Tuesday, 22 April 1997 |
Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
|

First Rays From an Ancient Sun,
MCA Records re-release
| Performance 7 | Sound 8 |
Jimi
Hendrix died on September 18, 1970 with only 3 major label record
releases (Are You Experienced?, Axis Bold As Love and Electric Lady
Land). At the time of his death Hendrix was in the process of making a
double album to follow up Electric Ladyland entitled First Rays From an
Ancient Sun. The final touches on the project had to be completed by
super producer Eddy Kramer and some studio musicians. The music was
released separately under the titles of War Heroes and The Cry of Love.
For the first time the music Hendrix was working on when he died can be
heard, remastered from the original tapes in its entirety.
Tuesday, 22 April 1997 |
Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
|

Axis Bold As Love,
MCA Records 97
Performance 10+ Sound 8.5
Axis
Bold as Love is not the first record many music historians think of
when talking about Jimi Hendrix, but I think it may be his finest and
clearly one of the best records to suspend disbelief on a great music
playback system. The guitar work is nothing short of sensational and
shows tremendous technical development from the1967 album Are You
Experienced. It is obvious that recording techniques had improved as
had Hendrix's playing and more importantly on Axis, his songwriting had
come of age.
Tuesday, 15 April 1997 |
Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
|

Clumsy,
Columbia Records
| Performance 7 | Sound 7.5 |
I
love the fact that these guys have not forgotten how to crank up their
amps and rock! Our Lady Peace is a hard rocking foursome build around
the distinctive vocal style of Raine Maida. Clumsy, their latest
release, is a strong record both lyrically and musically.
Saturday, 12 April 1997 |
Written by
Jason Karsh
|

Souls On Ice, Rap-A-Lot
Performance 5.5 Sound 6
Sometimes
I'm biased against albums for absolutely no good reason. It could be
the cover art. It could be the artist. Whatever it is, I've prejudged
the album as bad. Thankfully, usually I'm right. With this album, I was
wrong. It's not half as bad as I expected it to be. In fact, it's
better than a good deal on the shelves as we speak.
Tuesday, 08 April 1997 |
Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
|

Dig Your Own Hole, Astralwerks Records
| Performance 8.5 | Sound 7.5 |
The
Chemical Brothers are among the elite techno artists who have crossed
over to popular acclaim in The US. What separates The Chemical Brothers
(and Orbital) from other techno acts is their developed melodic
content. While slaves to a slamming' rhythm, The Chemical Brothers show
on Dig Your Own Hole, why they are the most sought after re-mix team on
the planet. They incorporate samples, chunks of schitck, with driving
beats and obscure sounds to create a musically original art form that
is potently significant for high end in the 90's.