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...
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower | Seven Moons – CD Review
If age has anything to do with decline in ability, someone forgot to tell
Jack Bruce and Robin Trower. Seven Moons, the duo's third album
together (and first in over 25...
Asia | Phoenix – CD Review
The word is out — band reunions are big pay days. OK, so that isn't
exactly groundbreaking news. But why do only a fraction of the reunited go on
to record...
Van Morrison | Keep It Simple – CD Review
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Van ‘The Man’ Morrison has a released
a new CD, Keep It Simple. As he says of the title track “…let’s
hope we can get...
Steve Winwood | Nine Lives – CD Review
Steve Winwood has signed on with Columbia Records and returned back to the
high life with Nine Lives. Not that he ever left because his
previous album, 2003’s About Time, released...
