Rival Sons | Great Western Valkyrie – CD Review
There's a popular notion that "Classic Rock" is defined by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and other artists of the 1960s and 1970s. These bands...
Night Ranger | High Road – CD Review
The chink-a-chink of muted guitars mixed with synth strings precede the big snare-led verses of the first tune and title track of Night Ranger's 2014 studio release, High Road....
Walter Trout | The Blues Came Callin’ – CD Review
"Waistin' Away" with its deep organ opens Walter Trout's 2014 CD, The Blues Came Callin'. This blistering, prophetic tune of mortality is especially poignant as this great electric bluesman...
Neal Schön | So U – CD Review
Neal Schön makes his guitar strut on "Take A Ride," the song that opens his 2014 solo album, So U. The song lifts off with a nasty vocal, singable...
California Breed – California Breed – CD Review
You would think after three relatively solid albums and a wickedly good live DVD with Black Country Communion that Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham, the band's slam dunkin' rhythm...
Jack Bruce | Silver Rails – CD Review
On the eve before his 71st birthday, famed Cream bassist, vocalist and songwriter Jack Bruce releases Silver Rails, his first solo album in over a decade. With nothing to...
Ian Anderson | Homo Erraticus – New Studio Release Review
Now that he's firmly planted the Ian Anderson flag, the ever-prolific singer, flautist, songwriter and storyteller has followed up 2012's Thick As A Brick 2 with an ambitious "Prog-Folk-Metal"...
Wishbone Ash | Blue Horizon – CD Review
When it comes to a twin-guitar approach, Wishbone Ash remains one of the forerunners. Their early progressive leanings gave way to a harder, bluesier direction that, through a myriad...
Sky King | Morose Tales From The Left Coast – CD Review
Where have I heard this before? It sounds familiar, yet at the same time it is new. Sky King's Morose Tales From The Left Coast is not one of...
Asia | Gravitas – CD Review
The sweet rise of harmony vocals opens "Valkyrie," a song that flows into the catchy first tune on Asia's 2014 studio release Gravitas. We're down to three-quarters of the...
