Got To Let It Go - Angela Johnson

Advantages: A great chill out album, perfect for summer evenings
Disadvantages: Very similar songs, not much variation

...Everybody has those days in their life when they don't want to do much of anything. Maybe you've had a bad week, or things just haven't gone the way that you'd like them to. Whatever the case may be, it just seems like a good day to do nothing. And relish in it. Until recently, I called these days Mondays. But now I have a different name for them: "Johnson Days." (Now let's not take this to a weird place, it's far too early in the review for that.) I had never heard of Jack Johnson prior to In Between Dreams. A few months ago, my aunt purchased this CD that she was incredibly excited about. So she popped it in his CD player while we were driving and I was treated to my first meeting with Jack. Cool, mellow, simple Jack. Since that first listen, I guess you could say that I've been somewhat immersed in a world of soothing melodies... Read review

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Advantages: Err, a few ok songs, they are great musicians.
Disadvantages: The majority of the songwriting is terrible, 90% of songs sound the same

...When I was 15 and hugely into the whole modern 'punk' scene, one of my favourite bands was Rancid. The first two albums of theirs I got were ...And out come the Wolves and Let's Go and I enjoyed them both to varying degrees. That year, the band's 5 album and second self titled record was released, which at the time I also enjoyed. Not too long afterwards, I eagerly tracked down the band's second record, and their first with guitarist Lars Fredericksen. This one I never really enjoyed. In fact, in some ways, it could be seen as one of the things that put me on my way off this type of music. In case you dont know, Rancid are comprised of Guitarist/slurrer Tim Armstrong, who most notably went through a divorce with that Brody Dalle thing from the Distillers, Other Guitarist/Singer Lars Fredericksen, whose side Project was actually... Read review

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Advantages: Something Different, Great to get into a good mood with
Disadvantages: Not as Rocky As Avril'd like

...the softer sounds at the start of the track. As an opener it does well, it gives you an idea of what you’ve let yourself in for, as a stand-alone track then no - its not single material, but its just enough to make you want to keep going, giving you a good idea of what vocal range Avril has (obviously ranging from the soft quiet tone’s of the verse’s to the loud screaming sounds of the chorus), so it ain’t done nowt wrong for me. 2. Complicated (4 min’s 5 seconds): If you haven’t heard of this one get your head out of the sand now - some people are using it as a good indication for what the album’s going to be like to listen to - when they shouldn’t, it’s just that this is the track that has the catchiest tune so of course, if they release it as single first, you’re going to hook more of your part-time album buyers in. This ain’t Punk... Read review

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