Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny – New Studio Release Review
When Johnny Winter died on July 16, 2014, many people wanted his brother Edgar to record a tribute album. But Edgar claimed he was simply too devastated at the...
The Pretenders | Alone – CD Review
When it comes to the Pretenders, everyone can agree that the band, at least since the mid 80s, has been Chrissie Hynde with no-name players and the occasional reemergence...
Journey | Freedom – New Studio Release Review
Well, Journey are at it again….over a decade later! Not since 2011's Eclipse have we gotten an album of all-new songs from this band that made the Rock and Roll Hall...
Sam Moore | Overnight Sensation – CD Review
Let me say from the outset I am not a big R&B fan. It’s just not
my cup of tea. I appreciate it, love a lot of the artists in...
Elton John | The Captain & The Kid – CD review
A disturbing trend has slowly been seeping into the music game: sequels. As if it hasn't spun enough out of control in the movie industry — with such franchises...
Fanny Walked The Earth – CD Review
Before the Runaways, before the Go-Go's, before the Bangles — there was Fanny, the first "all-girl" rock band to sign on with a major label and make a serious...
Ringo Starr | Liverpool 8 – CD Review
As he creeps up on 70, Ringo Starr may be the only Beatle that really ever mattered. The drummer has returned to Capitol Records and recorded his most magnificent...
Walter Trout | The Blues Came Callin’ – CD Review
"Waistin' Away" with its deep organ opens Walter Trout's 2014 CD, The Blues Came Callin'. This blistering, prophetic tune of mortality is especially poignant as this great electric bluesman...
Kansas | The Absence Of Presence – CD Review
A vintage Kansas sound is certainly present on Kansas' 16th studio album The Absence Of Presence. This is the band's foruth studio album without founding member lead vocalist, keyboardist Steve...
If Life Was Easy | Roger Glover & the Guilty Party – CD Review
On top of him being the longtime bassist of Deep Purple, Roger Glover is a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist of amazing depth and style - as is evident on...

















