Neil Young + Promise Of The Real | The Monsanto Years – CD Review
When Neil Young showed up for the 2013 Farm Aid concert in New York, it was difficult to ignore the singer-songwriter's somewhat agitated state. At the event's morning press...
Mr. Big | …The Stories We Can Tell – CD Review
...The Stories We Can Tell is Mr. Big’s second studio album since all four original members — Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitars), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Pat Torpey...
The Isley Brothers & Santana | Power Of Peace – CD Review
Two families — the Isleys and the Santanas — call their 13-song Power Of Peace collaboration a fulfillment of a dream. Pulling in some classic soul, funk, blues, rock...
Robert Plant | Mighty Rearranger – New Studio Release Review
Even as he attempts to shake off a monolithic past, Robert Plant allows the proverbial monkey on his back to make an appearance now and then. At least that's...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | The Last DJ – CD Review
Tom Petty's clashes with the record industry are legendary. He squared off with MCA in the 80s, knee deep over contractual disputes and careening record prices, and challenged their...
Procol Harum | Novum – CD Review
It’s been 50 years since Procol Harum turned the music world on its ear with “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” — a tome built on a Bach chord progression...
Meat Loaf | Braver Than We Are – CD Review
I am a huge Meat Loaf fan. Bat Out Of Hell is not just a seminal album from the 70s, it is one of my favorites of all time....
Keith Richards | Crosseyed Heart – CD Review
Keith Richards doesn't usually come to mind when one thinks of the phrase "guitar hero." That's normally reserved for names such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and...
Asia | Phoenix – CD Review
The word is out — band reunions are big pay days. OK, so that isn't
exactly groundbreaking news. But why do only a fraction of the reunited go on
to record...
Steve Hackett | Wolflight – CD Review
When you consider how prolific and experimental guitarist Steve Hackett has been since his time with Genesis, it gives pause as to why Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins get...
