Daft Punk -- Human After All

This is the third album from the electronic duo out of Paris, Daft Punk. This album clocks in at just about 45 minutes and apparently took the duo only 6 weeks to make, which is much less then their other two albums. These guys are known for their pulsing bass lines and this is no exception to that rule. In all this album feels like a constant headache. This album really does feel like they made it in 6 weeks, it feels rushed, forced and just not all that good. The only shining ray of hope that this album has to offer is the funky tune "Technologic" which has a robot singing cool words done seemly randomly. Every other song either gave me a headache from how pulsing and repeating it was or was just plain boring.

This album has much the same feel as their first album Homework, and if you liked that one, you may like this one. Also if you like pulsing bass electronica, you'd like this one. If not steer clear. This album isn't worth it. If you want to try this band out, pick out their second album Discovery, it's much better. 1 out of 4 stars.

Golden Earring -- Moontan

Golden Earring is a Dutch Rock band from the 60s and 70s and they're still making music to this day. This is their 9th album and the only one I have. I got it because of the hit "Radar Love" which I consider to be one of the best "Crusing" songs of all time. This album has only 5 songs, the shortest of which is at 6:13. The rest of this album plays like a good 70s rock album. It feels much the same style as Styx or Rush. They actually toured with Rush, The Doobie Borthers and Led Zeppelin. The other songs on this album are of the same quality of Radar Love, good long rock songs with lots of varying themes and changes. I've mentioned before that I'm a big fan of longer songs and this album produces them. However dispite it being a good album besides Radar Love, the tunes don't have much of a singular impact. It's good as an album, but after listening to it, I can't go back and remember the other songs all that well.

This is a really good album and anyone who wants to go through good bands of the classic rock era, this is a good album to pick up. It may not be good for those who aren't accustomed to longer songs though. This one is a 3.5 star album. I should check out more of their stuff.

Gift of Gab -- 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up

Those that know me and those that have been following this site know how big of a fan I am of Quannum Productions. It's a rap group which makes really interesting rap cds, ones that don't sound anything like modern rap. They're really good at making some high quality music. Gift of Gab is a member of Quannum and you'll understand how sad I am to say that this cd is no good. Gift of Gab is half of Blackalicious and this cd proves that he needs to stay with Cheif XCel next to him, cause when left to his own devices, he suddenly becomes the same as every other rapper. Most of the songs are just a beat with him rapping over it, and it doesn't offer any cool and new ways of creating music. His lyricism is still quite good however and so if you can get past the dullness of the music then you can get some pretty cool lyrics in there. There are still two songs which show some of the old Blackalicious flavor, "Writz" which samples from the old song "Puttin' On The Ritz", and "Evolution" which showcases some of his interesting rhyming abilities. This cd is a bit more soulful as a whole and that may be why he made it.

Only pick this one up if like me you become a big fan of Quannum Projects. There are a lot of different ones you can start out with which you'd like. I hate having to give it this, but I'm going to have to give it 2 out of 4 stars. There are still some good stuff on it, but not worth how much I payed for it.