Artist name: Ghostface Killah Album name: The Big Doe Rehab Label: Def Jam Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: December 4, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/ghostface In little more than a year [tag]Ghostface Killah[/tag] has propelled himself to be seen as the most flashy and popular member of the [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag]. From putting out an album almost every year – just recently he put out two in one year – to having his own segment on…
Artist name: Kylie Minogue Album name: X Label: EMI Group Gender: Pop/Dance Release date: November 26, 2007 ZMErating: 6/10 Website: http://www.kylie.com Considering what [tag]Kylie Minogue[/tag]’s been through this past years, we can only wonder if the energy and determination she’s put in, fighting and eventually beating breast cancer, could be conveyed in her most recent comeback. Her tenth album, suggestively titled “X,” is far from her best, like the perfection she atteinded with “Can’t Get…
Artist name: Jordin Sparks Album name: Jordin Sparks Label: Jive Records Gender: Pop/R&B Release date: November 20, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.jordinsparks.com The girl won American Idol when it was obvious that there were better singers than her. But she has personality and she is very young at 17 and her talent could grow and turn into something very good. This release is not at her highest level as she could do better but it…
Artist name: Sebastian Bach Album name: Angel Down Label: MRV Gender: Rock Release date: November 20, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.sebastianbach.com What happened to [tag]Sebastian Bach[/tag] is a bit unfair. He emerged with Skid Row to be one of the last true stars of the heavy music just before the pre-Nirvana hard-rock era. With his look and charisma but above that with his voice he managed to make it big fast. But just as they…
Artist name: Daft Punk Album name: Alive 2007 Label: Virgin Gender: House Release date: November 20, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.daftpunk.com/ Without a doubt, the eccentric electro duo, [tag]Daft Punk[/tag] can be considered true pioneers and house music forefathers, gaining worldwide notoriety thanks to their provocative blend of progressive house, funk, electro, techno, and hip-hop styled breakbeat. Although Daft Punk is one of the best things to come out of a studio, they’re also a…
Artist name: The Goo Goo Dolls Album name: Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles Label: Warner Bros. Records Gender: Post Grunge/Pop/Hard rock Release date: November 13, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.googoodolls.com The Goos are loved by both mainstream listeners and true rock listeners which is something very hard to achieve. But few people know that this release is a milestone for the band as they have been together for 21-years, and this is their first…
Artist name: Spice Girls Album name: Greatest Hits Label: Island Def Jam Gender: Hip-Hop/Mafioso Rap Release date: November 6, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.jayzonline.com In 1996 [tag]Jay-Z[/tag] came out with a gem called Reasonable Doubt. Tales of hustling, drugs, and money were on the surface of this classic album. Looking deeper you hear tales of infidelity, and sever paranoia. Since then enthusiast have begged Jay-Z to go back to his original way of thinking. Because…
Artist name: Spice Girls Album name: Greatest Hits Label: Virgin Gender: Pop Release date: November 9, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.thespicegirls.com The long announced and discussed reunion took place and the next obvious marketing move would be to release their greatest hits. That was easy. What they did was that they played it safe. They are not going to make any new fans and some old fans are going to dislike it, but they managed…
Artist name: Sigur Rós Album name: Hvarf/Heim Label: XL Recordings Gender: Pop-Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: November 5, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk After playing with the same music and influences for a over a decade, Icelandic post-rock fine musicians Sigur Rós, a lot of people might think that a change might come as a dose of fresh air, for both the band and fans alike. I’m not saying that, during their five records career, they’ve…
Artist name: Smif-n-Wesson Album name: The Album Label: Duck Down Gender: Hip-Hop Release date: October 23, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/smifnwessun Smif N Wessun have been pretty active these few years. After fighting to get their original name back, putting out an album in 2005, and putting out two Boot Camp Click albums, Tek and Steele have been keeping themselves relevant in the hip-hop community for some time now. Two months after their group Boot…
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