Artist : Esperanza Spalding Album : Emily’s D+Evolution (2016 Concord) Tracks : 12 Artist website : www.esperanzaspalding.com OVERVIEW : BACKGROUND Esperanza Spalding is a fantastic musician. I have been a casual fan since learning about her. She’s also a Berklee alumni like me. We also have the double bass and bass in common. We’ve probably even studied with […]
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DVD Review: Michael Jackson – “This Is It”
DVD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions: Artist : Michael Jackson DVD : This Is It (2010 Epic/Sony Music) Type : Documentary Discs : 2 Artist website : http://www.michaeljackson.com OVERVIEW Overall, this should finally give people not in the music industry an insight to just how […]
CD Review: Prince – “LOTUSFLOW3R”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Prince Album : LOTUSFLOW3R (2009 NPG) Tracks : 12 Artist website : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) OVERVIEW In a career spanning three decades, LOTUSFLOW3R is the twenty-sixth studio album by Prince. He has […]
CD Review: Michael Jackson – “Thriller”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. Artist: Michael Jackson Album: Thriller (1982 Epic) Tracks: 9 Artist website: http://www.michaeljackson.com OVERVIEW Thriller is the break through album. The album that for many years was at the top. It was a bench mark that many dreamed of toppling. Every person has heard at least […]
CD Review: Michael Jackson – “Dangerous”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. Artist: Michael Jackson Album: Dangerous (1991 Epic) Tracks: 14 Artist website: http://www.michaeljackson.com OVERVIEW Dangerous was the second album I was excitedly waiting for. However, I ended up being disappointed by this album. There are a lot of good parts, but also a lot that I […]
CD Review: Michael Jackson – “Bad”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. Artist: Michael Jackson Album: Bad (1987 Epic) Tracks: 11 Artist website: http://www.michaeljackson.com OVERVIEW Bad is the first album I was excitedly waiting for. It was all the buckles. There was even a competition to count the buckles. I didn’t win, of course, but it […]
CD Review: Matt Cusson – “Matt Cusson”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist: Matt Cusson Album: Matt Cusson (2008 Cuesound Records) Tracks: 12 Artist website: http://www.matt-cusson.com OVERVIEW What a great debut album! Mr. Cusson has found a beautiful way to delicately weave a sonic […]
CD Review: Keri Hilson – “In a Perfect World”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist: Keri Hilson Album: In A Perfect World… (2009 Interscope) Tracks: 14 Artist website: http://www.kerihilsonmusic.com OVERVIEW Even though, Hilson has been in the industry for a number of years, this her first […]