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: Metallica Album: Death Magnetic (2008 Warner Bros./Vertigo/Mercury/Universal Music Japan) Tracks: 10 Artist website: http://www.metallica.com CD Review: Jose Bernardo OVERVIEW Metallica are a band that hardly need an introduction. So we’ll keep this […]
Category Archives: The Weekly Riff (2008-2010) Reprinted
TWR is a category for reviews Jose wrote for The Weekly Riff Ltd. webzine from 2008 – 2010.
CD Review: Lady Gaga – “The Fame”
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: Lady Gaga Album: The Fame (2008 Streamline/Kon Live /Interscope/Cherrytree) Tracks: 13 Artist website: http://www.ladygaga.com OVERVIEW: This is the debut album of Lady Gaga. This was far from impressing us. It just […]
CD Review: DevilDriver – “Pray for Villains”
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: DevilDriver Album: Pray for Villains (2009 Roadrunner) Tracks: 13 Artist website: http://www.devildriver.com/ OVERVIEW: This is the fourth studio release of DevilDriver. We REALLY enjoyed this album! Really, we did! All […]
CD Review: Taylor Swift – “Fearless”
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: Taylor Swift Album: Fearless (2008 Big Machine) Tracks: 13 Artist website: http://www.taylorswift.com OVERVIEW: This is country pop teenage sensation Taylor Swift’s second full length. Forget her age for a second […]
CD Review: Sugarland – “Love On The Inside”
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: Sugarland Album: Love On the Inside (2008 Deluxe Edition – Mercury Nashville) Tracks: 12 + 4 Bonus tracks + 1 Live track Artist website: http://www.sugarlandmusic.com OVERVIEW : This is the third […]
CD Review: Rob Thomas – “Cradlesong”
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: Rob Thomas Album: Cradlesong (2009 Atlantic / Warner Music Group) Tracks: 14 + 2 German Bonus tracks Artist website: http://www.robthomasmusic.com OVERVIEW: Rob Thomas rose to fame as the frontman of Matchbox 20. […]
CD Review: Placebo – “Battle for the Sun”
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: Placebo Album: Battle For The Sun (2009 PIAS/Vagrant) Tracks: 13 Artist website: http://www.placeboworld.co.uk OVERVIEW This is the sixth studio album from British rockers Placebo. On the whole this was a very […]
CD Review: Fatal Impact – “Law of Repulsion”
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: Fatal Impact Album: Law Of Repulsion (2009 Self Released) Tracks: 7 Artist website: https://www.facebook.com/FatalImpactOfficial/ OVERVIEW Fatal Impact are a metal band from Norway. They’re very melodic. We really enjoyed Law of […]
CD Review: August Burns Red – “Constellations”
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: August Burns Red Album: Constellations (2009 Solid State) Tracks: 12 Artist website: http://www.augustburnsred.com/ OVERVIEW This was probably the first Metalcore album we’ve reviewed. (Apologies if we have reviewed metalcore and […]
CD Review: Sonic Youth – “The Eternal”
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: Sonic Youth Album: The Eternal (2009 Matador Records) Tracks: 12 Artist website: http://www.sonicyouth.com OVERVIEW Sonic Youth were grunge and alternative rock way before those genre terms were coined! This is […]