The extremely talented Rock artist Steve Forbert has released him most recent CD on the Koch Records recording label, entitled Just Like Theres Nothin To It.

Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

Steve Forbert possesses the characteristic of being able to win you over with him talent alone. The kind of artist I really enjoy listening to.

I’m of the opinion that Just Like Theres Nothin To It is certainly Steve Forbert’s best work in a few years. A totally enjoyable CD and an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up because it’s a collection that even the casual Rock fan can appreciate and enjoy.

While the entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 1 - What It Is Is A Dream, track 4 - The World Is Ful Of People, and track 12 - About A Dream

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 7 - Theres Everybody Else. Wow!

Just Like Theres Nothin To It Release Notes:

Steve Forbert originally released Just Like Theres Nothin To It on May 11, 2004 on the Koch Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. What It Is Is A Dream 2. Wild As The Wind 3. Change

ClintRuin @ 01/07/2009 08:25 PM :
And for the record, Premo was still one of the best producers in rap way up until like 2004 or so. Devin's "Doobie Ashtray" (which is just UNREAL, Premier doing GREAT Houston-style shit while still keeping his own style) and Screwball's "Seen It All" are easily in my top 15 Premo tracks, and they're both early '00s joints. I definitely see what diction means about Premo's drums sounding weak now, but as far as I can tell, dude's only been "off" for like 3 years, which I know in rap is like 15 years compared to most other genres, but I don't think it's fair to write him off completely just yet. Besides, with a lot of his new tracks the drums really are the only problem with them, the loops/cuts/scratches are still all spot on. I don't get what motivated him to start relying on Fruity Loops for all of his drum sounds.
Namey @ 01/07/2009 08:23 PM : Re: SWANS appreciation
[quote freaknhell]I've just lately begun to appreciate the Swans. Well, more than I used to. I've always thought they weren't as "noisy" as you would think, seeing that they're categorized as "noise" music. I think there's a lot more to them than just noise. [/quote] I've always thought the noise tag was quite wrong for them. I mean even noise-rock; what is that, just loud and intense. [quote tukid20]I think [i]Burning World[/i] is really underrated. If anyone other than Swans had released it, it'd be called a masterpiece.[/quote] Yeah seems to me here's a band that got really overlooked by the industry, and likely for their nasty-ass subject matters: fucking life & death. [quote c.r.e.a.m.]I also think that [Artist14731,Michael Gira] really evolved as a lyricist with the band. Initially writing stuff like "Flex your muscles" and repeating it over and over within the song and then later writing things like "Blind" is simply amazing.[/quote] I can't help but feel a power in those early lyrics still holding up; he did that bluntness so well, mister Gira. That was one the things that attracted me the most in them in the first place; the cutting throo bullshit to get to wallow in the base truths. Anyone ever read [i]The Consumer[/i]? I've never even seen it anywhere. [quote auntler][quote pixiesfanyo]i had sex to Swans once. it was weird.[/quote] I always say Filth is the greatest turn-on album ever, but nobody understands.[/quote] There's definitely a sexuality to the violence of that I mean the grinding repetition like trying to sweat black blood out. "Hammer the nail, hammer the nail" etc. And "Stay Here" is just so massively groovy I get all hot just thinking of listening to it.
diction @ 01/07/2009 08:22 PM :
Petestrumentals is allright but it doesn't work as an album like Donuts. It's just effective short loops repeated for 3-4 minutes. These 2 albums shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath.

Song, The 4. World Is Full Of People, The 5. Autumn This Year 6. I Just Work Here 7. There's Everybody Else (And Then There's You) 8. Oh, Yesterday 9. I Married A Girl 10. Pretend Song, The 11. I'm In Love 12. About A Dream

Personnel includes: Steve Forbert (vocals); Edie Brickell (background vocals).

Personnel: Steve Forbert (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin); Dan Dugmore (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar); Marc Muller (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, background vocals); Jason Lehning (electric guitar, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, loops); John Deaderick (piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards); Garry Tallent, Viktor Krauss, Hugh McDonald, Dave Jacques