Shootout is often overlooked, which is a crime, because not only may it be the best Mother Hips album (if not quite the best than certainly right up there) it is one of my favorite albums of the nineties. There are...more.
The recent announcement that the hips were going to hang up their boots as a band prompted me to write this review. For those of us lucky to have experienced the Hips live this announcement is greeted with heavy hearts. Quite...more.
Although the Mother Hips are not your typical indie rock band, they are lurking under the huge blanket corporate rock has placed on radio dominance and mass promotion. Robert Plant once said recently that "mistakes rarely happen in the recording industry...more.
This has to be one of my favorite all-time albums and is definitley the best release of 2001. Opening with an addictive invitation to join in a fantastic music journey the album holds its promise to the very last note...more.
If you pride yourself on your ability to discover the best albums that slip under the national radar, this is an essential addition to your collection. If you love the Beatles, Marley, Zeppelin, the Dead, Townes Van Zandt you will love...more.