David Bowie | The Next Day – CD Review
So, guess who has a new album out in 2013? David Bowie…yes that David Bowie! Bowie and his very best producer, Tony Visconti, worked in secret over two years...
Asia | Omega – CD Review
John Wetton, lead vocalist and bassist of Asia, claims "Asia is an English
prog rock band with a pop edge (with) accessible, melodic, anthemic songs."
Listening to the band's 2010 release...
Ann Wilson | Fierce Bliss – New Studio Release Review
Ann Wilson has some Fierce Bliss, her 2022 solo album, for us all. From the opener “Greed,” to the Zeppelinesque “Black Wing,” to deep originals and sailing covers, we get...
Flying Colors | Second Nature – CD Review
When you look at the members of Flying Colors — guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, ex-Kansas), drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (Transatlantic,...
Martin Barre | Back To Steel – CD Review
The heavy, hard-riffing title track with a big chorus opens Martin Barre's 2015 release Back To Steel. The longtime Jethro Tull ax man has released five previous solo albums...
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...
Jack Bruce | Silver Rails – CD Review
On the eve before his 71st birthday, famed Cream bassist, vocalist and songwriter Jack Bruce releases Silver Rails, his first solo album in over a decade. With nothing to...
The Rolling Stones | Blue & Lonesome – CD Review
No retirement announcements, no farewell tours, their fabled 50th anniversary come and gone — the Stones, gathering no moss, just keep on rolling. And now, right out of the...
Bonnie Raitt | Slipstream – New Studio Release Review
Unlike most of her contemporaries, Bonnie Raitt is as good a guitar player, singer, performer and recording artist today as she was in 1971 when she released her self-titled...
Asia | Gravitas – CD Review
The sweet rise of harmony vocals opens "Valkyrie," a song that flows into the catchy first tune on Asia's 2014 studio release Gravitas. We're down to three-quarters of the...
