Best, The - Native

Advantages: Spiritual ,deep, catchy, musically great
Disadvantages: Some may be deterred by the more traditional elements of the album

...Background ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Before anybody reads and rates this review, I want to stress that this review is for The Red Road album by Bill Miller, and not the live recording. Unfortunately The Red Road was not available to review so this had to suffice. With that being said on with the review. Bill Miller is a native American singer/song writer of some excellence. Born in 1955 his native name is Fush-Ya Heay Aka, meaning bird song. He is from the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican tribe. On February 13th 2005 Bill won a Grammy for best native American music, a fitting accolade showing his tenacity and skill for producing quality music recordings. Bill currently has 15 albums under is belt and The Red Road is his sixth album and follows the Reservation Road- live album. Album Specifications ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Label: Warner Western Producer: Richard... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Well produced, funky and fresh sounding
Disadvantages: none

...This is a band who deserve to hit the big time. Hailing from Canada, Bedouin are a band that met at Queen's University in Kingston Ontario and who, since graduating 2 years ago, have gathered a large following in their native country. This fanbase is entirely deserved - Sounding a Mosaic is a fantastic album bringing together reggea and rock effortlessly. While the concept of fusing these two genres is nothing new in itself, the band have managed to do it incredibly well. The first track When the Night Feels My Song instantly stands out as a catchy, poppy hit that really doesnt tire on repeat listenings. The rest of the album continues in the same vein with a well balanced mix of feel good and chilled music, making Sounding a Mosaic one of the best Summer albums of recent years. The band have definately grown since their first LP... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: original, lyrics, vocals
Disadvantages: none

...this album is truly excellent. incubus is a completely original five-piece band that knows how to rock. the singer brandon strays from the usual screaming and shouting that's all-too familiar in the land of rap-metal which they are native to. he actually sings, raps, and writes some of the best damn lyrics i've ever read. they blend hard-core riffs into perfectly harmonized vocals, with a side of scratching. their songs are inventive, as well as addictive. i must admit the first time i heard this album, it was hard to listen to, but i soon found myself unable to put it down, i bought it for the single "new skin," which is a great song... but now i listen to all the songs, especially "vitamin," and "idiot box." the song "anti-gravity" blends funk with rock in a way i had never heard before. this band is truly experimental, hence... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful