Bobbie Gentry: The Girl from Chickasaw County â The Complete Capitol Masters
Bobbie Gentry The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters (Capitol Nashville) Bobbie Gentry was much more than her 1967 #1 hit âOde to Billie Joe.â A photogenic Southern belle, Gentry was More...
Paul Weller: True Meanings
Paul Weller True Meanings (Warner Bros.) Welcome back, Paul Weller. Since stripping down his electronica-infused songs and releasing the grating As is Now in 2005, Wellerâs subsequent albums have mostly tread More...
Steve Winwood: Greatest Hits Live
Steve Winwood Greatest Hits Live (Wincraft Records) If there was a Mt. Rushmore for most versatile musicians, Steve Winwoodâs face would be on it. Winwood has been making music since he was 14, starting as More...
Mike Harrison: Mike Harrison/Smokestack Lightning/Rainbow Rider
Mike Harrison Mike Harrison/Smokestack Lightning/Rainbow Rider (BGO Records) If the devil could sing, heâd sound like Mike Harrison. Harrisonâs threatening, bluesy growl gave Spooky Tooth its personality. More...
Graham Nash: This Path Tonight
Graham Nash This Path Tonight (Blue Castle) This Path Tonight is all about acoustic minimalism. What instruments there are (acoustic guitars, Hammond organ, piano, and a compassionate rhythm section) are low-fi More...
Emitt Rhodes: Rainbow Ends
Emitt Rhodes Rainbow Ends (Omnivore Recordings) Itâs been 43 years between albums for Emitt Rhodes, who spent his time trying to extricate himself from the ludicrous contract he signed demanding six albums More...
Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy (Atlantic Catalog Group) While Robert Plant has chosen to expand his musical horizons recording award-winning folk with Alison Krauss, retro rock with the Band of Joy and hard-edged More...
YES: Heaven & Earth
Yes Heaven & Earth Frontiers Records Yes has been reborn â as Starcastle. Heaven & Earth marks the debut of another Jon (Davison) who takes over for Benoit David, who took over for the original Jon (Anderson). More...
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (Atlantic Catalogue Group) Any album that opens with a viking yell and ends with a tribute to Roy Harper has to be unique. A surprising blend of hard rock and soft acoustic tunes, More...
Jack Bruce: Silver Rails
Jack Bruce Silver Rails (Esoteric Antenna) Jack Bruce, the dean of bass guitar, has released Silver Rails, his first solo album in ten years. Itâs well worth the wait. Bruceâs voice is shakier, more weathered More...