Articles tagged "gold"

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Laughing Through the Tears: The Enduring Journey of Etta James

by Iain Ellis

[12.Feb.09] :. As much as Etta James used her songwriting and vocal skills as primary sources for empowerment and critique, her performances and image were equally significant in reflecting a public persona bursting with wit, wildness, and sassy radicalism.

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Bo Diddley: Gold

by Zeth Lundy

[17.Nov.08] :. Bo Diddley may be gone, but he is not forgotten, as this two-disc compilation of his prime Checker years easily proves.

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Tears for Fears: Gold

by Mike Schiller

[6.Nov.06] :. Just about worth the purchase price for its single new track, Gold is the best summary thus far of Tears for Fears' 25 years.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gold

by Roger Holland

[13.Oct.06] :. I personally would've sewn a Confederate flag to the back of something or other, if not for the sneaking suspicion that I would've looked like a complete twat.

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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: Gold

by Roger Holland

[20.Sep.06] :. You can count the number of songwriters who have matched Robinson's achievements on the fingers of one stump.

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Pete Townshend: Gold

by Justin Cober-Lake

[7.Dec.05] :. Another package for Who fans? Sure, why not.

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Cat Stevens: Gold

by David Marchese

[30.Nov.05] :. Stevens was once of the biggest, most beloved musical stars in the world. Gold, a new two-disc compilation of his work is a useful reminder of why that was.

 

Buddy Holly: Gold

by Jon Langmead

[11.Nov.05] :. It's probably impossible to overstate Buddy Holly's importance.

 
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The Velvet Underground: Gold

by David Marchese

[4.Oct.05] :. Every track is going to absolutely slay you, but there's so much more to be had. You can buy this album if you want, but you have to promise me you'll buy their other ones too.

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The Jackson 5: Gold

by Adam Williams

[18.Apr.05] :. Years before he became the iconic King of Pop, Michael Jackson was in a quaint little group known as the Jackson 5. And yes, he and his brothers were amazing.

 

Ryan Adams: Gold

by Andrew Gilstrap

[11.Sep.01] :. Gold feels like a record hiding behind masks. Maybe Adams has spent so many years laying his heart out on the line that he’s trying to create a little distance

 

Alice Texas: Gold

by Scott Hudson

While scouring the Internet for a little information on the unknown, unsigned New York City band, Alice Texas, the only info I could dig up was not in reference to the band, but to the town of Alice,...