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...
Jeremy Spencer | Coventry Blues – CD Review
He began as Peter Green’s slide guitar foil in Fleetwood Mac in the 60s, only to drop out of the music scene for nearly two decades. Then he returned...
Mike Oldfield | Man On The Rocks – CD Review
A loosely played acoustic guitar and big drums from John Robinson start off “Sailing” from Mike Oldfield’s 2014 studio release, Man On The Rocks. For his 25th album (and...
Richie Onori’s Blues Messenger | In The Name Of Freedom – CD Review
Revolutionary. That was my first impression when I received and heard Richie Onori's Blues Messenger's In The Name Of Freedom. That was the first word that came to mind...
