If front-running rocker Chris Daughtry’s dismissal from “American Idol” shocked millions last season, his debut album should surprise no one. His second-generation Creed vocals (think about that for a second — his voice is an imitation of an imitation of Eddie Vedder) form the core of a corporate rock album that is as generic […]
It’s tragic that Loreena McKennitt does not score movies. The singer/composer’s ability to transport listeners to faraway lands with Celtic-inspired world music puts her on par with names like Hans Zimmer and Graeme Revell. Travel, meticulous research and multiple instruments weave the tapestry for “An Ancient Muse.” “The Gates of Istanbul” is a patiently […]
With 35 tracks on two CDs, there’s plenty of space here for the same old drum-kick and vapid lyrics found on any other reggaeton compilation. But the follow-up to 2004’s CD and documentary cedes some territory to new voices, themes and sonic departures. Dancehall and hip-hop get their day, respectively, on Notch’s patriotic “Aqui Me […]
The world hardly needed more evidence, but The Sunny Side of the Street proves unequivocally that there’s nothing John Lithgow puts his name on that doesn’t secrete charm by the bucketful. This particular CD, his third for kids, is fairly well drenched in it. The spirit of the disc is captured handily by the […]
“An Irish Christmas” is Moya’s 6th album and was released last year in the UK. This CD is a beautiful listening experience for Christmas in Moya’s signature sound. Many will know Moya as the first lady of Celtic music, the voice of Clannad and older sister to Enya. “An Irish Christmas” is a collection […]
Back in 2004, when JoJo was 13 and seemed entirely too much like a character out of the parent-scaring movie Thirteen, nobody, not even her mom, could have guessed she had a disc as good as The High Road in her. What a difference a couple of years and a squadron of slicker-than-thou producers […]
A few years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine the members of Blink 182 occupied with anything that didn’t involve poop jokes and pixilated private parts. Now Tom DeLonge is channeling early U2 with Angels and Airwaves while former bandmates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have reunited as +44, another numerical band […]
Superstar rapper and hip hop icon Snoop Dogg readies for his highly anticipated album “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment” releasing on November 21, 2006 through Doggystyle/Geffen.
Early buzz from industry insiders promise a classic album complete with the reunion of Snoop and DR. DRE with three bangers from the dynamic duo. This classic pairing marks the […]
When the Be Good Tanyas released their heralded debut disc, Blue Horse, in 2000, much of the magic came from the discovery of a talented new group whose whole was stronger than the sum of its parts–especially in the unique harmonies and mature songwriting skills. When it comes to their third disc, Hello Love, […]
When the original NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS was released in 2001, it was an amazing collection of old and new holiday clasics. The second CD in the series a couple years later was nearly as good. With Vol. 3, the song selection is a bit spottier. And how could it not be? […]
Vanessa Hudgens is not “indescribable,” as the MC who opens V proclaims in a hopped-up, hyped-out voice. On the contrary, the smoky-eyed High School Musical star commands a multitude of adjectives–she’s adorable, talented, ambitious, and as this debut makes clearer than a set of invisible braces, young. With one foot in the grown-up, club-going […]
These sophisticated jazz singers prove just how much their vocal versatility has always embraced pop, doo-wop, rounds, and a cappella music when the foursome explores 10 Christmas songs on a disc that previously was available only in Japan. The group transports “Jingle Bells” to the ’40s in a sweeping nostalgic turn and do a […]
This unique compilation project brings together the legendary musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club & some of today’s most popular music stars Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Bono, Radiohead among others, performing collaborations of some of their classic hits.
# Audio CD (November 14, 2006)
# Original Release Date: November 14, 2006
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By teen-pop standards, Aly & AJ make a bold move on on their first holiday album and second disc. Instead of fizzing up the figgy pudding or decking the hall with a bunch of flashy hip-hop beats, they play it straight–”Silent Night” is justly peaceful (heavenly, even), “Let It Snow” lands as softly as […]
