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2nd Record Review EVAH...AND THERE IS PIE!

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All records are streaming over those fantastic Internets and listened to only once.   The review is a first reaction and should not be taken to heart.   Got that Milwaukee bands? -10 baby strawberry and honey pies (Not only do you not have the delicious goodness of even one baby strawberry and honey pie for yourself but you owe 10 to someone else!   That sucks big time!) +0 baby strawberry and honey pies (Your life is boring and so is this record.) +10 baby strawberry and honey pies (So much flavor!   How can you possibly keep this to yourself?!) Eric and Magill “All Those I Know” +2 baby strawberry and honey pies.   Tasty but not delicious. I didn’t know anything about Eric and Magill when I gave this record a listen today.   This is definitely for fans of Volcano Choir, Bon Iver, and all the other indie folk pop bands that are gaining ground these days.   Some of the early songs on the record reminded me too much of the wimpy synth pop bands in the 80’s that I couldn’t stand.   A

1st Record Reviews EVAH!

-10 Chorizos: Supercolossalannoyingpieceofsh!t (Stay far, far away!) 0 Chorizos: Borinzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz +10 Chorizos: Sell your home and all of your stuff and make a pilgrimage to the place that this masterpiece was created! NOW!! I listened to the following records from beginning to end (for the most part) on Spinner.com at work while I puttered on the computer wishing I was on an island in the Caribbean. Warning: This is a first reaction to the record. You know sometimes it takes a while for a great record to grow on you so don’t kill yourself if you don’t agree with my insightful review! First up today is: Meridene “Something Like Blood”  +7 Chorizos! Spicy and gritty at the same time! Meridene is one of those groups that is full of possibility. They could possibly be a great band. They could possibly release a great album. They could possibly not give a sh!t what I have to say about them. “Something Like Blood” is a very cool