Gary Wright | Connected – CD Review

It warms my cockles (where they happen to be on my body I'm not so sure) when I see and hear guys like Gary Wright putting out new music. His...

America | Here And Now – CD Review

As is the case when many ‘older’ musical acts release new material these days, the 2-CD set Here And Now features a cast of ‘newer’ artists playing, writing, and producing the...

Ringo Starr | Liverpool 8 – CD Review

As he creeps up on 70, Ringo Starr may be the only Beatle that really ever mattered. The drummer has returned to Capitol Records and recorded his most magnificent...

Roadcase Royale | First Things First – CD Review

Something familiar, something new, a little rock and a little blues. If that seems like something you might hear with regard to a marriage, well, you’re not far off....

Bernie Marsden | Shine – CD Review

We have all, at one time or other, picked up a CD and halfway through the first track, smiled and said to ourselves, "This is pretty damned good." The...

Lindsey Buckingham | Gift Of Screws – CD Review

A major band can often overshadow the talents of its individual members. Lucky for you, I am a stickler for such things and have been aware of the glowing...

Bruce Hornsby | Absolute Zero – CD Review

Bruce Hornsby made his mark with the 1986 hit single “The Way It Is,” but he's also known for playing live with the Grateful Dead, as well as work...

Operation Mindcrime | The Key – CD Review

If you haven’t figured it out yet, Geoff Tate has evolved into a progressive rock practitioner with a yen for odd time signatures and heady concepts on the scale of Roger...

Warrant | Born Again – CD Review

What’s Black ’N Blue and rocks all over? It’s Warrant, thundering up from where the down boys go with Born Again, featuring new singer Jaime St. James of Black ’N Blue...

Mike Oldfield | Man On The Rocks – CD Review

A loosely played acoustic guitar and big drums from John Robinson start off “Sailing” from Mike Oldfield’s 2014 studio release, Man On The Rocks. For his 25th album (and...