Rod Stewart: Blood Red Roses
Rod Stewart Blood Red Roses (Republic Records) Rod Stewart is certainly stepping up his AOR game with the jaunty, horn-laden Blood Red Roses, his 30th studio album. My complaint often of more ‘mature’ rockers still making albums, is that they often try too hard to interest younger listeners with attempts at modern sounds or tackling subject matter More...
Laura Paragano: Strange Curses
Laura Paragano Strange Curses (Laura Paragano) Jerry Miller’s bass and some slide from Linden Evans gets us into the swaying easy tempo of “Out for a Surf,” Laura Paragano’s warble-of-a-first-tune from More...
Mah-Ze-Tar: Liquid Lotus
Mah-Ze-Tar Liquid Lotus (Mazyar Karandish) We glisten right into the mystical jangle of a single-string instrumental in “Maand,” the first track of Mah-Ze-Tar’s Liquid Lotus. On these 9 tracks, all based More...
Nocturnal Animals: Writing On The Walls
Nocturnal Animals Writing on the Walls (Nocturnal Animals) A loud distorted guitar opens the first rockin’ tune, “Fake Love.” With Mason Jones’ vocals and the rest of the boys — Dawson Tucker playing More...
Highbeams: Keep Meaning It
Highbeams Keep Meaning It (Blanket Fort) An acoustic guitar sweeping jingle jangle begins “You Can Leave Me,” the opener on the Highbeams’ Keep Meaning It. I like how this one quickly gets going into a smart More...
A Star Is Born Soundtrack
A Star is Born: Soundtrack Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Interscope Records) The wailing stomper “Black Eyes” opens the soundtrack and movie of the newest version of the A Star Is Born soundtrack. Sung and played More...
Steve Perry: Traces
Steve Perry Traces (Fantasy Records) Undeniably Steve Perry has one of most recognizable voices in popular music within the last five decades. The ex-Journey frontman returns to making music with his first album More...
Steve Perry: Traces
Steve Perry Traces (Fantasy Records) Undeniably Steve Perry has one of most recognizable voices in popular music within the last five decades. The ex-Journey frontman returns to making music with his first album More...
Cher: Dancing Queen
Cher Dancing Queen (Warner Bros) Hot on the heels of her appearance in the summer hit movie “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” Cher is covering ABBA on her 26th studio release, Dancing Queen. Nine songs other than More...
Lenny Kravitz: Raise Vibration
Lenny Kravitz Raise Vibration (BMG) On his 11th studio album, Raise Vibration we once again Lenny Kravitz smashing through with positive messages and a defiant stance in heavy rock and roll funk tunes. Opening More...
