If you’ve been reading Earn This, you’ve known from the start that I have a minor obsession with this trio from La Crescenta-Montrose. The second article I ever wrote for Earn This was a (poorly written) review of It’s All In Your Head, which is still one of my ten or fifteen favorite albums in…
Dan: So, Colton, let’s talk about Eve 6. Their reunion album has come and gone. In a few months, we’ll hit the fifteenth anniversary of their debut album. Though they might tour some more and, who knows, release another album, now seems as good a time as any to reflect on their career, discography, and…
These are Colton’s first impressions of Speak in Code. Read Dan’s here. Alright Eve 6 fans, get your worn albums out and let’s have a talk. Oh, look at you, you’ve got the old Eleventeen record? That’s good, that’s good. You’ll be the most disappointed of all. These guys have rounded the bases before, and…
These are Dan’s first impressions of Speak in Code. Read Colton’s here. Is it bad that I don’t really like Speak in Code right now? Yes and no. Yes – I walk away from my first full listen feeling a little bit let down. Speak in Code — the first Eve 6 album in nine years…
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Pop/rock group makes a hit, gets unjustly labeled as a “one-hit wonder,” releases a dark and emotional masterpiece that witnesses the band crumbling, breaks up soon afterwards, disappears for years despite some generous re-appraisals of their later work, finally re-appears. Trick question! I described (at least) two bands. Weezer…
Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) When I take a look the artists that have left the most tremendous impact on me, most of them are pretty objectively great. To name a few: Billy Joel, my first musical love, sells out arenas. Relient K, the first modern band I took seriously, has had their latest…