Joe Perry | Sweetzerland Manifesto – CD Review
Accompanied by a slew of famous singers and songwriters, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry presents his sixth solo album Sweetzerland Manifesto. Steven Tyler’s foil and the co-writer of many of...
Van Morrison | Versatile – CD Review
Versatile, Van Morrison’s 38th album, sees the
Celtic soul singer interpreting some of the 20th century’s greatest
standards. This record is rich and wild jazz band stuff, mainly horn-led,
with Van Morrison’s...
A La Carte – Est. 1976 | A La Carte – CD Review
During the mid to late 1970s, pockets of Los Angeles were buzzing with
hard rocking bands looking to break through to a national level. Van Halen,
Quiet Riot and the Runaways...
U2 | Songs Of Experience – CD Review
There’s a lot going on with U2’s 2017 release Songs Of Experience. The Irish quartet’s 14th studio album has a bunch of producers on hand and went through quite...
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...
Steve Walsh | Black Butterfly – CD Review
Although he retired from Kansas three year ago, Steve Walsh still apparently wants to create new music. Quite frankly, I wondered if the singer had it in him, seeing...
Sons Of Apollo | Psychotic Symphony – CD Review
You know how the moniker “supergroup” gets thrown around anytime a few well-known players gather. In the case of Sons Of Apollo, the label might be worthwhile. This band...
Robert Plant | Carry Fire – CD Review
Robert Plant’s 11th solo album, Carry Fire, begins with a heavy percussion and acoustic guitar swirl of a tune whose title was certainly lifted from the singer’s past: “May...
Steve Hunter | Before The Lights Go Out – CD Review
Longtime Alice Cooper, Lou Reed axe man Steve Hunter might be struggling with failing eyesight, but he is playing better than ever. His 2017 release Before The Lights Go...
Roadcase Royale | First Things First – CD Review
Something familiar, something new, a little rock and a little blues. If that seems like something you might hear with regard to a marriage, well, you’re not far off....
