Articles by Sean Palmerston

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  Sonic Youth

  Murray Street

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Murray Street is a bit of a surprise. Most would assume that Sonic Youth would head further into leftfield dissonance with "jack of all tra...

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  Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco and Beyond

  Insurgent Heroes

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy were drawn together in their late teens by a mutual love of music. They were the kind of guys who played records...

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  Bathory

  Destroyer Of Worlds

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Destroyer of Worlds is essentially the first album of all new material from Sweden's Bathory in more than five years, longer if you leave o...

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  Pentagram

  First Daze Here

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Although some material here has been previously released, First Daze Here is the first really good sounding collection of the early '70s re...

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  Sinergy

  Suicide By My Side

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  The revolving door line-up of Sinergy now features a veritable "who's who?" of Finnish metal, including the twin guitar leads of Alexi Laih...

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  Tidfall

  Instinct Gate

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Surprise, surprise, another black metal band from Norway, and it sounds a lot like Dimmu Borgir. You would swear you were listening to a tr...

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  Grateful Dead

  The Golden Road (1965-1973)

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  While recognised for their live performances, little credit is ever given to the Grateful Dead's studio output. They did make most of their...

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  Bruce Dickinson

  The Best of

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

  As the title alludes to, this two-CD collection is meant to highlight the best solo recordings of Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The...