Complete Recordings - Teddy Wilson Trio (The)

Advantages: listenable, lyrics, melodies
Disadvantages: lyrics are possibly a bit see-through

...Semisonic’s latest album All About Chemistry continues the theme of interpersonal relations established by their 1998 hit song "Closing Time" from their last release, Feeling Strangely Fine. All About Chemistry is this Minneapolis-based trio’s third album. Dan Wilson’s somewhat cliched lyrics make the familiar comparison between relationships and chemistry experiments, commenting on the unpredictability of both. Remarkably, Wilson’s lyrics are catchy and depict the trials and tribulations within all relationships without becoming overly tedious, despite the much-visited subject matter. All About Chemistry seems to hit all the right pop spots and has a decent chance of gaining the attention this band deserves. While most mainstream pop music fans will fondly remember Closing Time, few will remember anything else... Read review

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Advantages: Two outstanding peices of chamber music for an unusual combination of instruments
Disadvantages: On the surface quite contrasting works, listener must be openminded

...The work of Ligeti has been at the forefront of Western avant-garde since his escape from the oppressive communist regime of Hungary in 1956, and he is widely appreciated as one of the most outstanding contemporary composers. The Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano because it was born out of a three-year period of illness and writer's block after the completion of Le Grand Macabre in which time he laboured over a piano concerto but completed only two short harpsichord pieces (Continuum and Hungarian Rock), yet the result in 1982 was the Trio, one of the finest and most complex pieces written so far. His career up to this point had included such sucesses as his Requiem, Atmosphères and the soundtrack for Stanley Kubrick's film 2001. Tiring of his own cluster-textural techniques and the avant-garde, Ligeti refreshed his compositional... Read review

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Advantages: Dark, melodic, infectious punk with great lyrics
Disadvantages: Some tracks seem like filler

...This is Alkaline Trio's 4th proper studio album, released in 2003 on Vagrant records. The trio have always been a slightly dark band, but with the release of Good Mourning, the band have changed their image completely. Fortunately their music hasn't changed too much. Good Mourning features newly recruited drummer Derek Grant The album starts off with This Could Be Love. Very dark and clever lyrics, from singer and guitarist Matt Skiba. Not one of my personal favourites though. I like it, but it doesn't grab me. 8/10 We've Had Enough was the first hit single from the album. This is good Alkaline Trio. Dark verse but it then goes into the chorus in a major key. Very lively too. The album redeems itself after the fairly disappointing This Could Be Love. 10/10 The good thing about Alkaline Trio is their guitarist Matt Skiba... Read review

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