http://cheevyjames.com Album Reviews, Concert Reviews and Other Great Stuff! Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, well, well...it's been too long since I've written anything on this website.  I know it's been a REALLY long time since I've actually blogged.  Mostly this functions as a place for album reviews.  Yeah, I've totally had the intent of doing the concert reviews as well, but I've slacked ... http://cheevyjames.com/blog/i-am-alive-i-promise Recorded: 1990, Released: 2010 Tracks: John Lennon Song; New Zoo Review; Sunflowers; When the Night Comes Best track: John Lennon Song Track to skip: none Some history on this one – this EP was recorded in 1990, but was never officially released because the band broke up soon after the sessions.  A bootleg version ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/twang-twangerep Released: 1969 Tracks: Cirrus Minor; The Nile Song; Crying Song; Up the Khyber; Green is the Colour; Cymbaline; Party Sequence; Main Theme; Ibiza Bar; More Blues; Quicksilver; A Spanish Piece; Dramatic Theme Best track: Crying Song Tracks to skip: Nile Song, Up the Khyber, Party Sequence, More Blues, Quicksilver, A Spanish Piece, Dramatic ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/pinkfloyd-more Released: 1967 Tracks: Astronomy Domine; Lucifer Sam; Matilda Mother; Flaming; Pow R. Toc H.; Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk; Interstellar Overdrive; The Gnome; Chapter 24; The Scarecrow; Bike Best track: Astronomy Domine Tracks to skip: Bike especially.  I don’t care for The Gnome either I did my listening of this album from ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/pinkfloyd-piper Released: 1995 Tracks: Core; Grab; Basilica; Succinct; Your New Man; Last Kiss; Maria; Emotional Grind; Sigh Bye Sigh; Come On; Go Full Circle; I’m Only 4; Fairgrounds (hidden track) Best track: either Your New Man, Go Full Circle or Maria Track to skip: none Grooves and guitars, that’s what the album is about.  Blind ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/dahveed-blindhips Released: 1994 Tracks: Conmigo; Baptiste; Who is Sylvia; Almost There; Long Walk Home; Slave; You’re Not the One; Blue Green; 19¢ Expatriots; I’d Rather Be Lost; Lady of Guadalupe; Little Star (hidden track) Best track: 19¢ Expatriots, Who is Sylvia, Slave, Long Walk Home, I’d Rather Be Lost… Track to skip: nothing at ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/dahveed-conmigo Released: 1977 Tracks: Spaceman; People; I Would Find You; Here We Are; Hustler; Next; Nickel and Dime; Karma Best track: Nickel and Dime Tracks to skip: Here We Are, Hustler, Karma Well, I was wondering how this one would fare after reviewing the previous album yesterday.  Wow, pretty big drop in quality.  The reception ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/journey-next Released: 1976 Tracks: On a Saturday Night; It’s All Too Much; Anyway; She Makes Me (Feel Alright); You’re On Your Own; Look Into the Future; Midnight Dreamer; I’m Gonna Leave You Best track: Look Into the Future Tracks to skip: You’re On Your Own, Midnight Dreamer For Journey’s second album they decided to really ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/journey-lookinto Released: 1995 Tracks: [Alive in Studio A] Cyclops; Shoot All the Clowns; Son of a Gun; Tears of the Dragon; 1000 Points of Light; Sacred Cowboys; Tattooed Millionaire; Born in ’58; Fire; Change of Heart; Hell No; Laughing in the Hiding Bush; [Alive at the Marquee] Cyclops; 1000 Points of ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/dickinson-studioa Released: 1985 Tracks: Last Rites/Loved to Death; Killing is My Business…And Business is Good!; The Skull Beneath the Skin; Rattlehead; Chosen Ones; Looking Down the Cross; Mechanix; These Boots (censored); Last Rites/Loved to Death (demo); Mechanix (demo); The Skull Beneath the Skin (demo); (These Boots) Best track: Skull Beneath the Skin Track ... http://cheevyjames.com/album_reviews/megadeth-killing