Yes | Heaven & Earth – CD Review
In an age when making albums is a risky and unprofitable enterprise, Yes have defied the odds by unveiling Heaven & Earth, their 19th full-length studio release. The stakes...
The Who | WHO – CD Review
In a day and age when “albums” have lost their impact and value, you have to wonder why certain older artists still feel the need to make them. It’s...
The Allman Betts Band | Bless Your Heart – CD Review
Just hearing the name — The Allman Betts Band — will likely lead any uninformed individual to the foregone conclusion that they are simply the Allman Brothers Band Revisited....
Heaven & Earth | Dig – CD Review
Heaven and Earth, put together by ex-Sweet guitarist Stuart Smith in 1996, have a third outing, Dig, for 2013. The band's style of music is a pleasant mixing pot...
Midnight Oil | Resist – New Studio Release Review
Two elements have always worked in Midnight Oil’s musical favor – politics and hooks.
In their early days, they burst forth with an energy rivaling punk bands (even though each...
Deep Purple | =1 – New Studio Release Review
For Deep Purple, The Long Goodbye has changed to We’re Not Going Anywhere. Indeed, it appeared the group was winding down when they announced their fabled Long Goodbye tour...
The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang – CD Review
After a tumultuous eight years, the Rolling Stones have released a new album brimming over with 16 tracks. So, what can you expect from the legendary group who, despite...
Neil Young | Hitchhiker – CD Review
It's hard to say how much time Neil Young spends in recording studios or how many songs come tumbling out when he's there. Suffice to say, it's more than...
Cheap Trick | Bang Zoom Crazy…Hello – CD Review
I've come to the conclusion that a Cheap Trick record is like a box of chocolate — hopelessly addictive, irresistible, and despite what Forrest Gump thinks, you generally know...
John Wetton | Raised In Captivity – CD Review
John Wetton told me that being in California certainly influenced the making of his 2011 solo CD Raised In Captivity. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood, this is the sixth...
