profil de Wayne Klein

Millenium finally arrives on DVD, Juil 18 2004

Chris Carter's first follow up series to his hit "The X-Files" used a concept that would have seemed right at home on his other series; as the Millenium arrives, it seems that strange things are beginning to happen and that, maybe, these strange things represent some sort of conspiracy that will, ultimately, lead to the end of the world. Frank Black, former profiler, gets called back into service to help the Millenium Group which is to Black what the FBI is to "The X-Files". These bizarre occurances include kidnappings, serial murders with unusual circumstances, ritualistic sacrifices and many of the other things that Mulder and Scully might experience themselves. Except… Lire la suite

Something old...something new wave..., Juil 18 2004

"Playing the Fool: The Offical Live Album" captured GG just with the material they recorded before going "commercial" (for the most part)in their attempt to broaden their American audience. "Playing the Fool" catches the band in great form. It provides a nice cross selection of some of their finest material (although the highlights from "Octopus" shorts that terrific album).

"Civilian" actually is quite good. It's better than the other two "mainstream" rock albums the band recorded. Although it's missing much of the complex interplay of previous albums, the solid songwriting and melodies make it a memorable final gasp from this… Lire la suite

Deluxe reissue of classic album, Juil 18 2004

Gentle Giant's last fully formed masterpiece never even saw a US release. This paved the way for the former Giants themselves to reissue it in this deluxe edition complete with crystal clear remastered sound plus two bonus live tracks recorded in, respectively, 1974 and 1976 during their European tours. Ironically, Gentle Giant had a larger following in the US than in Europe at the time which makes it doubly ironic that this album, perhaps their finest, never saw an "offical" release in the US on vinyl.

From the unusual percussive opening of "Runaway" with its use of the sound of breaking glass as the initial backbeat to the parade of recorders that sets up the… Lire la suite