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Rossington: Take It On Faith

Rossington Take It On Faith (Loud & Proud Records) You may know him from playing the famous opening slide guitar on “Freebird” or as the only remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. You might also know Gary Rossington as one-half of the band Rossington, making killer rock-country music with his wife Dale. Their new release, Take It On Faith, More...

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By Ralph Greco On Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
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Countless Thousands: You’re Goddamn Right

Countless Thousands You’re Goddamn Right (self-released) Opening with the kinetic, acoustic punk of “The Asskickers’ Union,” it is obvious that L.A.’s Countless Thousands are having a great time bleating More...

By Jonathan Zuckerman On Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
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A Tribe Called Quest: We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service

A Tribe Called Quest We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service (EPIC RECORDS GROUP) If you were born when A Tribe Called Quest released their previous album, The Love Movement, you’d be about as old now More...

By Ralph Greco On Monday, December 19th, 2016
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Charity Ekeke: She

Charity Ekeke She (Unity Gain Inc.) Charity Ekeke’s She is a powerful statement from a female singer/songwriter with a unique vocal delivery. Opening with the spunky, upbeat guitar and percussion sway of “If More...

By Ralph Greco On Friday, December 16th, 2016
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Fallen Asunder: Fallen Asunder

Fallen Asunder Fallen Asunder (self-released) Ryan Batturs and Josh Weaver are Fallen Asunder, and they certainly can rock hard and heavy. Their new album is pretty much balls-to-the-wall kinetic guitar playing More...

By Ralph Greco On Thursday, December 15th, 2016
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Van Morrison: Keep Me Singing

Van Morrison Keep Me Singing (Caroline International) Legend Van Morrison has just released his 36th studio album, Keep Me Singing. Solid songwriting, strings rising up and around Morrison’s still-expressive More...

By Ralph Greco On Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
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Gert Taberner: Fallen EP

Gert Taberner Fallen EP (self-released) New York folk rock/pop artist Gert Taberner’s new EP Fallen mines some soft singer-songwriter acoustic veins. He mans the acoustic guitar mainly to offer up his collection, More...

By Ralph Greco On Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
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Felix Devotion: Feminine Being

Felix Devotion Feminine Being (self-released) A layered snippet of vocal “ohh’s” into a shunking drum machine beat opens Felix Devotion’s new album, Feminine Being. This first tune has an Adam Ant/Dream More...

By Ralph Greco On Friday, December 9th, 2016
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Pink Floyd: The Early Years 1965 – 1972

Pink Floyd The Early Year 1965 – 1972 (Pink Floyd Records) Pink Floyd’s The Early Years 1965 – 1972 features a sprawling bunch of music. Tunes range from the band’s Syd Barrett years, with their classic More...

By Ralph Greco On Thursday, December 8th, 2016
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Saint Blasphemer: Simon Templar

Saint Blasphemer Simon Templar (self-released) A high-end timbre on the vocals (actually all of this album is a rather treble-y production overall), snapping back beat, and droning guitar drive move “Nullify,” More...