Five Minute Music Reviews: Album Reviews
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Do you love music? Are you looking for a quick way to find great music? If so, you've come to right place. Music has always been a big part of my family's life but it became even more significant when my beautiful wife Rebecca (and the mother of my four children) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. We've always known that music heals but we learned all about that during a long medical road that included multiple surgeries and a full year of harsh chemotherapy. About six months into our healthcare journey, Rebecca noticed that she really needed a new outlet to get her mind off the stress associated with her cancer treatments. Rebecca polled some friends and many of them said that they'd love to find a quick way to learn about great new music and many of them said that they listen to podcasts during their daily commute. At that same time, I found myself with a 86 mile round-trip commute to work each day and was discovering loads of great albums. Rebecca's cancer and my insane c
Episodes
- 150: Cole Swindell – Cole Swindell
This episode reviews Cole Swindell's self-titled debut album, assigning grades for music, lyrics, and production. Listeners are encouraged to send feedback and suggestions.
- 149: James Yorkston – Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society
This episode reviews James Yorkston's album “Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society,” assigning grades of A- for Music, Lyrics, and Production, resulting in an overall A- grade.
- 148: Meghan Trainor – Title
This episode reviews Meghan Trainor's album "Title." The album received an overall grade of A-, with specific grades of A- for music, A- for lyrics, and A for production.
- 147: Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes
This episode reviews Florida Georgia Line's album "Anything Goes," assigning grades for music (B), lyrics (B-), production (B), and an overall score (B).
- 146: The Samples – America
This episode reviews "America" by The Samples, assigning grades for music, lyrics, and production.
- 145: Pink Floyd – The Endless River
Review of “The Endless River” by Pink Floyd Grades: Music A- Lyrics B- Production A Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at w…
- 144: Mark Ronson – Uptown Special
Review of “Uptown Special” by Mark Ronson Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Faceboo…
- 143: Bobby Wills – Crazy Enough
Review of “Crazy Enough” by Bobby Wills Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook…
- 142: Sean Rowe – The Salesman and The Shark
Review of “The Salesman and The Shark” by Sean Rowe Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on…
- 141: Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
Review of “Sonic Highways” by Foo Fighters Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at ww…
- 140: The Decemberists – What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
Review of “What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World” by The Decemberists Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A- Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinu…
- 139: Patty Griffin – Silver Bell
Review of “Silver Bell” by Patty Griffin Grades: Music A- Lyrics A Production B+ Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.…
- 138: Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival
Review of “The Big Revival” by Kenny Chesney Grades: Music A- Lyrics B+ Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at…
- 137: Prefab Sprout – Crimson/Red
Review of “Crimson/Red” by Prefab Sprout Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com Follow us on Twitter @ FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.…
- 136: The Honey Trees – Bright Fire
Review of “Bright Fire” by The Honey Trees Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow…
- 135: Spoon – They Want My Soul
Review of “They Want My Soul” by Spoon Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us o…
- 134: Rush – Clockwork Angels
Review of “Clockwork Angels” by Rush Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow…
- 133: Jason Isbell – Southeastern
Review of “Southeastern” by Jason Isbell Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on…
- 132: Jessie J – Sweet Talker
Review of “Sweet Talker” by Jessie J Grades: Music A- Lyrics B+ Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on…
- 131: Tim McGraw – Sundown Heaven Town
Review of “Sundown Heaven Town” by Bahamas Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow…
- 130: San Fermin – San Fermin
Review of the self-titled debut album by San Fermin Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A- Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here:…
- 129: Bahamas – Bahamas Is Afie
Review of “Bahamas Is Afie” by Bahamas Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: If you’d like…
- 128: Gin Blossoms – Major Lodge Victory
Review of “Major Lodge Victory” by Gin Blossoms Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follo…
- 127: Carrie Underwood – Blown Away
Review of “Blown Away” by Carrie Underwood Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow…
- 126: Midlake – Antiphon
Review of “Antiphon” by Midlake Grades: Music A- Lyrics B Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitt…
- 125: Colin Hay – Going Somewhere
Review of “Going Somewhere” by Colin Hay Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on…
- 124: Lady Antebellum – 747
Review of “747” by Lady Antebellum Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Tw…
- 123: The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams
Review of “Teeth Dreams” by The Hold Steady Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follo…
- 122: Interpol – El Pintor
Review of “El Pintor” by Interpol Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Tw…
- 121: Hozier – Hozier
Review of “Hozier” by Hozier Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter…
- 120: Birdy – Fire Within
Review of “Fire Within” by Birdy Grades: Music A- Lyrics B+ Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twi…
- 119: One Direction – Four
Review of “Four” by One Direction Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Tw…
- 118: Swans – To Be Kind
Review of “To Be Kind” by Swans Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter…
- 117: American Authors – Oh, What A Life
Review of “Oh, What A Life” by American Authors Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B+ Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: F…
- 116: Mary Chapin Carpenter – Songs From The Movie
Review of “Songs From The Movie” by Mary Chapin Carpenter Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please clic…
- 115: Luke Bryan – Crash My Party
Review of “Crash My Party” by Luke Bryan Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B+ Production B+ Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow u…
- 114: Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
Review of “Are We There” by Sharon Van Etten Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Foll…
- 113: Top 25 Albums of 2014
FMMR Top 25 Albums of 2014 (audio download of this podcast is above) 1. Robert Plant – Lullaby & The Ceaseless Roar 2. Sturgil Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music 3. Temples – Sun Structures 4. The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream…
- 112: The War on Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Review of “Lost In The Dream” by The War on Drugs Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Fol…
- 111: The Vamps – Meet The Vamps
Review of “Meet The Vamps” by The Vamps Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us…
- 110: Blake Shelton – Bringing Back The Sunshine
Review of “Bringing Back The Sunshine” by Blake Shelton Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click…
- 109: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye
Review of “Hypnotic Eye” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click…
- 108: Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt
Review of “Old Boots, New Dirt” by Jason Aldean Grades: Music A- Lyrics B+ Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: F…
- 107: Taylor Swift – 1989
Review of “1989” by Taylor Swift Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitte…
- 106: John Legend – Love In The Future
Review of “Love In The Future” by John Legend Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B+ Production A- Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Fol…
- 105: Sun Kil Moon – Benji
Review of “Benji” by Sun Kil Moon Grades: Music A- Lyrics A Production B+ Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twi…
- 104: Lori McKenna – Lorraine
Review of “Lorraine” by Lori McKenna Grades: Music A Lyrics A Production A Overall A Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twi…
- 103: Johnnyswim – Diamonds
Review of “Diamonds” by Johnnyswim Grades: Music A Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Tw…
- 102: Brad Paisley – Moonshine In The Trunk
Review of “Moonshine In The Trunk” by Brad Paisley Grades: Music B+ Lyrics B+ Production A- Overall B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here…
- 101: Demi Lovato – Demi
Review of “Demi” by Demi Lovato Grades: Music A- Lyrics A- Production A- Overall A- Email your comments and album suggestions to Feedback@FiveMinuteMusicReviews.com If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twit…