Scorpions | Sting In The Tail – CD Review
Finally, a band who knows when to throw in the towel, call it a day and head
to the beach for some well-deserved R-n-R. Well, at least, that’s the
strategy the...
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton | Road To Escondido – CD Review
Most music fans are not familiar with the name J.J. Cale, but they do know his music. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Widespread Panic, Johnny Cash and many
others have all...
The Zombies | Different Game – New Studio Release Review
Not that this could be anybody else, but from the title track of The Zombies’ Different Game, with its upfront blasting ‘dirty’ organ, strings slipping in, and a distinct...
Yes | Fly From Here – CD Review
I wondered why the first few tunes on Yes’ Fly From Here sounded like the Drama era version of the band when Buggles Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replaced...
Jimmy Barnes | Hindsight – CD Review
Jimmy Barnes is somewhat of a legend. Yeah, I know that term has been overused to describe musicians, actors, athletes, etc for years. But the Scottish born, Australia raised...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | The Last DJ – CD Review
Tom Petty's clashes with the record industry are legendary. He squared off with MCA in the 80s, knee deep over contractual disputes and careening record prices, and challenged their...
Todd Rundgren | Arena – CD Review
With the New Cars debacle fading in his rear view mirror, Todd Rundgren returns
with Arena, his first studio album in four years. Recorded
in Princeville, Hawaii (the singer's homebase where...
Blackmore’s Night | Dancer & The Moon – CD Review
Volume pedal interplay with some subtle percussion opens Randy Newman's "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today," the first tune of Blackmore Night's eighth studio album, Dancer & The Moon....
Mick Jagger | Goddess In The Doorway
The beauty behind the Rolling Stones has always been their unrefined, coarse manner. Even as they have cleaned up their act in recent years, the swagger is still very...
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...
