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The country ensemble Little Big Town offers a fun and at times emotionally rich listing of tracks that at times deal with very deep emotional feelings if not a listing of rich and musically pleasing acapella based cuts. I find myself listening over and over to the album, even when I know many of the tracks may be more lacking of deep substance than I like to admit. And that says something about the power of writing pleasant music without resorting to the cavalcade of tropes and boring baseline ... read more

Green Day’s attempt at a light and fun punk album fails on multiple accounts. Even through their more entertaining (using that term lightly) tracks on the record, the iconic pop punk outfit successfully eschews all semblance of their recognizable sound, settling for a disappointing sophomoric sound that is devoid of any meaning, importance, or artistic significance. Green Day seriously phoned in on this album and have taken a huge step back in terms of evolving their sound and this album ... read more

And the award for worst sound mixing goes to....

For real, there is absolutely no balance between the horribly overpowered instrumental performances and the inhalation screaming. Even so, the musical arrangements were slow and lacked any energetic pacing. Solos were uneventful and the compositions lacked any sort of musical statement or flow. Had we even heard the lyrics, they are completely indiscernible. A quick glance at the lyric listing online you’re not missing much in that ... read more

The album listing is largely a collection of inoffensive standard hip hop R&B fare. Nothing really jumped out to me and Russ’s flow and sound severely lack a distinct voice. The album has quality background good vibe tracks but nothing to digest on a focused listen.