Various Artists | In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 – CD Review
“No part of the world, east or west, can deny the divinity of music. In the first place, music is the language of the soul, and for two people...
Toto | Falling In Between Live
Toto, featuring six of the most in-demand studio musicians in the world, came
out of Los Angeles and rose to prominence in 1977. Thirty years later, the group’s
Falling In Between...
Various Artists | Get The Led Out! – Led Zeppelin Salute – CD Review
Is a 16-song CD worth buying for only six songs? That is the question put before you today gentle readers (and Led Zeppelin fanatics) as we ponder another Led...
Rush | Snakes & Arrows Live
Live Rush doesn’t get more lean and refined than Snakes &
Arrows Live, a 2-CD set recorded during the group’s 2007 world
tour. It easily stacks up against the half-dozen (or...
Midnight Oil | Diesel And Dust
In 1988, I wandered into the China Club in New York City and someone handed
me a cassette tape of Midnight Oil’s Diesel And Dust.
“What is this?” I asked. “It’s...
Funk Brothers | Live In Orlando
Session musicians rarely get the proper recognition they deserve. Oh yeah, there’s
a few who stick out — guys like Robben Ford, Jim Keltner and Nicky Hopkins
come to mind. Then...
Pat Travers | Stick With What You Know: Live in Europe
Many a musician tries to reinvent himself with new ways of writing and playing,
sometimes confusing fans in the process. Pat Travers is not one of those musicians;
in fact, he's...
Chicago | Stone Of Sisyphus
There are those ‘forgotten’ albums, lost tracks or even unreleased
releases that make history and sometimes dog a band their entire career. Think
the Beach Boys’Smile, various ‘basement tapes’
of Bob Dylan’s,...
John Mayall | The Masters Live At The Marquee 1969
Funny thing, art. Few doubt its significance, and most agree that artistic
expression in all of its forms is something to encourage and celebrate. Especially
when said artistic expression is laden...
Garth Hudson | The Sea To The North
I can say, "Wow! But I’m not really surprised.” The
Sea To The North is a Garth Hudson solo album from 2001, so it should
evoke a wow, even a holy...
