Posts tagged “alternative rock

REVIEW: Foo Fighters – Wasting Light

Band: Foo Fighters
Album: Wasting Light
Release: 2011
Label: EMI
Genre: Alternative Rock

Where does a band with so many solid achievements in their career go afterwards? Back to the garage, in a figurative sense at least given Dave Grohl’s garage outstrips some people’s houses. But while Foo Fighters still manage in their latest, Wasting Light, to return to the The Colour And The Shape era, what is actually created is more remarkable than that. Although Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was designed to be the cinematic album, this new one hardly pales in comparison. Aptly labeled “chug-pop”, Wasting Light showcases two differing sides of frontman Grohl.

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REVIEW: Mamamicarburo – Barcelona

Band: Mamamicarburo
Album: Barcelona
Release: 2008
Label: 4T Records
Genre: Punk Rock

When it comes to music, there is a phrase which I will constantly be reiterating for years to come. “So much talent, so little spotlight”. This recent release by Italian oldschool rockers Mamamicarburo embodies that statement perfectly. Hailing from Correggio in northern Italy, having been playing since the early 1990s and with 4 albums under their belt, this band still only play local shows and have yet to “make it big”. Now the question I put to you in this review is: WHY?

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