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...
The Scorpions | Humanity Hour 1 – CD Review
Unlike the nocturnal arthropod from which they take their name, the Scorpions
are no strangers to the wind of change, so to speak. Throughout their
30-plus-year career, they’ve adapted to the...
Tangerine Dream | Paradiso – CD Review
How could any red-blooded American male forget those delicious scenes of Tom
Cruise atop a writhing Rebecca De Mornay in the movie Risky Business
(remember the ‘choo choo’ train scene?). Behind...
John Fogerty | Revival – New Studio Release Review
John Fogerty says of his new album, Revival: “I wanted this one to be a lot more fun than some of the past records have been.” And these 12...
