Last Tuesday saw the release of couple of solo albums from artists known for their legendary bands.
The first of these was the new album from Thurston Moore of
Sonic Youth. If your a Sonic Youth fan, then Thurston's album, Trees Outside The Academy, is a special treat, and if your not a Sonic Youth fan, it's still great. The reason this project stands out is that, for the most part, Thurston gets down on the acoustic guitar, which is a strong contrast to his ground-breaking and mind-bending electric guitar work with Sonic Youth. If your looking for a place to start with Sonic Youth, Airbag Radio recommends 1987's critically-acclaimed
Daydream Nation and/or their latest album
Rather Ripped.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder also released a solo project. The
soundtrack to the film
Into The Wild, is Vedder's first full-length solo release. The film is based on the
book of the same name and as a result, so is the soundtrack. Although the film looks promising, the soundtrack is just so-so. It's a bit disappointing because, on paper, this should have been a great project, but when actually put into to play the songs are a bit watered down and over-literal. Hopefully the movie doesn't follow the same footsteps.
The first of these was the new album from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. If your a Sonic Youth fan, then Thurston's album, Trees Outside The Academy, is a special treat, and if your not a Sonic Youth fan, it's still great. The reason this project stands out is that, for the most part, Thurston gets down on the acoustic guitar, which is a strong contrast to his ground-breaking and mind-bending electric guitar work with Sonic Youth. If your looking for a place to start with Sonic Youth, Airbag Radio recommends 1987's critically-acclaimed Daydream Nation and/or their latest album Rather Ripped.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder also released a solo project. The soundtrack to the film Into The Wild, is Vedder's first full-length solo release. The film is based on the book of the same name and as a result, so is the soundtrack. Although the film looks promising, the soundtrack is just so-so. It's a bit disappointing because, on paper, this should have been a great project, but when actually put into to play the songs are a bit watered down and over-literal. Hopefully the movie doesn't follow the same footsteps.
I cant wait to see this movie!!! The book is great!
ReplyDeleteThis movie was really great. And the music was amazing. Go see it!
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