Sunday, January 1 1995
Optiganally Yours: Exclusively Talentmaker!
Ah, the limitations of a gimmick. It’s a likely story, really. Two guys discover a 1970s Mattel organ that plays back the sounds of real…
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Time Warp: The Very Best Of
Neither as Appalachian nor as anarchistic as their moniker suggests, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils fashioned themselves as a more rockin’ alternative to mid ‘70s pap…
Oval-Teen: A Million Shades of Oval-Teen
Have you ever watched a talent show or a TV program in which you felt so embarrassed for the act you were watching that you…
Greg Osby: Symbols of Light (A Solution)
The danger of passing from Young Turk to Senior Statesman, a feat which Greg Osby seems to have managed without anyone noticing, is that your…
Jeffrey Osborne: That’s for Sure
Perusing the current spate of male R&B singers, it’s very difficult not to get nostalgic. While artists like Rahsann Patterson, Maxwell, D’Angelo, Kevon Edmonds (formerly…
Oasis: The Masterplan
Often unfairly labelled as mere Beatle copyists, Oasis have produced some of the best rock songs of the 1990s.
O: Operatica: Volume 1
As you clever readers may have deduced, Operatica melds opera and electronica. Not that using opera in electronic music is an entirely new proposition, as…
Oceania: self-titled
Since MARRS’ influential late-‘80s hit “Pump Up The Volume,” there have been many dance artists who brought world-music influences to western clubs. A break in…
Old Time Relijun: Witchcraft Rebellion
For those of you who find no beauty, humor, or amazement in Captain Beefheart’s classic LP Trout Mask Replica, then I advise you to just…
Odetta: Absolutely the Best
Odetta is such a unique artist and human being, in a country and an era that prizes individualism, I am sometimes afraid she is one…
The Other 99: At the Eleventh Hour
Bands like The Other 99 inevitably get compared to bands that came before them. In this case, you are supposed to be reminded of R.E.M.,…
Oneida: Come On Everybody Let’s Rock
The men in Oneida are incredibly serious when they invite everybody to rock. How on earth they manage to extend this invite without falling into…
The Orgone Box: self-titled
An orgone box is a device created by Wilhelm Reich to capture the energy of the universe, while The Orgone Box is a musical device…
Of Montreal: Horse & Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed): The Singles & Songles Album
Diehard Of Montreal fans must be dizzy with anticipation at the news that the Athens, Georgia popsters next album will be a 70-plus minute concept…
Owsley
I’ve been known to frequently trumpet the virtues of underappreciated Nashville pop. Now Owsley comes along with a major label debut that should help shove…
One Star: Triangulum
One thing you can remark on, when conversing about Japanese culture, in general, is that it’s, um, quirky. Most Japanese pop culture has had a…
Oberon: Sonnet
For those of you who don’t know it already, April is National Poetry Month (yes, they do have a special month for everything). What better…
Of Montreal: Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies
Since 1997, Kevin Barnes has been re-creating his own little Pepperland in Athens, GA. With a little help from his friends of course. In the…
Octant: Shock-No-Par
Upon listening to the half-intriguing, half-disturbing electronic sounds of Octant, I had one thought: “Well, at least they didn’t use a drum machine.” I couldn’t…
Orbiter: Mini LP
Iseem to be in a bit of a quandary here. You see, I’ve been playing this “Mini LP” of Orbiter’s all week, and I just…
