Alliance | Fire And Grace – CD Review
Vocalist and bassist Robert Berry, guitarist Gary Pihl, and drummer David Lauser — collectively known as Alliance — have a new album for 2019 called Fire And Grace, the first...
Sixx: A.M. | Modern Vintage – CD Review
I intended to review the Sixx: A.M. album Modern Vintage without bringing up Motley Crüe. But I find it necessary to make comparisons to both bands since Sixx is...
Blackmore’s Night | Autumn Sky – CD Review
From the inspired march of opener “Highland,” with its great story
lyric, singable chorus and the strong vocals of Candice Night to the band’s
excellent take on an ancient folk tune,...
Van Morrison | Magic Time – CD Review
U2 isn’t Ireland’s only musical icon. Forty years ago, Van Morrison
and his band Them blasted out of Belfast with a rough and dirty R&B edge
that rivaled the Stones and...
The Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla – CD Review
Finally. It only took 30 years, but Keith Emerson has at last made THE album fans have been waiting for. With a title like Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc...
Heaven & Earth | Dig – CD Review
Heaven and Earth, put together by ex-Sweet guitarist Stuart Smith in 1996, have a third outing, Dig, for 2013. The band's style of music is a pleasant mixing pot...
Alice Cooper | Road – New Studio Release Review
Not that anyone would ever need reminding, but Alice Cooper does just that of who he is and what he’s about on the anthemic tribal beat opener “I’m Alice,”...
Leslie West | Still Climbing – CD Review
It's with that tough sensibility we've come to know from the ex-Mountain lead guitarist and singer that Leslie West named his new 11-song CD Still Climbing. West lost a...
Gong | 2032 – CD Review
Gong, the progressive band born during the 1968 Paris student riots, has released some wild jazz fusion space funk over the years, but 2009 marks the band’s 40th anniversary...
AndersonPonty Band | Better Late Than Never
It's not out of place to wonder what became of Jon Anderson after he was unceremoniously dismissed from Yes in 2008. If you haven't been keeping score, Anderson seemingly...
