Alan Parsons | From The New World – New Studio Release Review
Eleven-time Grammy-nominated, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Alan Parsons presents From The New World, the follow-up to his 2019 The Secret album. Since the end of the 1980s and Alan...
Joe Satriani | Shapeshifting – New Studio Release Review
When it comes to guitar instrumental albums, various schools of thought weigh in on the process. For some players, who shall remain nameless, it’s all about speed, technique and...
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...
Steve Hackett | Surrender Of Silence – New Studio Release Review
In an artistic sense, guitar maestro is a master of duplicity. He is expert at knowing how to manipulate sounds and moods to invoke contrasting ambiances of light and...
Black Country Communion | V – New Studio Release Review
From the outset, Black Country Communion seemed like a one-off supergroup. The group’s four members were all involved in other projects and would return to those after their 2011...
Gary Moore | Bad For You Baby – CD Review
There aren’t many guitar players around with a pedigree like Gary Moore’s.
He's a devotee of old guard guys like Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green, while his rock resume features
stints with...
Bob Dylan | Together Through Life – CD Review
Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life, his 46th release, is a heavy, hugely satisfying trip of a recording — far more alive, persuasive and rich for this writer than Modern...
Trevor Rabin | Jacaranda – CD Review
It's been way too long since Trevor Rabin has released a solo album. His last one, 1989's Can't Look Away, showed a lot of promise and was somewhat reminiscent...
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...
Bob Dylan | Tempest – CD Review
And so the seemingly never-ending merriment of Bob Dylan continues. Fifty years since his debut and 35 studio albums later, the 71-year-old bard bestows us with Tempest, replete with...
