Although it may seem that we only do upbeat reviews because we’re excited about this book or that music, we have done reviews that point out the problems with a work. Because of that, we’ve been threatened with lawsuits over assumed slights. I could tell you the story about the husband of a Nashville singer-songwriter whose debut recording wasn’t to the liking of our reviewer. The husband threatened to punch me in the nose in response to our review. We’ve even had a really well-known British violinist blacklist us for copies of his future recordings after a reviewer questioned his playing style.
Which brings me to the audiobook review of Robert Heinlein’s The Number of The Beast. This is a book I was excited about as, unlike many reviewers, I really do like his later novels, as you can in my review of his Friday. Now I could prattle on for a while but really, just go read my review here to see why this was so.
On the other hand, Richard found much to appreciate in The Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold, a book in Peter V. Brett’s Demon Cycle series. Richard says The Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold will be a welcome treat ‘in the same way fans of a particular band will swarm all over a collection of b-sides and rarities.’ Now read his review to see if it’s worth chasing down earlier works in this series.
Reynard really liked Neil Hegarty’s Waking Up in Dublin, a guide to the musical side of Dublin, Ireland, covering every sort of music you be interested in hearing while visiting.
The self-titled album from The Alt had Lars noting that ‘Irish music comes in many forms, from the loud and boisterous to the soft and soothing, from the long slow ballads to the fast furious instrumentals.’ This trio of songsters definitely pleased Lars and you can find out why by reading his review.
We’ve covered a lot of superb Central European music, so I wasn’t surprised Taraf de Haïdouks’ Of Lovers, Gamblers and Parachute Skirts was praised by Donna in her review.
Reynard explains our process for the twice-yearly whisky tastings here at the Estate, a seasonal exercise we plan a year in advance.
Gary loved the debut release from the Banditos: ‘Banditos are definitely all rock and all country — country of what they used to call the “outlaw” variety, which is maybe where they came up with their name; and rock of the Southern variety.’ Not convinced they’re worth hearing? Read his review of the Banditos self-titled album and you will be!
We’ve told you about the Estate foxes, let’s go out this time with Nick Burbridge’s band, McDermott’s 2 Hours which tells the story of ‘Fox on the Run’. Hmmm . . . I should tell you sometime the tale of how Nick came to be Oak King one fine Fall.
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