Here are a few words I wrote after checkin out the show:
Just got back from seeing Spearhead in concert at the Enmore Theatre……..basically, it was a really great show. He mostly played songs from “All Rebel Rockers” and “Yell Fire,” but he also threw in some other stuff like the title track from “Everyone deserves [...]
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Spearhead at the Enmore Theatre Tuesday October 14th 2008
Posted in Michael Franti, Reggae, Spearhead on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Come 2 My House – Chaka Khan
Posted in Prince, R'n'B, Reviews on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My first ever Chaka Khan album was purchased in a very small record store over here in Sydney, by the name of “Soul Sense Records.” Unfortunately now there is a small Chinese grocery shop in its place, although it still exists as an online retailer. When I bought the album, it was just a few [...]
GCS 2000 – Graham Central Station
Posted in Prince, R'n'B, Reviews on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The third and final disc in the “New Power Pak” set was yet another Prince-produced set of songs from one of his biggest influences ever: Larry Graham. Originally he was the bass player in Sly and the Family Stone, then in the early ’70s he left and formed another new group called Graham Central Station, [...]
Chocolate Supa Highway – Spearhead
Posted in Michael Franti, Reviews, Spearhead on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back when Spearhead issued their second studio album in March 1997, the internet was nowhere near as big a phenomenon as it is now. As a matter of fact, I had absolutely no idea that it had even been released and was therefore pleasantly surprised to find the album sitting right there on the shelf [...]
Love And Life – Eric Benét
Posted in R'n'B, Reviews on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you taking notes out there, this is the fourth album by Eric Jordan. Huh? I thought his last name was Benét all these years. Turns out that it’s just his middle name. Hmmm. Interesting. Anyways, this is the follow up to the “Hurricane” album, which was of course released in 2005.
Lethal Injection – Ice Cube
Posted in Reviews on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Lethal Injection” was Ice Cube’s fourth solo album for Priority Records, after “The Predator” album in 1992. I was all of 11 years old when he first put it out, so I had no way of ever getting a copy until I was almost 16 in early ‘98…….that was a used copy by the way, [...]
Sons Of Soul – Tony Toni Toné
Posted in R'n'B, Reviews on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1993 was a very long time ago. I was standin on the verge of puberty at the time and I was just a tad bit chubbier than I am now…..with…sorta like…..straighter hair. It was also the same year that Tony Toni Tone issued their third studio album “Sons Of Soul” for Wing Records (distributed by [...]
The Trouble With Being Myself – Macy Gray
Posted in R'n'B, Reviews on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Macy Gray’s third album was issued via Epic Records in 2003 and was to be her final effort for the label. Macy herself described it as a much more mature effort, as it featured a lot more love ballads compared to her other two albums.
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. – George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars
Posted in P-Funk, R'n'B, Reviews on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstar’s album “The Awesome Power Of A Fully-Operational Mothership,” or “Tapoafom.” as it was commonly referred to, was originally released right bang smack in the middle of 1996 by Epic Records/550 Music.
Free Like We Want 2 B – Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers
Posted in Reggae, Reviews, Ziggy Marley on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After releasing a series of albums for the Virgin record label, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers aligned themselves with a brand new imprint, Elektra Records and brought out their follow-up to 1993’s “Joy & Blues,” called “Free Like We Want 2 B.” Note the Prince-like spelling.
