Chris Spedding | Joyland – CD Review
A renown British guitar slinger for five decades and running, Chris Spedding may not be a name on the tip of everyone's tongue, but he's had his share of...
Van Halen | A Different Kind Of Truth – CD Review
It's 2012 and the mighty Van Halen ship has set sail once again, the first full album with David Lee Roth and the Van Halens since 1984. Make no...
Steve Hackett | The Circus And The Nightwhale – New Studio Release Review
When he isn’t thrilling audiences the world over, revisiting Genesis classics, Steve Hackett churns out wildly ambitious solo albums — 30 to be exact. For 2024, he’s made it...
Neal Schon | Vortex – CD Review
Vortex, guitarist Neal Schon’s ninth solo album, is a two-CD guitar work-out of noodling high-fret explosions without the pop expectations of Journey. Pushed along by ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith,...
George Thorogood & The Destroyers | The Dirty Dozen – CD Review
Buying a George Thorogood & The Destroyers is almost like buying an AC/DC
album. In both cases, you pretty much know what you’re in for. No surprises,
nothing experimental — just...
Paul McCartney | The Boys Of Dungeon Lane – New Studio Release Review
Paul McCartney’s The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, his first new album in five years, is subject to as much scrutiny as it is hype. Such is the challenge of...
Rush | Snakes & Arrows – CD Review
Another five years between proper Rush studio albums is enough to drive their
most diehard fans to the brink of insanity. Of course, Between 2002’s
Vapor Trails and their latest CD...
Lynyrd Skynyrd | God & Guns – CD Review
Ole’ southern stalwarts Lynyrd Skynyrd haven’t released a studio
album since 2003; six years later they’re back with God &
Guns. It’s good to see a band that has seen this...
David Crosby | Croz – CD Review
It’s been two decades since the last David Crosby solo album, but not to worry. The rotund CSN&Y star has released Croz, an 11-song collection featuring not only his...
Motörhead | Bad Magic
"It's like déjà vu, all over again." Quoting the late Yogi Berra has become commonplace in the sports world, but it also applies in the music world with the...
