This Week In Music: 12/10-12/16

This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:

Green Day: ¡Uno! – decent powerpop
Green Day: ¡Dos! – over indulgence
Green Day: ¡Tre! – ridiculous indulgence
Cabaret Voltaire: The Voice of America – sparse pieces
Rage Against The Machine: Rage Against The Machine (XX Remaster) – still powerful
Rush: Vapor Trails – heavy return
Parliament: Trombipulation – weak link
Parliament: Up for the Down Stroke – creative reinvention
The Black Keys: The Big Come Up – bare bones
Ministry: Side Trax – puzzle pieces
Ministry: B-Sides & Rarities – mish mash
Pete Townshend: Who Came First – mixed bag
Pink Floyd: Animals – kinda bored
Quiet Riot: Qr – nothing special
Mr. Big: Get Over It – over cooked

This Week In Music: 11/26-12/2

This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:

Mike Doughty: The Flip Is Another Honey – odd interpretations
Mark Lanegan: Dark Mark Does Christmas 2012 EP – suitably dark
Judgement Night soundtrack – woefully dated
Black Moth Super Rainbow: Cobra Juicy – interestingly eclectic
Parliament: Osmium – dynamic debut
Poison: Power to the People – ill advised
Rush: Power Windows – lacks power
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Expanded Fan Soundtrack) – extra goodness
Ministry: Rio Grande Dub – quality alternates
Queensryche: The Warning – rough diamond
Triple Fast Action: Tribute – varied quality
Shawn Smith: 2012 B-Sides & Rarities – numerous gems
Sunny Day Real Estate: Asleep Under Last Weeks News – missing essentials
Warrant: Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich – solid pop
Warrant: Dog Eat Dog – missed opportunity
Warrant: Rockaholic – not addicted
Warrant: Under The Influence – faithful renditions
Vixen: Vixen – few gems
White Lion: Return of the Pride – solid effort

This Week In Music: 11/12-11/18

This week in music listening, featuring patent-pending two-word reviews:

Soundgarden: King Animal – welcome return
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill – much meandering
Paul Banks: Banks – Interpol interplay
Deftones: Koi No Yokan – dreamy metal
Ministry: Rio Grande Blood – politically charged
Genesis: A Trick of the Tail – pleasant enough
Guided By Voices: The Bears For Lunch – familiar territory
Pete Townshend: Psychoderelict – performance piece
Quiet Riot: Guilty Pleasures – barrel bottom
Poison: Native Tongue – bluesy reinvention
Queensrÿche: Q2K – streamlined sound
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead: Lost Songs – found sound
Lita Ford: Stiletto – familiar sounds
Funkadelic: Tales of Kidd Funkadelic – funky kids
Juliana Hatfield: Juliana’s Pony-Total System Failure – total failure
Mike + the Mechanics: Word of Mouth – weird religiosity
Mr. Big: Bump Ahead – bumpy road
Rush: Permanent Waves – permanently good
Cabaret Voltaire: JohnnyYesNo – interesting instrumentals
Grandaddy: B-Sides & Rarities – better forgotten
Parliament: Motor Booty Affair – successful affair
Saigon Kick: Water – more confusion
Tindersticks: Waiting For The Moon – still waiting
Skid Row: Thickskin – thin sound