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Neuroplasticity is a bit more fleshed-out than its predecessor, but the album retains ample amounts of the slow to mid-tempo spookiness that Al Spx calls “doom soul.”
Soused is such an impressive album because of its attempt to reconcile opposing aesthetic ends.
So how do four young guys successfully build upon two masterworks while simultaneously facing possible enervation due to record label woes and botched stateside promotion?
The newly released Live at the Rainbow ’74 set proves that Queen had been slaying audiences since the beginning of their career.
This was a band that took its reunion as a personal challenge to come off as reckless as they did in their prime.
Never mind all the timeless melodies Glenn Tilbrook’s written: Anyone who can rhyme the name Persephone with “incessantly” deserves immortality for that alone.
The fourth edition of Boston Calling boasted the music festival’s strongest lineup to date and the performances did not disappoint.
If you’ve still got your collegiate cynicism, Steely Dan is still the perfect band to feed it.
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