Album Review: John Mayer, “Continuum” (2006)

  Usually, I let an album “sink in” for about two weeks before reviewing it. Usually, I haven’t listened to the album repeatedly since its release date. Usually, the tracks on the album aren’t the most played tracks on iTunes, even though they’ve only been…

Album Review: Ben Folds Five, “Whatever And Ever Amen” (1997)

…And so my journey with Ben Folds and Ben Folds Five continues. If you’ve been reading my reviews, you’ll know my journey started when I bought Ben Folds’ first solo effort, Rockin’ The Suburbs. Recently I backtracked and purchased Ben Folds Five’s second album, Whatever…

Album Review: Plus One, “Obvious” (2002)

Plus One’s debut album, The Promise, was really, really bad. The CD was filled with poorly written songs, cheesy synthesized beats, and over-produced vocals. It’s a wonder that I wanted to buy their sophomore album, Obvious, but I remember purchasing it when it was released…

Album Review: No Doubt, “Tragic Kingdom” (1995)

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a decade since No Doubt’s third album, Tragic Kingdom was released in 1995. Of course, the group (Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, Tom Dumont) has come a long way since then (even Stefani has found solo…

Album Review: Garden State (Soundtrack) (2004)

Garden State was a movie that grew on me. The first time I watched it, I remember shrugging and thinking, “Yeah, so what?” The media, and even my friends, had hyped it up to be this great, life-changing film, but I didn’t really see what…