagles” (1972)
The Eagles’ self-titled debut album from 1972 is the blueprint for how a mainstream pop album should be made today. The legendary band took the industry by storm when releasing this project, changing the way people looked at rock n’roll…
Album Review: Linkin Park – “One More Light”
I think that people use the term “sell-out” way too loosely. In my opinion, we should be judging music based on what the product is, rather than what it should of been. All musicians are creators, and each project that gets…
From the Record Crate: Wilco – “Sky Blue Sky” (2007)
Known for the unique and strange noises from their past albums, Wilco changed up their style to a more simpler form on one of their more critically acclaimed projects, 2007’s Sky Blue Sky. What I enjoyed about Sky Blue Sky was that…
