U2 | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – New Studio Release Review
I have never reviewed a U2 album for the single reason that I've been adverse to categorize them within what I consider Vintage Rock. Obviously, after almost 25 years of unparalleled...
Yoso | Elements – CD Review
Is Yoso a super group? Featuring Toto’s Bobby Kimball on vocals (you’ll remember him singing those big hits “Africa” and “Rosanna”), Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood, both formerly of...
Gregg Allman | Low Country Blues – CD Review
One liver transplant later, and Gregg Allman is thankful to still be alive and kicking. But to still make music at a level that rivals his best days with...
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...
