Bob Seger | Face The Promise – CD Review

Not conscious in time to hear a new Bob Seger album, my appreciation for one of the few living American legends has been limited to bars and radio, downloaded CDs, and...

Robby Krieger | In Session – CD Review

Legendary guitarist Robby Krieger has released a covers album and, fortunately, it defies musical convention. On In Session there’s only one Doors cover (a live version of “Back Door...

Joe Walsh | Analog Man – CD Review

With the Eagles on break and various members spreading their wings, so to speak, all I can say is it's about friggin' time we get a solo album from...

Deep Purple | Whoosh! – New Studio Release Review

For the third time in a row, Deep Purple and producer Bob Ezrin have delivered a stellar, rock-solid record that brings out the best in every participant.  The 13...

Joe Satriani | The Elephants Of Mars – New Studio Release Review

When Joe Satriani broke out in the late 1980s with Surfing With The Alien, he set the tone and pace for other guitar-based instrumental albums that came tumbling out...

Mudcrutch | 2 – CD Review

An upfront harmonica and acoustic guitar jangle pushes Randall Marsh's upbeat snare snap of the wry biographical "Trailer," the first tune of 2, the second album by Mudcrutch. With...

Eric Clapton & Friends | The Breeze: An Appreciation Of JJ Cale – CD...

"Call Me The Breeze" is the appropriate opener for Eric Clapton & Friends' The Breeze: An Appreciation Of JJ Cale. It's pure MOR Clapton with a clear-as-a-bell-vocal and quick...

U2 | Songs Of Innocence – MP3 Review

U2's Songs Of Innocence will forever be known as the album released as a "gift" from Apple, allowing anyone to grab it for free from iTunes for a month....

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....

Dennis DeYoung | 26 East, Volume 2 – New Studio Release Review

26 East, Volume 2 supposedly marks former Styx vocalist and keyboardist Dennis DeYoung’s goodbye to the world of recorded music. This second part of what started as the end...