Written by morristown@scotticd.com
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
The latest Lifehouse album, Smoke & Mirrors, is the band’s most recent addition to their impressive collection of soulful rock statements. After making guitarist Ben Carey an official member of the band even though he had been touring with the group since 2004, Lifehouse once again presents a balanced, alternative pop/rock album with new inspired guitar riffs and driving vocal performances. (more…)
Current American Idol Kris Allen’s debut eponymous album is a mixture of soft melodies, driving rock choruses and classic pop/rock songs. The album includes twelve new tracks and a new version of “Heartless,” a Kanye West song for which Allen received a lot of positive feedback when he transformed it into his own acoustic rendition on American Idol. (more…)
* * * * (four stars out of five)
You bought the debut Vampire Weekend album as soon as it came out thanks to the pre-release buzz. It lived up to the hype, spending a full year in heavy rotation on your iPod, (more…)
* * * * (four stars out of five)
Can you say “Treasure Trove?” This box set fits the bill – a career-spanning retrospective from one of rock’s steadiest of Eddies, Tom Petty, and his stalwart band (more…)