Archives - Part 1

POP/ROCK MUSIC REVIEWS

• A., Johnny -- Sometime Tuesday Morning (1999)
• Adams, Ryan -- Ashes & Fire (2011)
• Alexander, Arthur -- Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter (1993 & 2007)
• Allman Brothers Band, The -- Hittin' The Note (2003)
• America -- America (1971)
• America -- Here & Now (2007)
• Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm, Gene Taylor Band, The -- The Return Of The Formerly Brothers (1989)
• Atkins, Nicole -- Goodnight Rhonda Lee (2017)
• Atlanta Rhythm Section -- Quinella (1981)
• Auerbach, Dan -- Waiting On A Song (2017)
• Avett Brothers, The -- I and Love and You (2009)
• Avett Brothers, The -- The Carpenter (2012)
• Badfinger -- Straight Up (1971)
• Baez, Joan -- Diamonds & Rust (1975)
• Baseball Project, The -- Volume 2: High and Inside (2011)
• Bacon Brothers, The -- Live: No Food Jokes Tour (2003)
• Back Door Slam -- Roll Away (2007)
• Basics, The -- Bitter/Sweet (2003)
• Basics, The -- Private Drive (2006)
• Basics, The -- Rockin' Town (2011)
• Basics, The -- Tommy's Place (2013)
• Beach Boys, The -- Pet Sounds (1966)
• Beach Boys, The -- Sunflower (1970)
• Beach Boys, The -- The Beach Boys (1985)
• Beach Boys, The -- That's Why God Made The Radio (2012)
• Beach Boys, The -- Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour (2013)
• Beatles, The -- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
• Beatles, The -- Acoustic Masterpieces: The Esher Sessions (Unreleased)
• Beatles, The -- Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999)
• Beatles, The -- Let It Be...Naked (2003)
• Beatles, The -- An Album By Album Analysis of the Beatles Catalog: Beatlemania, Part 1
• Beatles, The -- An Album By Album Analysis of the Beatles Catalog: Beatlemania, Part 2
• Beatles, The -- An Album By Album Analysis of the Beatles Catalog: Part 3, The Psychedelic Era
• Beatles, The -- The Beatles (1968)
• Beatles, The -- An Album By Album Analysis of the Beatles Catalog: Part 5, The End
• Betts, Richard -- Highway Call (1974)
• Big Star -- Big Star Story (2003)
• Birch, Diane -- Bible Belt (2009)
• Bitter, Kimmi -- Old School (2024)
• Black Horse Motel -- Red Summer Spirit (2013)
• Black Keys, The -- Turn Blue (2014)
• Blind Faith -- Blind Faith (1969)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears -- Child Is Father To The Man (1968)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears -- Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears -- Sail Away: Live In Stockholm 1973 (2010)
• Blood, Sweat & Tears -- What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears (2023)
• Bobby Fuller Four, The -- I Fought The Law: The Best of The Bobby Fuller Four (2004)
• Booker T. & The MGs -- McLemore Avenue (1970)
• Booker T. & The MGs -- The Very Best of Booker T. & The MGs (1994) 
• Boston -- Boston  (1976)
• Boston Boys, The -- Keep You Satisfied (2013)
• Bradley, Muireann -- I Kept These Old Blues (2023)
• Bremner, Billy -- Bash! (1984 & 2001)
• Brian Setzer Orchestra, The -- Vavoom! (2000)
• Brian Setzer Orchestra, The -- Wolfgang's Big Night Out (2007)
• Bright, Teresa -- Tropic Rhapsody (2008)
• British Sea Power - Open Season (2005)
• Brinsley Schwarz -- What Is So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding (2001)
• Brinsley Schwarz -- Thinking Back: The Anthology 1971 - 1975 (2023)
• Browne, Jackson -- Running On Empty (1977)
• Browne, Jackson -- Hold Out (1980)
• Burn, J -- Burnt Blue (2015)
• Byrds, The -- Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
• CPR -- CPR (1998)
• Cale, J. J. -- The Definitive Collection (1997) 
• California Transit Authority -- Full Circle (2007)
• California Transit Authority -- Sacred Ground (2013)
• Carlile, Brandi -- The Story (2007)
• Carlile, Brandi -- Give Up The Ghost (2009)
• Carlile, Brandi -- Bear Creek (2012)
• Carlile, Brandi -- The Firewatcher's Daughter (2015)
• Carmen, Eric -- The Best of Eric Carmen (1988)
• Carpenter, Mary Chapin -- C'mon C'mon (1992)
• Cash, Rosanne -- The List (2009)
• Cassidy, Eva -- Songbird (1998)
• Cat Empire, The -- Two Shoes (2005)
• Cat Empire, The -- So Many Nights (2008)
• Cat Empire, The -- Cinema (2010)
• Chapin, Harry -- Greatest Stories Live (1976)
• Charles, Ray -- Genius Loves Company (2004)
• Chicago -- An Album By Album Analysis Of The Terry Kath Era (1969 - 1977)
• Chicago -- Live at Carnegie Hall (1971)
• Chicago -- Hot Streets (1978)
• Chicago -- Chicago 16 (1982)
• Chicago -- Night & Day: Big Band (1995)
• Chicago -- X X X (2006)
• Chicago -- Stone Of Sisyphus (Unreleased)
• Chicago -- Stone Of Sisyphus (XXXII) (2008)
• Chicago -- XXXVI: Now (2014)
• Chicago -- VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do) (2018)
• Clapton, Eric -- Me and Mr. Johnson (2004)
• Cody, Phil -- Mad Dog Sessions (2002)
• Cole, Natalie -- Unforgettable With Love (1991)
• Costello, Elvis and Roots, The -- Wise Up Ghost And Other Songs (2013)
• Cotton Mather -- Cotton is King (1994)
• Cream -- Goodbye (1969)
• Cream -- Royal Albert Hall: London, May 2-3-4-5, 2005 (2005)
• Croce, Jim -- The Definitive Croce (1998)
• Crosby, Stills, & Nash -- CSN (1977)
• Cruz, John -- Acoustic Soul (1996)
• Currie, Justin -- What Is Love For (2007)
• D'Amato, Anthony -- The Shipwreck From The Shore (2014)
• Dada -- Puzzle (1992)
• Davenport, David -- Nine (2010)
• Dawes -- Stories Don't End (2013)
• Desert Hollow -- Thirsty (2021)
• Dilley, Joël -- Wall In The Desert (2020)
• Dion -- New York Is My Home (2016)
• Dire Straits -- On Every Street (1991)
• di Stasio, Diane -- Vox Eterna (2009)
• Doerge, Craig -- Craig Doerge (1973)
• Doley, Clayton -- Bayou Billabong (2015)
• Dr. Dog -- The NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions (2013)
• Dylan, Jakob -- Seeing Things (2008)
• Dynamics, The -- First Landing (1969 - LP) (2007 - CD) UPDATED
• Eagles -- Long Road Out Of Eden (2007)
• Edgehill Avenue -- Rambler (2009)
• Edgehill Avenue -- Off The Edge: Live At The Highlands Festival (2010)
• Edgehill Aveue -- Just Out Of Sight (2011)
• Edwards, Kathleen -- Failer (2003)
• Edwards, Jonathan -- Jonathan Edwards (1971)
• Ekko, Mikky -- Strange Fruit (2009)
• Electric Beauty -- Electric Beauty (2022)
• Explorer's Club, The -- Grand Hotel (2012)
• Fanny -- Fanny Hill (1972)
• Fastball -- All The Pain Money Can Buy (1998)
• Fogelberg, Dan -- High Country Snows (1985)
• Fogerty, John -- Revival (2007)
• Forbert, Steve -- Any Old Time (Songs of Jimmie Rodgers) (2002)
• Foster, Jonathan -- Lantern Shade (2021)
• Foster, Jonathan -- Roadside Attraction (2023)
• Francis, Loren -- I've Been Down Before (2010)
• Funky Kings -- Funky Kings (1976)
• Gilmore, Jimmie Dale -- One Endless Night (2000)
• Gin Blossoms -- No Chocolate Cake (2010)
• Gospel Whiskey Runners, The -- Hold On (2011)
• Grace Potter and The Nocturnals -- Nothing But The Water (2006)
• Grateful Dead, The -- American Beauty (1970)
• Green, Peter -- In the Skies (1970)
• Grip Weeds, The -- Strange Change Machine (2010)
• Guy, Buddy -- Damn Right, I've Got The Blues (1991)
• Hacienda Brothers -- What's Wrong With Right (2006)
• Hall & Oates -- Whole Oats (1972)
• Hall & Oates -- Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
• Hall & Oates -- Do It For Love (2003)
• Hardwicke Circus -- Fly The Flag (2023)
• Harrison, George -- Brainwashed (2002)
• Harrison, Sterling -- South Of The Snooty Fox (2007)
• Haslam, Annie -- Annie Haslam (1989)
• Help Yourself -- Beware the Shadow (1972)
• Hendrix, Jimi -- Nine to the Universe (1980)
• Highwomen, The -- The Highwomen (2019)
• Hillman, Chris and Pedersen, Herb -- Way Out West (2002)  
• Hodgson, Will -- Southpaw (1996)
• Hollis Brown -- Ozone Park (2019)
• Hooters, The -- Time Stand Still (2008)
• Hunter, James -- People Gonna Talk (2006)
• Hyland, Chris -- And Where Have You Been? (2004)
• Iguanas, The -- Nuevo Boogaloo (1994)
• Iguanas, The -- Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart (2003)
• Iha, James -- Let It Come Down (1998)
• Iron Butterfly -- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
• Isbell, Jason & The 400 Unit -- The Nashville Sound (2017)
• James, Etta -- The Right Time (1992)
• Jeff Healey Band, The -- Hell To Pay (1999)
• Jefferson Airplane -- The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane (1970) 
• J. Geils Band, The -- Full House (1972)
• James Gang -- Rides Again (1970)
• Jamestown Revival -- Utah (2014)
• Jayhawks, The -- Smile (2000)
• Jenkins, Kevin -- 'Til the Story's Told (2015)
• Jewell, Eilen -- Sundown Over Ghost Town (2015)
• Jewell, Eilen -- Down Hearted Blues (2017)
• Joel, Billy -- Streetlife Serenade (1974)
• Joel, Billy -- An Innocent Man (1983)
• Joel, Billy -- Collected Additional Masters (2011)
• Joplin, Janice -- Pearl (1971)
• Johnson, Josephine -- Double High Five (2021)
• Kamp, Ted Russell -- Solitaire (2021)
• Kamp, Ted Russell -- California Son (2024)
• Kenzie, Phil -- A Night With The Cat (2015)
• King, Michael Weston -- The Struggle (2022)
• Knopfler, Mark -- Local Hero (1983)
• Kooper, Al -- Black Coffee (2005)
• Lafave, Jimmy -- Cimarron Manifesto (2007)
• Lafave, Jimmy -- Depending On The Distance (2012)
• Lafave, Jimmy-- Peace Town (2018)
• Lamm, Robert -- Subtlety & Passion (2003)
• Lamm, Robert -- Leap of Faith: Live In New Zealand (2005)
• Lamm, Robert -- The Bossa Project (2008)
• Lavin, Christine -- Future Fossils (1985)
• Lee, Beth -- Waiting On You Tonight (2021)
• Lennon, John -- Plastic Ono Band (1970)
• Levinson, Justin -- Predetermined Fate (2009)
• Lightfoot, Gordon -- Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
• Lincoln, Craig -- Cats & Dogs (2010)
• Little, Sharon -- Perfect Time For A Breakdown (2008)
• Lone Bellow, The -- The Lone Bellow (2013)
• Lone Bellow, The -- Then Came The Morning (2015)
• Lone Bellow, The -- For What It's Worth (2018)
• Lore Dogs, The -- The Lore Dogs (2020)
• Los Lobos -- The Town And The City (2006)
• Los Lobos -- Native Sons (2021)
• Los Lonely Boys -- Live At Blue Cat Blues (2006)
• Los Lonely Boys -- Live At The Fillmore (2005)
• Los Lonely Boys -- Sacred (2006)
• Los Lonely Boys -- Forgiven (2008)
• Los Lonely Boys -- 1969 (2009)
• Lynne, Shelby -- I Am Shelby Lynne (2000)
• Lynne, Shelby -- Suit Yourself (2005)
• Lynne, Shelby -- Just A Little Lovin' (2008)
• Lynne, Shelby -- Tears, Lies,and Alibis (2010)
• Lynne, Shelby -- Thanks (2013)
• Malo, Raul / Flynn, Pat / Ickes, Rob / Pomeroy, Dave -- The Nashville Acoustic Sessions (2004)
• Malone, J. D. and the Experts -- Even Sunbeams (2022)
• Makers, The -- The Devil's Nine Questions (1994)
• Mamas & The Papas, The -- People Like Us (1971)   
• Martinez, Rob -- Maybe Miss America (2020)
• Martyn, John -- One World (2005)
• Matchbox Twenty -- Mad Season (2000)
• Matthews, Wendy -- Lily (1992)
• Mavericks, The -- Mono (2015)
• Mayer, John -- Try! (2005)
• Mayall, John -- The Turning Point (1969)
• Mayall, John -- Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)
• McCartney, Paul -- Run Devil Run (1999)
• McCartney, Paul -- Memory Almost Full (2007)
• McCartney, Paul -- Good Evening New York City (2009)
• McCartney, Paul -- Kisses on the Bottom (2012)
• McGuinn, Roger -- Treasures From The Folk Den (2001)
• McPherson, J. D. -- Signs & Signifiers (2012)
• McRae, Hilary -- Through These Walls (2008)
• Medicine Bluff -- Medicine Bluff (2010)
• Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, The -- Blue Again (2008)
• Midon, Raul -- State of Mind (2005)
• Mike Jacoby Electric Trio, The -- The Long Haul (2023)
• Mom's Apple Pie -- Mom's Apple Pie #2 (1973)
• Moorer, Allison -- Getting Somewhere (2006)
• Morlix, Gurf -- Cut 'N Shoot (2004)
• Mother Truckers, The -- Something Worth Dying For (2002)
• Mother Truckers, The -- Broke Not Broken (2007)
• Mother Truckers, The -- Let's All Go To Bed (2008)
• Moyet, Alison -- Voice (2004)
• Moyet, Alison -- Voice (2004)  (Updated)
• Mumford & Sons -- Babel (2012)
• My Darling Clementine -- Country Darkness (2020)
• Nelson, Willie -- Live At Billy Bob's Texas (2004)
• Nilsson -- All Time Greatest Hits (1989) 
• Nine Times Blue -- Falling Slowly (2012)
• Nine Times Blue -- Matter of Time (2014)
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The -- More Great Dirt: The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Volume II (1989)
• Oates, John -- 1000 Miles Of Life (2008)
• Olson, Mark -- The Salvation Blues (2007)
• Orbison, Roy -- The Last Concert (2010)
• Osborne, Joan -- How Sweet It Is (2002)
• Osborne, Joan -- Breakfast In Bed (2007)
• Outlaws, The -- Outlaws (1975)
• Parsons, Gram -- Grievous Angel (1974)
• Parton, Dolly / Ronstadt, Linda / Harris, Emmylou -- Trio (1987)
• Pellnat, Chris -- Rain (2020)
• Pellnat, Chris -- Go (2022)
• Penn, Dan and Oldham, Spooner -- Moments From This Theatre (1998) 
• Phillips, Charlie -- What It Is (2012)
• Phillips, Zach -- The Wine of Youth (2020)
• Phillips, Zach -- Goddaughters (2022)
• Poco -- The Forgotten Trail (1969 -1974) (1990)
• Poco -- One Night In Nashville (2022)
• Posies, The -- Blood/Candy (2010)
• Pretenders, The -- Learning to Crawl (1984)
• Prine, John -- John Prine (1971)
• Prine, John -- The Tree Of Forgiveness (2018)
• Puss N Boots -- No Fools, No Fun (2014)
• Red Button, The -- She's About To Cross My Mind (2007)
• Research Turtles -- Research Turtles (2009)
• Research Turtles -- Mankiller, Part 1 of 2 (2011)
• Revelations, The -- The Cost Of Living (2014)  
• Richey, Kim -- Glimmer (1999)
• Richey, Kim -- Chinese Boxes (2007)
• Richey, Kim -- Wreck Your Wheels (2010)
• Rielly, D. B. -- Love Potions and Snake Oil (2009)
• Rielly, D. B. -- Cross My Heart + Hope To Die (2013)
• Rielly, D. B. -- Live From Long Island City (2017)
• Rielly, D. B. -- Live From Chester (2018)
• Rolling Stones, The -- Blue & Lonesome (2016)
• Rolling Stones, The -- Living In A Ghost Town (2020)
• Rosie & The Riveters -- Ms. Behave (2018)
• Royal Hounds, The -- A Whole Lot of Nothin' (2021)
• Rucker, Darius -- Learn To Live (2008)
• Rosas, Cesar -- Soul Disguise (1999)
• Sabrina & Craig -- One Home....One Heart (2010)
• Sahm, Doug -- SDQ '98 (1998)
• Sahm, Doug -- Live From Austin, TX (2007)
• Santana -- Abraxas (1970)
• Savage, Bambi Lee -- Berlin Nashville Express (2019)
• Sea Wolf -- Leaves In The River (2007)
• Sea Wolf -- White Water, White Bloom (2009)
• Seatrain -- Seatrain (1970)
• Scaggs, Boz -- Memphis (2013)
• Schwartz, Lucy -- Life In Letters (2010)
• Schwarz, Brinsley -- Tangled (2021)
• Scott, Hilary -- Don't Call Me Angel (2018)
• Sheppard, Andrew -- Steady Your Aim (2018)
• She & Him -- Volume One (2008)
• She & Him -- Volume Two (2010)
• Shiflett, Dave and Firends -- From The First Time (2011)
• Shimabukuro, Jake -- Nashville Sessions (2016)
• Shins, The -- Wincing The Night Away (2007)
• Shocked, Michelle -- Short Sharp Shocked (1988)
• Shocked, Michelle -- Kind Hearted Woman (1996)
• Shocked, Michelle -- Threesome (2005)
• Shocked, Michelle -- Soul Of My Soul (2009)
• Simon and Garfunkel -- Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
• Sons Of Champlin -- Hip Li'l Dreams (2005)
• Sopwith Camel -- Sopwith Camel (1967)
• Springsteen, Bruce -- Only The Strong Survive (2022) 
• Starr, Ringo -- Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo (2007)
• Steely Dan -- Gaucho (1980)
• Steve Howe Trio, The -- New Frontier (2019)
• Stewart, Rod -- Every Picture Tells A Story (1971)
• Stansberry, Matt and The Romance -- Let's Brighten It Up (2012)
• Stills & Collins -- Everybody Knows (2017)
• Sweet, Matthew and Hoffs, Susanna -- Under The Covers, Volume 1 (2006)
• Swift, Emma -- Blonde On The Tracks (2020)   
• Taylor, James -- Covers (2008)
• Taylor, Lewis -- The Lost Album (2007)
• Taylor, Monica -- Trains, Rivers & Trails (2022)
• Temptations, The -- The Best Of The Temptations (1995)
• Thorn, Paul -- Mission  Temple Fireworks Stand (2002)
• Thorn, Paul -- Are You With Me? (2004)
• Tipsy In Chelsea -- Tipsy In Chelsea (2012)
• Traffic -- John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)
• Trigger Hippy -- Trigger Hippy (2014)
• Trout Fishing In America -- Safe House (2022)
• Van West, Jenny -- Happiness To Burn (2018)
• Vanderhorst, Derek -- Wildflower (2022)
• Vaughn, Ben -- Rambler 65 (1997)
• Vaughn, Ben -- Vaughn Sings Vaughn: Volumes 1, 2 & 3 (2005 -2007)
• Vaughn, Ben -- Desert Trailer Sessions (2014)
• Vitamin String Quartet -- VSQ Performs The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (2005)
• Waits, Tom and Gayle, Crystal -- One From The Heart (1982) 
• Wakeman, Rick -- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)
• Waller Jr., Robert Rex -- See The Big Man Cry (2023)
• Waters, Ben -- Boogie For Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart (2011)
• Webber, Andrew Lloyd and Rice, Tim -- Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
• Whiteley Brothers, The -- Taking Our Time (2001)
• Whitfield, Barrence & The Savages -- Plus 10 More For The Pot (1984 & 2010)
• Wild Feathers, The -- The Wild Feathers (2013)
• Williams, Lucinda -- West (2007)
• Wilson, Brian -- Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
• Wilson, Brian -- At My Piano (2021)
• Wilson, Dennis -- Pacific Ocean Blue (1977- LP) (2008- CD)
• Wolf, Peter -- Midnight Souvenirs (2010)
• Wonder, Stevie -- Where I'm Coming From (1971)
• Wonder, Stevie -- Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
• Wonder, Stevie -- A Time 2 Love (2005)
• Wood Brothers, The -- Ways Not To Lose (2006)
• Woozy Viper -- Woozy Viper (2009)
• Woozy Viper -- Rock & Roll (2010)
• Yes -- The Yes Album (1971)
• Yes -- Close to the Edge (1972)
• Young, Neil -- Prairie Wind (2005)
• Youngblood, Mary -- Beneath The Raven Moon (2006)
• Various Artists -- Heartworn Highways (2006)
• Various Artists -- A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)
• Various Artists -- Thelma & Louise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1991)
• Various Artists -- The Legendary Story of Sun Records (2002)
• Various Artists -- Live at The World Café, Volumes 1 to 33
• Various Artists -- La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016)
• Various Artists -- Exile On Blues Street (2003)
• Various Artists -- The First Hot 100 Of The 60s (2016)
• Various Artists -- Baseball's Greatest Hits (1989)
• 143, The -- Life In The Time Of Robots & Aliens (2023)