Robin Trower | No More Worlds To Conquer – New Studio Release Review

Tasty, tight, and pretty much terrific guitar playing is what we have come to expect from an elder statesman like Robin Tower, and this is what we get across...

Uriah Heep | Outsider – CD Review

A swirling organ and straight ahead double snapping snare open the pulsing "Speed Of Sound" from Uriah Heep's 2014 release Outsider. It's an organ-up-front, bass-thumping tune that showcases the...

Neil Young | Prairie Wind – CD Review

Recovering from a brain aneurysm apparently left Neil Young no worse for the wear. If anything, it may have inspired him to strive forward in his usual, slumberous and unperturbed manner....

John Wetton | Raised In Captivity – CD Review

John Wetton told me that being in California certainly influenced the making of his 2011 solo CD Raised In Captivity. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood, this is the sixth...

The Pretenders | Alone – CD Review

When it comes to the Pretenders, everyone can agree that the band, at least since the mid 80s, has been Chrissie Hynde with no-name players and the occasional reemergence...

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...

HeadCat | Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk – CD Review

What do you get when you put Lemmy Kilmister, Slim Jim Phantom and Danny B. Harvey in one band? You get HeadCat. The Cat’s Walk The Walk…Talk The Talk...

Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny – New Studio Release Review

When Johnny Winter died on July 16, 2014, many people wanted his brother Edgar to record a tribute album. But Edgar claimed he was simply too devastated at the...

U2 | Songs Of Innocence – MP3 Review

U2's Songs Of Innocence will forever be known as the album released as a "gift" from Apple, allowing anyone to grab it for free from iTunes for a month....

Whitesnake | The Purple Album – CD Review

Recorded and mixed by Whitesnake founder and vocalist David Coverdale (with co-producers Michael McIntyre and guitarist Reb Beach) The Purple Album, the band’s twelfth studio release, features “re-imaginings” of...