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Album Review: Hits (Mike & The Mechanics)

Posted on December 1, 2025 by nathanalbright

Hits, by Mike & The Mechanics In looking at an album like this one has at least two questions to answer. Are the songs any good and are they actually hits? Released in 1996 after the band lost two of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Buckingham Nicks

Posted on September 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Buckingham Nicks, by Buckingham Nicks For as long as I can remember, I have been a fan of Fleetwood Mac. Yet until a few days ago, this particular album was nearly impossible to find, having been out of print for … Continue reading →

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Album Review: No Protection

Posted on July 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

No Protection, by Starship When making No Protection, the band Starship was in a strange place. The first album of this group, the third and final iteration of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship, Knee Deep In The Hoopla, had been an immense … Continue reading →

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Album Review: SWAG

Posted on July 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

SWAG, by Justin Beiber It has admittedly been a long time since I have listened to a Justin Beiber album, which I actually thought well of. So it happened when today, with very little announcement, a 20-track album called SWAG … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Voulez-Vous

Posted on July 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Voulez-Vous, by ABBA This album must have been one of the favorite albums of the group ABBA by my stepfather, because on his large mixtape of ABBA songs (which I listened to often as a teenager), a lot of songs … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Room Service

Posted on July 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Room Service, by Bryan Adams By 2004, Bryan Adams released albums that no longer attracted interest from mainstream pop audiences in the United States (though he remained more popular in global markets and in his native Canada). That said, he … Continue reading →

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Album Review: KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack)

Posted on July 2, 2025 by nathanalbright

KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack), by various artists It is perhaps a grim sign of the state of pop music in 2025 that among the most highly anticipated sources of new pop music is a Netflix film on Kpop demon hunters … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Virgin

Posted on July 1, 2025 by nathanalbright

Album Review: Virgin, by Lorde It has been Lorde’s misfortunate that her most readily accessible music came at the beginning of her career, with the Love Club Ep (future review forthcoming?) and her debut album Pure Heroine, which spawned the … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Boston (Boston)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Album Review: Boston, by Boston If there was a great band who delivered a lot of memorable music on a per capita basis, a band that had a small discography with a lot of worth, Boston would be high on … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Up And Crumbling (EP)

Posted on June 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Up And Crumbling, by Gin Blossoms The year was 1990, and the Gin Blossoms were an up and coming (pun intended) band in the Tuscon, Arizona scene. Like many bands seeking to make their mark, they recorded a small set … Continue reading →

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