Blackmore’s Night | The Village Lanterne – CD Review
For listeners unfamiliar with Blackmore’s Night, The Village Lanterne is more mist-around-the-castle than “Smoke on the Water.” The CD is an eclectic tapestry of medieval music embellished with contemporary...
JJ Cale | Roll On – CD Review
What is it with these old guys? Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling
Stones… Didn’t they get the memo that you can’t make good
music after 40? That popular music acts...
Motörhead | Bad Magic
"It's like déjà vu, all over again." Quoting the late Yogi Berra has become commonplace in the sports world, but it also applies in the music world with the...
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...
Judas Priest | Nostradamus – CD Review
Ever since Rob Halford returned to the scene of the crime with Judas Priest,
expectations have been high for the Metal Gods. The 2005 reunion album Angel
Of Retribution and subsequent...
Judas Priest | Invincible Shield – New Studio Release Review
Invincible Shield, Judas Priest’s 19th studio album, is the first from the group since 2018, and their first since being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors – CD Review
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute To The Doors is an all-star tribute to the quintessential 60s pioneering rock L.A. quintet. Multi-instrumentalist superstar producer Billy Sherwood has once...
Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier – CD Review
The general consensus surrounding The Final Frontier, Iron
Maiden’s studio release for 2010, seems to be that it takes a while to
soak in. Then, after a few spins, the album...
James Taylor | Covers – CD Review
I’m sure, that if you asked me to name a better male vocalist in popular
music of the last 30 years, I couldn’t conjure anyone better then James
Taylor. The guy...
Aerosmith | Honkin’ On Bobo – CD Review
Well, they finally stepped up to the plate and blasted one out of the park.
Yeah, I'm talking about Aerosmith and their new album Honkin' On Bobo.
Made up entirely of...
