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...
Roger Waters | Is This The Life We Really Want? – CD Review
It only seems logical that Roger Waters would want someone like Nigel Godrich to produce his 2017 release Is This The Life We Really Want?. The Pink Floyd lyricist...
Neil Young + Promise Of The Real | The Visitor – CD Review
When a polarizing figure like Donald Trump becomes president, you can almost guarantee an equally polarizing figure like Neil Young is going to weigh in. He had a go...
Fly Like An Eagle: An All-Star Tribute To Steve Miller Band – CD Review
A veteran at producing and playing on tribute albums, former Yes guitarist Billy Sherwood has surrounded himself with some of the very best progressive rock musicians in the world....
Cheap Trick | In Another World – New Studio Release Review
Some things you just look forward to, no questions asked. Just like an old friend that you haven’t seen since the lockdown, Cheap Trick has returned with their 20th...
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...
Heart | Red Velvet Car – CD Review
It’s been way too long since Heart hatched a decent album. For awhile
there, they were in serious danger of falling into the “heritage band”
category, which essentially means you hang...
Prog Collective | Epilogue – CD Review
Billy Sherwood has amassed a bunch of killer players for a second Prog Collective album. Epilogue features star turns on each of the nine songs, with Sherwood providing instrumentation...
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 Sabbath | 13 – CD Review
There’s a ton of expectation attached to well-known creative entities with big gaps in their working histories. The good news is that living up to a legacy can be...
