Record & CD ReviewsMama's Gun (2000) by Erykah Badu
Juergen Martens (4/5): Rimshots, Rhodes and an underground frequency bass that really can bring the house down. Great stuff. Winter In America (1973) by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Terje Ellefsen (4/5): This is his third record, composed and performed by himself and Brian Jackson, backed by a drummer and a bassist.
... Mysterious Traveller (1973) by Weather Report
Juergen Martens (5/5): Colorful. Spirited. Enigmatic. Cliché-free. Weather Report on the height of their art before degrading themselves to ... Gaucho (1980) by Steely Dan
Juergen Martens (3/5): The Dan's swan song. Tastefully executed west coast decadence. Some nice Rhodes on it, but low and behold no compari... Mr. Hands (1980) by Herbie Hancock
Galen Shostac (4/5): I must say, this is not the greatest record that Herbie ever made; However, if you listen to the Rhodes solo on the tra... From Left to Right (1970) by Bill Evans
el cid (3/5): interesting, odd record with the famed acoustic pianist integrating rhodes into a choice set of material (as the cover suggests... Direct Step (1978) by Herbie Hancock
Nils (5/5): For the rabid audiophiles in Japan, Herbie Hancock went to Tokyo to record a direct-to-disc LP that later became one of the worl... Sextant (1972) by Herbie Hancock
Brother Wetlands (4/5): Wasn't able to properly sit through "Rain Dance" and "Hornets"- very experimental- but Hidden Shadows is absolute ge... Moving (2001) by Bugge Wesseltoft
Terje Ellefsen (4/5): Bugge only uses a Rhodes on two tracks. His playing reminds a bit of that of Herbie. The rhodes is most prominent on t... Let It Be (1970) by The Beatles
Royston Spears (4/5): Let It Be was the final album released by the Beatles: the keyboard player and "Fifth Beatle" was Billy Preston. Many ... Black Market (1976) by Weather Report
Juergen Martens (2/5): What a downfall after the grand Myterious Traveller. The tunes featuring Alphonso Johnson on bass still make the grad... Animals (1977) by Pink Floyd BRENDAN LOWE (4/5): ANIMALS showed the Floyd moving in a more dark, bitter, and angry direction. Roger Waters give us his synopsis of who t... |