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...
The Michael Schenker Group | In The Midst Of Beauty – CD Review
Guitar worshippers rejoice; The Michael Schenker Group is back! It’s
been a long tome since we heard from Schenker, he of UFO/Scorpions fame; he
of the blistering guitar lead; he of...
Mudcrutch | Mudcrutch – CD Review
Is Tom Petty like the coolest guy in rock and roll, or what? Back in the late
70s, he fought to keep his record prices down and battled his old...
Carly Simon | This Kind Of Love – CD Review
While it is certainly wonderful to see Carly Simon release her first new collection
of self-penned songs in eight years, This Kind Of Love features
tunes influenced to the extreme by...
