New Regular Reviews in Music

Pros: Production, Atmosphere, Byrne's Vocals, Eno's Arrangements, & Performance.
Cons: Lacks The Adventure Aspect of their Previous Collaboration.

Pros: A few highlights
Cons: Bland, unispired, recycled material

Pros: Phil Collins' soulful singing, the band's way with a memorable hook.
Cons: Self-plagiarism begins to rear it's head, some lazy lyricism.

Pros: Tony Bennett and Count Basie's Band. What more do you need?
Cons: None come to mind.

Pros: the purest of poetry in the rarest form from a "thug".
Cons: none at all

Pros: Not much
Cons: Only four new tracks and the two remixes are terrible

Pros: Sound of voice, Lyrics, Instrumental accents
Cons: Style of vocals (often inarticulate), Musically dull for the most part.

Pros: A few passable tracks.
Cons: Unoriginal and repetitive lyrics, music that misses the mark.

Pros: some fantastic songs, some unusual duet pairings, Ian & Sylvia songs all fabulous, varied
Cons: perhaps strays too far into other genres, Geoff & Maria Muldaur songs

Pros: If you need adrenaline, Guns n' Roses style, look no further.
Cons: This isn't the masterpiece 15 years of work might suggest.

Pros: "Long Time Coming"; stellar beats
Cons: Whack guest verses; not ONE Wu general is present here; waste of good beats

Pros: excellent early Metheny
Cons: some tunes too mellow for driving I-80 through Nebraska or Iowa

Pros: Ms. Janet is back!
Cons: Too many interludes-- even for a Janet record; Sex-bit is getting old.

Pros: A few songs are good
Cons: Phish's worst studio album; bland

Pros: Pop masterpieces, A-list producers
Cons: Britney's presence or lack thereof

Pros: Fun arrangements of good songs
Cons: I'm disappointed they didn't include more originals.

Pros: Some interesting lyrics, A few good songs (instrumentally)
Cons: Too self-referential up front, Vocally unimpressive for Melissa Etheridge

Pros: Borodina's sonic river of flowing magma. Everything is at least well sung.
Cons: She sings the bloody arias bloodlessly well. Balance favors the voice a bit too much.

Pros: Two fine songs from John Mellencamp
Cons: May be more geared toward Mellencamp completists

Pros: Brilliance in prose, style and pre-cursor to today's rap.
Cons: Offensive, very offensive, to many people.

Pros: The folky stuff is really pretty nice!
Cons: A lot of this grows tedious...

Pros: The voice and majesty of a true Queen-Ruth Brown along with great musicians
Cons: Too little variety for my tastes but still great

Pros: Amazing production; catchy; better than Damita Jo.
Cons: A bit of a one-note album.