Past Music Reviews

Alligood, Arthur - I Have Not Seen the Wind

Created on Thursday, 21 April 2011 Written by Olin Jenkins

arthur-alligoodKenny Hutson, touring member for VoL and Over the Rhine, sweetens up
songs from Arthur Alligood, with fine results.

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77s - Echos O' Faith + Played Naked, Cornerstone is Dead... Long Live Cornerstone, and Cornerstone Forever

Created on Thursday, 09 August 2012 Written by Bert Saraco
77S triplecorner90The 77s deliver up more than a simple trifecta of rock 'n roll – these five CDs are a musical archeological dig!

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77s - Sticks and Stones Deluxe Remaster

Created on Thursday, 26 April 2012 Written by Bert Saraco

Seventy Sevens Sticks and Stones as reviewed in The Phantom Tollbooth. Re-visit a classic album. Hear unreleased demos. The 77s jamming, live. Great packaging. Do you need this? Yeah – you do.

 

 

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A Hill To Die Upon - Omens

Created on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 Written by Brad Snyder, thecannyshark

ahtduThis is one of the few times that I’ve given a black/death metal CD a chance and actually enjoyed it to the point of not wanting to claw at my ears.

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Abandon - Control Expanded Edition

Created on Friday, 02 March 2012 Written by Bert Saraco

abandonAbandon's Control gets the re-mix treatment on four songs (including one from a very unexpected source), swelling the original to 17 tracks...

 

 

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Abandon, Control

Created on Friday, 15 July 2011 Written by Bert Gangl

Abandon, Control as reviewed by the Phantom TollboothFrequently pigeonholed as mere Killers knockoffs, these feisty Texans turn in an invigoratingly multi-faceted set that just might prove the naysayers wrong.

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Adams, Chris - Intimacy

Created on Saturday, 11 August 2012 Written by Bert Saraco
Chris Adams Intimacy90Chris Adams brings his passion and his considerable guitar skills center stage on his new solo project, Intimacy....



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Adams, Chris - Night at the Oasis

Created on Wednesday, 03 August 2011 Written by Bert Saraco

chris_adams_oasisTone and technique are the stars of this impressive show. A well-balanced collection of instrumental and vocal tracks, it's the playing on Night at the Oasis that wins the day. Obviously, Adams is a guitarist worth watching...

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All Sons and Daughters – Season One (CD & DVD)

Created on Monday, 02 April 2012 Written by Derek Walker

AS and D 90This is one that you want to hear over and over, knowing that it will be an experience that gets deeper with successive plays.

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Allan Scott Band - Blameless and Free (EP)

Created on Thursday, 30 August 2012 Written by Derek Walker
Allan Scott band EP. Short means sweet as Scott’s guitar chimes out.

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Allchin, Jim - Overclocked

Created on Friday, 09 December 2011 Written by Derek Walker

Overclocked Jim AllchinAllchin, Jim – Overclocked

A broad buffet of blues, with some corporate style.

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Altan – The Poison Glen (Gleann Nimhe)

Created on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 Written by Derek Walker

Altan poisoned glen 90Great bar room instrumental work from these chilled Celtic masters.

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Amaziah - Straight Talker

Created on Monday, 20 February 2012 Written by Brad Snyder, thecannyshark

Amaziah Straight Talker as reviewed by The Phantom TollboothInteresting for historical purposes only.

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  95. FFH - One Silent Night
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  98. Fiction Family - Fiction Family Reunion
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  102. Fogle, Matthew - Plea 491
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  111. Genticorum – Nagez Rameurs
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  120. Graves, Kristen - Slow Down
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  130. Harmon, Zac - Music is Medicine
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  220. Nash, Leigh - Hymns and Sacred Songs
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  238. Paul Poulton Project – Some People Believe Anything
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  242. Pettigrew, Dave - The Walk
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  254. Powers, Michael – Revolutionary Boogie (Walker)
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  288. Schultz, Mark - All Things Possible
  289. Shane and Shane - The One You Need
  290. Shaw, Jennifer - Someday
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  293. Sheppard, Andy, Michael Benita, Sebastian Rochford – Trio Libero
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  295. Show of Hands - Covers 2
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  299. Siegal, Ian - Candy Store Kid
  300. Siegal, Ian and the Youngest Sons - The Skinny
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  303. Sissoko, Ballaké and Vincent Segal - Chamber Music
  304. Sissoko, Ballaké - At Peace
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  306. Sixteen Cities - Love is Making a Way
  307. Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Unentitled
  308. Smith, Michael W - Decades of Worship
  309. Smith, Michael W. - Glory
  310. Solas - Reunion (CD & DVD options)
  311. Sophia Serghi - Night of Light
  312. Spicer, Sean - Olive Tree
  313. Springsteen, Bruce - Wrecking Ball
  314. St. James, Rebecca - I Will Praise You
  315. Stamper, Joshua - Interstitials
  316. Staton, Candi - Hallelujah Anyway
  317. StompTown Revival - S/T
  318. Stone, Jayme - Room of Wonders
  319. Stonehill, Randy - The Lazarus Heart (Re-release)
  320. Stryper - Second Coming
  321. Sucré - A Minor Bird
  322. Sweet Comfort Band - The Waiting is Over
  323. Switchfoot - Vice Verses (Saraco)
  324. Switchfoot - Vice Verses (Walker)
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  329. Taylor, Cassie - Blue
  330. Telepath - Crush
  331. Tenth Avenue North - The Struggle
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  338. The Elms - The Last Band on Earth
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  343. The Violet Burning - The Story of our Lives
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  346. Third Day - Miracle
  347. Thomas, Mickey - Marauder
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  353. Toby Mac - Christmas In Diverse City
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  360. Tracer - Spaces In Between
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  363. Unspoken - Get to Me
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  368. Various - Live from The Old Town School
  369. Various - Man Alive: Volumne 1
  370. Various Artists - Fresh Fruit Volume 2
  371. Various Artists - The Rose Sessions Vol. 2
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  377. Vision - Streetfighter (Walker)
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  380. Waller, John - As for Me and My House
  381. Washburn, Abigail - City of Refuge
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  385. Webb, Derek - Feedback
  386. Wells, Angie - Well Swung
  387. Wertz, Matt - Snow Globe
  388. Western Swing Authority - All Dolled Up
  389. Whirr - Distressor
  390. Wickham, Phil - Response
  391. Williams, Karyn - Only You
  392. Winans, Marvin - Worship and Praise Experience
  393. Woolson, Raymond Scott - Broken Things Mended
  394. Wovenhand - The Threshing Floor
  395. Wylde, Susan - In the Light
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