Firmly out of the underground by the time Electric Circus came out in late 2002, Common takes the vision to the next level, employing high-profile producers ?uestlove, Dilla (Jay Dee), and the Neptunes. It's no surprise that the ?uestlove tracks push the most unclaimed territory. The Roots' Phrenology record, which appeared concurrent with Electric Circus, also flips the script on preconceived notions of beats and rhymes. Frequently the new sound on both records is pushed into...   [ read more ]

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While W.A.S.P. remained a gimmick-heavy live act (around this time, Blackie Lawless had a codpiece that would shoot sparks!), they attempted to grow musically with each successive release -- most evidently beginning with 1986's Inside the Electric Circus. While Lawless was the band's main leader and songwriter from the beginning, he had even more of a say in the musical direction by switching to rhythm guitar from bass when original guitarist Randy Piper exited the band (ex-King Kobra mem...   [ read more ]

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The sophomore record from Brookyn's Say Hi To Your Mom, Numbers & Mumbles is an indie-pop effort that is equal parts upbeat hooks and introspective melancholy. Like the band's debut, Discosadness, Numbers presents the listener with a clever cocktail of gurgling synthesizers, warm electric guitars, and minimalist drum beats. These are songs that speak to the festering nerds in all of us, that share a joke about inevitable human ruts and aren't afraid to wallow in the joy of spaceships, circus tricks, hipste...   [ read more ]

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