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The London Philharmonic Orchestra take another crack at video game music in the second volume to their collection of The Greatest Video Game Music 2 featuring songs from games like Chrono Trigger,

This year has been pretty eventful for children’s music.

My first go with Lucas Vidal’s Invader soundtrack was intense.

Before John Lawton and Bulgarian band Diana Express released The Power Of Mind together, the album had already been recorded and released in Bulgaria, completely sung in Bulgarian.

Now this album is the perfect example of the need to not judge an album by its cover...or a band by its name for that matter.

If you've been following my reviews here over the past few years, then it should come as no surprise that easy listening/adult pop music really isn't my thing.

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Various Artists: Now That's What I Call Party Anthems

B+

 “Now That’s What I Call Party Anthems” is a great edition to the “Now That’s What I Call Music” series.  This album is laced with 18 popular tracks re

Genre: DJ/Dance

Release Date: August 7, 2012

Vassy: Beautiful Day

C-

 I’d been a fan of Vassy since 2007 when I heard her song “Wanna Fly” being play

Genre: Pop

Verskotzi: Lesson Learned

B

Verskotzi is a singer song-writer from Minneapolis, MN.

Genre: Rock

Release Date: August 23, 2011

Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth

A-

Did I get a Delorean and not know it? Because after listening to “A Different Kind of Truth” by Van Halen, it sure sounded like I was listening to songs from the 80’s.

Genre: Rock

Release Date: February 7, 2012

Vol. 3-Minnesota Beatle Project

A-

Beginning in 2009 a volume has been introduced to the world that contained covers of Beatles songs from Minnesota based bands. That’s the basic gist of it all.

Genre: Folk, Pop, Rock

Release Date: November 29, 2011

Victims of Circumstance: Akupunkture

A-

Growing up I was a huge fan of Ska music from the first wave to the 2tone stuff to the third wave and beyond.

Genre: Punk, Reggae/Ska, Rock

Release Date: November 23, 2011

Victorian Halls: Charlatan

C+

You can tell a lot about a band based on its bio. Now I know, I know…bios (and other press release materials) are usually not written by the bands themselves.

Genre: Pop, Punk, Rock

Release Date: August 16, 2011

Viva Brother: Famous First Words

C+

It was 1995 and I was working at Disneyland. I made the trek from Redlands to Anaheim to try out the experience of working at the happiest place on Earth and at the time Oasis were king.

Genre: Pop, Rock

Release Date: August 2, 2011

Vandaveer: Dig Down Deep

B

Dig Down Deep is the latest album from D.C. based band Vandaveer. Alliteration aside, the album is short and sweet and has a very classic feel to it.

Genre: Easy Listening

Release Date: April 26, 2011

Venia: I've Lost All Faith In Myself E.P.

A

The subject, for anyone that’s ever read anything I’ve ever written on the spiritually infused hardcore movement of my youth, may find this to be one of those flogging a dead horse type

Genre: Metal

Release Date: December 11, 2010

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