Europe | Secret Society – CD Review
The 80s were definitely not Europe’s final countdown. The band is still
blasting off — this time into worlds of brash, pile-driving guitars that
have sent synthesizers running for their lives....
Meat Loaf | Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose – CD...
Meat Loaf’s original Bat Out Of Hell album marked a
seminal moment in my teenage years. Not only was it an album I loved (and still
love), but seeing Mr. Loaf...
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton | Road To Escondido – CD Review
Most music fans are not familiar with the name J.J. Cale, but they do know his music. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Widespread Panic, Johnny Cash and many
others have all...
Blackmore’s Night | Winter Carols – CD Review
I’m one of those guys who is gonna take Ritchie Blackmore anyway I can
get him. From his days in the big bad Deep Purple, up through Rainbow (their
Long Live...
America | Here And Now – CD Review
As is the case when many ‘older’ musical acts release new material
these days, the 2-CD set Here And Now features a cast of ‘newer’
artists playing, writing, and producing the...
Artimus Pyle | Artimus Venomus – CD Review
Artimas Pyle! Artimas ‘Freaking Pyle! Do you recall the daze when Lynyrd
Skynyrd was Lynyrd Skynyrd, not the mix-and-match band of new additions and
younger family members, semi-right winger flag-wavers they...
Marc Ford | Weary & Wired – CD Review
As a member of the Black Crowes and Ben Harper’s Innocent Criminals,
Marc Ford sold millions of albums and played in front of millions more. Coming
with the success are the...
Rush | Snakes & Arrows – CD Review
Another five years between proper Rush studio albums is enough to drive their
most diehard fans to the brink of insanity. Of course, Between 2002’s
Vapor Trails and their latest CD...
Bryan Ferry | Dylanesque – CD Review
I have been a Bryan Ferry fan going back to the Roxy Music days. “Love
Is The Drug” being one of those great all-time songs, Ferry’s impact
on that era goes...
Gary Moore | Close As You Get – CD Review
Ireland has been home to many great musicians, such as U2 and Van Morrison.
The Irish also know the blues, even if the Mississippi Delta is far and away
from the...
