Chubbywookie » Album Review http://www.chubbywookie.com Please hang up, and try your call again. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:05:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Nada Surf: The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy http://www.chubbywookie.com/2012/02/05/nada-surf-the-stars-are-indifferent-to-astronomy/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2012/02/05/nada-surf-the-stars-are-indifferent-to-astronomy/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:02:41 +0000 Samuel http://www.chubbywookie.com/?p=287 To be completely honest? After a few listens…I’m kind of indifferent to this album. If the “Artistic Response” is a good way of judging art…this album is not even in the same category as some of their earlier fare.

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]]> To be completely honest? After a few listens…I’m kind of indifferent to this album. If the “Artistic Response” is a good way of judging art…this album is not even in the same category as some of their earlier fare.

That sounded harsh. I think I’m ... More >

]]> http://www.chubbywookie.com/2012/02/05/nada-surf-the-stars-are-indifferent-to-astronomy/feed/ 0 Low – C’mon http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/04/18/low-cmon/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/04/18/low-cmon/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:59:52 +0000 Samuel http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/04/18/low-cmon/ It was maybe not surprising that it was Thom Yorke that led me to Deluth’s premiere slo-core trio. Low have been together for almost 20 years, and they are still bringing sweet, vibrant melodies to the masses. This album is a sort of “return to form”, returning to the sam... More >

]]> It was maybe not surprising that it was Thom Yorke that led me to Deluth’s premiere slo-core trio. Low have been together for almost 20 years, and they are still bringing sweet, vibrant melodies to the masses. This album is a sort of “return to form”, returning to the sam... More >

]]> http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/04/18/low-cmon/feed/ 0 Best Albums of 2010 http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/01/27/best-albums-of-2010/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/01/27/best-albums-of-2010/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:55:36 +0000 Samuel http://www.chubbywookie.com/?p=247 Every year it’s been tradition for me to reflect on the past year’s CD releases. As the years go by I’m finding it harder and harder to stay connected to what’s new, and find new and interesting bands. The bands that I do like eventually break up or stop releasing r... More >

]]> Every year it’s been tradition for me to reflect on the past year’s CD releases. As the years go by I’m finding it harder and harder to stay connected to what’s new, and find new and interesting bands. The bands that I do like eventually break up or stop releasing r... More >

]]> http://www.chubbywookie.com/2011/01/27/best-albums-of-2010/feed/ 0 Them Crooked Vultures http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/11/19/them-crooked-vultures/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/11/19/them-crooked-vultures/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:39 +0000 Samuel http://travisgobeil.ca/?p=85 The word “supergroup” gets thrown around a lot. Lately there haven’t been a lot of notable bands in this category. Rage Against the Machine minus the rage plus a whole lot of Chris Cornell, good for one album but I ... More >

]]> The word “supergroup” gets thrown around a lot. Lately there haven’t been a lot of notable bands in this category. Rage Against the Machine minus the rage plus a whole lot of Chris Cornell, good for one album but I ... More >

]]> http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/11/19/them-crooked-vultures/feed/ 2 Muse – The Resistance http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/10/08/muse-the-resistance/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/10/08/muse-the-resistance/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:43:04 +0000 Samuel http://travisgobeil.ca/?p=72 I must admit that I have always viewed Muse as a poor-man’s Radiohead circa 1995. I always thought lead singer Matthew Bellamy listened to The Bends one too many times and just thought ... More >

]]> I must admit that I have always viewed Muse as a poor-man’s Radiohead circa 1995. I always thought lead singer Matthew Bellamy listened to The Bends one too many times and just thought ... More >

]]> http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/10/08/muse-the-resistance/feed/ 2 The Mars Volta – Octahedron http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/08/22/the-mars-volta-octahedron/ http://www.chubbywookie.com/2009/08/22/the-mars-volta-octahedron/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:55:48 +0000 Samuel http://travisgobeil.ca/?p=10

To say that this album is only a little different is like saying birds are sort of like dinosaurs. Yes, they (allegedly) came from the same place, but the new creature looks, sounds and acts completely diffe... More >

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To say that this album is only a little different is like saying birds are sort of like dinosaurs. Yes, they (allegedly) came from the same place, but the new creature looks, sounds and acts completely diffe... More >

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