Benjamin Ray
BORN: 1983
JOINED THE DV STAFF: August 2004 / August 2012
HOMETOWN: Lansing, MI
NOW LIVING IN: Whitmore Lake, MI SPOUSE / KIDS?: Wife, Jessica; handsome sons, Aaron & Caleb
FAVORITE ARTIST: Pearl Jam
OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Led Zeppelin, Genesis, U2, R.E.M., Oasis, Alice in Chains, The Beatles, Stone Temple Pilots, Aerosmith before the outside songwriters came in, King Crimson, Joe Bonamassa, Metallica, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Supertramp, Madonna, David Bowie, Miles Davis, The Moody Blues...this could go on.
BEER: Any and all Sam Adams
OTHER HOBBIES: Baseball cards, kayaking, camping, cooking, family time.
PERSONAL MOTTO: If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you
I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...this is the only place I can be a rock music geek and not get laughed at for it.
Reviews
B-
Cage The Elephant
Tell Me I’m Pretty
Jan 5, 2016
C+
Coldplay
A Head Full Of Dreams
Dec 21, 2015
B
The Who
Live In Hyde Park (2 CD/DVD)
Dec 14, 2015
C-
Various Artists
The Classic Christmas ’80s Album
Dec 5, 2015
B
The Alea Dilemma
Within The Clamor Of Voices
Dec 4, 2015
B
Weather Report
The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981
Nov 24, 2015
C-
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd & Second Helping: Live From Jacksonville At The Florida Theatre (DVD)
Nov 16, 2015
B
The Allman Brothers Band
SUNY At Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71
Nov 9, 2015
B
Widespread Panic
Street Dogs
Nov 2, 2015
C-
Armonite
The Sun Is New Each Day
Oct 30, 2015
C
U2
The Best Of 1990-2000
Oct 26, 2015
B
The Church
Starfish
Oct 24, 2015
Articles
2006: Hope Springs Eternal
Best of Dec 31, 2006
Female Singer-Songwriter Retrospective
Announcement Dec 4, 2006
Radiohead/Beck retrospective
Announcement Nov 7, 2006
The Beatles Retrospective
Announcement Oct 2, 2006
R.E.M. RETROSPECTIVE
Announcement Aug 2, 2006
THE WHO RETROSPECTIVE
Announcement Jul 13, 2006
The Year That Was: 1973
Column Jun 8, 2006
The Year That Was: 1982
Column Nov 11, 2005
The Year That Was: 1991
Column Oct 24, 2005
The Years That Were: 1969/1994
Essay Mar 21, 2005