Musical Reflections (Mixed By Ron Trent) - Ron Trent

Advantages: guitar
Disadvantages: none

...This is a bit of a residual point on d’arby’s general production of music. He reemerged from obscurity to make this tune and then promptly went back into obscurity. But this is a great tune. It is moving to the heart. The guitar work is fantastic and as ever terence trent d’arby’s style of singing in doggerel, fitting in words where they do not really belong, works somehow and is heart rending. The rest of the songs are very weak and don not warrant more than 2 seconds of your attention but the cd is worth it just for the first song – a true rock opera.... Read review

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Advantages: Some great soundscapes, very personal, the photographs and music combined
Disadvantages: A challenging listen, an album that you probably wont listen to everyday

...Of all the Nine Inch Nails albums this one is probably the most difficult one to review since Trent Reznor's music has changed so much over the years. He has quietened down so much since his groundbreaking industrial metal release The Downward Spiral. I still consider The Downward Spiral to be his best album as the music was so intense and angry, yet felt very personal. The next album The Fragile was another great release, as Trent ventured into experimental territory. Most of the anger that was displayed was gone, and in it's place was a feeling of focus and direction, and also beauty, as some of the tracks have some really tranquil moments. With Teeth didn't receive too many great reviews, although I thought it was a fairly good release. The concept album Year Zero received much better praise than With Teeth, and was a very good... Read review

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Advantages: It's Ron
Disadvantages: Can be a little intense

...The philosophy of this 1997 release from Ron Sexsmith seems to be if it’s not broke don’t fix it, as this the follow-up to Ron’s eponymous release from 1995, follows the same formula, the main protagonists from that first album are here. On production the excellent Mitchell Froom and assisting with production and recording as well as mixing Mitchell’s long-time partner Tchad Blake, this is exactly the same as before, this team of Froom and Blake did the same on the first album released 2 years earlier. The musicians that are involved are pretty much the same as well, from the keyboard playing of Mr Froom to the percussion and drum work of Jerry Marotta and Ron himself is playing guitars and singing the main vocals. There is a subtle difference with this recording Sheryl Crow is playing accordion, but sadly... Read review

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