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Steve Winwood literally went the distance in this spectatcular show at L.A.’s House of Blues this Saturday night, with ...read more
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One of the best things about reviewing music is that it compels the writer to listen hard and fair to everything that ...read more
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I can’t believe that it’s been about twenty-five years since Richard Thompson set off on his solo career. I know, some ...read more
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If you like your violence to be action-coated with a veneer of dark humor to help it go down smoothly, then pick up a ...read more
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Finesse Mitchell is the funniest cast member on Saturday Night Live since Eddie Murphy, or at least Garrett Morris….
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Here’s something different for your CD collection. “This American Life” is a radio show that features stories – usually ...read more
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Here’s hoping that the new millennium has more to offer in the way of pop music than the previous decade. Whether it was ...read more
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Before this CD fell into my hands, I really didn’t know much about Sammy Hagar. I knew that he replaced David Lee Roth ...read more
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Anybody who cared about Saturday Night Live in its heyday – and, among the baby boomers, who didn’t? – could never deny ...read more
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The differences between Volume 1 and Volume 2 in this series is made obvious right from the beginning. While volume one ...read more
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If awards were given out for ‘Most Remarkable Opening Track," then the first track from Scary Monsters would have ...read more
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So, did you hear the one about the band that took itself too seriously?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but ...read more
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One thing you'll have to admit - the Little Willies sure do have spunk.....
Oh my God, I've resorted to writing ...read more
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Selmasongs is an extended e.p. (in other words, a little bit shorter than your standard 70-minute cd) containing seven ...read more
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Chart Position = #25 on January 1968
This single signifies the end of the second stage of the Rolling Stones’ ...read more
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Whew, talk about eclectic. Steve Earle sings with one the most potent southern accents known to mankind, but he puts his ...read more
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I’ve never been particularly active in the ecstasy-fueled dance-club scene, so it’s difficult for me to appreciate this ...read more
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Box Set)
Talk about truth in advertising – the cover for this box set features a ‘Colorforms” type design of a ...read more
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To my mind, there is something inherently contradictory about Jeff Buckley’s work as a musician. He seeks out ...read more
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May I speak plainly? I completely miss the appeal of this band. Everything that they do sounds like three guys bashing ...read more
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For those of you who don’t know – which is probably 99.99% of the American population – Paul Kelly is an Australian ...read more
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There are a number of critics who would lead you to believe that this disk could cause you to throw rocks at your CD ...read more
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I once thought that the Grateful Dead deserved a better epitaph than this. While I saw that it was full of unique ...read more
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By design, an album like this just cannot be all that good. First, the material is topical, which means that it is ...read more
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I would imagine that it’s a tough job to walk the tightrope between Avril Lavigne and Sheryl Crow, but Liz Phair makes ...read more
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Judging from the gist of his material, it certainly does seem as though Ari Hest could use someone to tell his problems ...read more
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A friend of mine who’s a jazz fanatic turned me on to this recording about twenty years ago, and it remains one of my ...read more
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Before I even begin, let’s set the record straight. I never liked this band very much. In the ‘90s I honestly tried to ...read more
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Charted: #1 in March 1966
Okay, so it’s a direct cop of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” From the theme of the ...read more
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Fans of ‘soul’ music know that there is a huge disparity between old school vocalists and the post-new-jack-swing ...read more
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