Van Morrison | Magic Time – CD Review
U2 isn’t Ireland’s only musical icon. Forty years ago, Van Morrison
and his band Them blasted out of Belfast with a rough and dirty R&B edge
that rivaled the Stones and...
John Elefante & Mastedon | Revolution Of Mind – CD Review
Best known for replacing Steve Walsh in Kansas in 1982, John Elefante has a new album with his band Mastedon called Revolution Of Mind and it makes a decent...
Mr. Big | What If – CD Review
Like a lot of their contemporaries, Mr. Big got lumped in with the heavy metal thumpers of the 1980s. And while the band’s muscle was indeed hard and heavy,...
Voorman & Friends | A Sideman’s Journey – CD Review
Few studio sidemen ever distinguished themselves away from the shadows. Nicky Hopkins and the members of the Wrecking Crew were only too happy to bask away from the limelight....
Pavlov’s Dog | The Adventures Of Echo & Boo And Assorted Small Tails –...
In 1975, Pavlov's Dog burst onto the progressive rock scene, combining the mellotron and the strange and high warble of David Surkamp. Their first tow albums, Pampered Menial and...
Eric Clapton | Back Home – CD Review
Aficionados of Eric Clapton’s guitar work may have found some consolation
this year when he reformed Cream with bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger
Baker for four London concerts in May...
The Derek Trucks Band | Songlines – CD Review
Let's get the obvious out of the way from the outset: Derek Trucks is a fantastic
talent. Blending the soul and sounds of all of his transcontinental elders with
a gifted...
The Trews | Den Of Thieves – CD Review
Den Of Thieves, the new album from the Canadian band the
Trews, is a well-pointed effort. The Trews landed a record deal by playing bars
and clubs in their native country,...
Def Leppard | Yeah! – CD Review
Def Leppard’s Yeah! is no mere cover album. The entire
CD is an unabashedly punch-drunk love letter to the bands whose music bewitched
the adolescent Leps into strumming tennis racquets, banging...
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Stadium Arcadium – CD Review
In the world of popular music, the Red Hot Chili Peppers remain a conundrum,
an enigma, a goofy group of screwballs whose success is as sporadic as a bungee
cord in...
