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9 unusual facts about Stephen Thomas Erlewine


All That's Good

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "On his final album for Blue Note, Freddie Roach decided to step outside -- way outside -- the tasteful soul-jazz that had become his trademark. Roach decided to make a concept album... in a weird way, it's almost fortunate that Roach attempted something grand, because All That's Good sounds like no other Blue Note record of the early '60s".

Amoeba's Secret

Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented: "Sadly, this is just a taste of the full 20-song set, but it's a good one, containing two songs from Memory (the best being "That Was Me," sounding randy and funny in a way it wasn't on LP), a giddy run through "C Moon," and an energetic closer of "I Saw Her Standing There.

Barely Famous Hits

Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered the songs well-written but thought that the brothers did not have a strong musical presence.

Easy Walker

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and states "Easy Walker doesn't offer much challenging material, but it does let the musicians work a good groove, and occasionally showcase their improvisational skills, making it a good, relaxing soul-jazz session".

Icecream Hands

In 1997 Marcus Goodwin replaced Dom on lead guitar and their second album, Memory Lane Traffic Jam was released in the United States (US) on Not Lame Recordings; it was acclaimed by AllMusic reviewer, Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "immediately catchy, but the songs grow stronger upon each listen -- a hallmark of a truly fine pop album".

Outlaws Like Me

Giving it three stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic thought that the album was an improvement over Moore's debut.

Philip Claypool

Claypool's debut album received a three-star rating from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, who called it "a diverse collection building on a solid contemporary base", with "intriguing" production that "saved even the weakest tracks".

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Erlewine is a nephew of musician and Allmusic founder Michael Erlewine.

The Ones We Never Knew

Giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it a "a classy, tasteful album", saying that the album showed Williams' songwriting ambition, but could have used more variances in tempo.


All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues

The book's third edition was released in April 2003 and was edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

Can't Seem to Make You Mine

The song has been called a "garage rock classic" by authors Will Hodgkinson and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and it is featured on the 1998 box set Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968.

Underwater Moonlight

Stephen Thomas Erlewine in a retrospective review for Allmusic felt that the music on the album showed the influence of the Beatles, the Byrds and Syd Barrett, and that in its turn it influenced the jangle pop of R.E.M. and other underground pop of the 1980s.


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