Five Minute Music Reviews: Album Reviews

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Five Minute Music Reviews: Album Reviews

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

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    150: Cole Swindell – Cole Swindell

    Review of the self-titled debut album by Cole Swindell Grades: Music          B Lyrics           B Production   B Overall         B Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud [...]

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    149: James Yorkston – Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society

    Review of “Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society” by James Yorkston Grades: Music          A- Lyrics           A- Production   A- Overall         A- Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on [...]

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    148: Meghan Trainor – Title

    Review of “Title” by Meghan Trainor Grades: Music          A- Lyrics           A- Production   A Overall         A- Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    147: Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes

    Review of “Anything Goes” by Florida Georgia Line Grades: Music          B Lyrics           B- Production   B Overall         B Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at [...]

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    146: The Samples – America

    Review of “America” by The Samples Grades: Music          A- Lyrics           B Production   A- Overall         A- Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at [...]

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at [...]

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us [...]

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen [...]

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at [...]

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    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 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews Listen to us on SoundCloud at www.SoundCloud.com/FiveMinuteNetwork

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here:   Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: If you’d like to purchase this album, please [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    126: Midlake – Antiphon

    Review of “Antiphon” by Midlake Grades: Music          A- Lyrics           B Production   B+ Overall         B+ Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    121: Hozier – Hozier

    Review of “Hozier” by Hozier Grades: Music          A Lyrics           A- Production   A- Overall         A- Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FiveMinuteMusicReviews

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 5. Damien Rice – My Favourite Faded Fantasy 6. [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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    103: Johnnyswim – Diamonds

    Review of “Diamonds” by Johnnyswim Grades: Music           A Lyrics           A- Production   A- Overall         A- Email your comments and album suggestions to [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on Facebook [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic [...]

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    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 [email protected] If you’d like to purchase this album, please click here: Follow us on Twitter @FiveMinuteMusic Like us on [...]

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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

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