I can’t tell you how much I looked forward to this album. I’m a big fan of Kid Rock and I think he’s gotten better and better for each album since day one, with the possible exception of the last album. Perhaps I should’ve been alarmed when I couldn’t tell if the previous album was better than the one before it. Has Kid Rock peaked?
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Sorry for the lots and lots of downtime lately. I’ve had big problems with all my blogs but hopefully everything is solved now and we’re back in business. Expect updates as usual starting today.

According to some Sheik Yerbouti (”shake your booty”) is Frank Zappa’s best work. It’s a four side vinyl (meaning double LP) for those of you who still have class enough to listen to this superior format, but I’m sure it’s available on CD or MP3 as well.
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Frank Zappa has to have been one of the busiest composers in the world. Probably among the most innovative as well. ‘Jazz from hell’ is an all out instrumental recording that won a Grammy 1988 for best rock instrumental performance.
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So you’re thinking “what’s with this guy and soundtracks?” I stand with my last statement that soundtracks in their own suckish nature sucks. In Can’s case I made an exception and acknowledged that soundtracks can indeed be good. This time it’s up to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez to tell me I’m wrong.
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As far as covers done by wonder children go, I’m usually not impressed. Jamie Cullum is an extremely talanted piano played and he’s also extremely written about in the music press. This record with old time jazz favourits in a pop presentation did not come off as something I would appreciate when I first heard about it.
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Spiritualized have released quite a few album in a genre that is referred to as space rock. I don’t really know what that term means, but I expected something quite psycadelic from them.
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When Nick Cave cut down on members from his Bad Seeds and formed Grinderman people said it was a step back to early rock & roll and blues. I say they’re wrong.
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Songs:
Love crimes (single from upcoming EP)

This is some sort of monster or ghost song. I’m a sucker for these kind of things. I have over 40 Alice Cooper records, everything Rob and White Zombie ever released, and psychobilly with a touch of living dead is always nice. Now, this isn’t musically really like any of these but it sort of gave me the same vibes.

‘Love crimes’ is beat oriented with some lo-fi grit and distorted chorus synths and/or guitars. It doesn’t hit right on the mark but I’ll probably check out their (or his) upcoming EP. The heavy riffing in the break gets two monster thumbs up.

‘Love crimes’ MP3

Dark Disco Club website

Record Rocker is blessed with the presence of a new reviewer, namely composer/designer/VO artist/etc. etc. Jonathan Grand (who by the way did our new header!).