FireBlade Coffeehouse: The 3 Best Albums I’ve Reviewed

Crossroads	Tracy Chapman	Reviewed 9/18/2002	Purchase	Rating: 8
Crossroads	When Crossroads came out, I was spending a year in Hollywood for tax reasons. “Fast Car” (from her first album) and the songs from this album were everywhere. I remember discussing it with a friend’s sister who I’d cajoled into giving me a ride back from LAX. More...
Matters of the Heart	Tracy Chapman	Reviewed 9/22/2002	Purchase	Rating: 7
Matters of the Heart	Matters of the Heart was released in 1992, and when it came out I didn’t really get it. The opening song, bang bang bang, is a brilliant description of the dangers of prohibition, how it fosters violence among children. I didn’t get this then, because I supported prohibition. I’ve matured since then. More...
Dirt Track Date	Southern Culture on the Skids	Reviewed 10/28/2002	Purchase	Rating: 7
Dirt Track Date	“Dirt Track Date” introduced me to Southern Culture on the Skids. I can relate to the title. Hell, I’ve been on them. Of course, it was mostly a high school thing where I’m from, and it involved going out “two-trackin’”. Southern Culture appears to be singing about the races. The cover of the album says it all: tire tracks in the dirt and a discarded condom. More...

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