It is indeed a pity that John Mayall passed away prior to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yet the fact of the matter is that
Given the range of endeavors Pat Metheny has pursued since beginning to work under his own name nearly a half-century ago, it’s noteworthy that his solo projects are among the
With the hindsight of a half-century, Neil Young’s On The Beach (released 7/19/74) stands on its own terms more forcefully than either of its two companion pieces in ‘The Ditch Trilogy.’ Whereas
A quick perusal of the track listings of two Freddie King releases from the Seventies on Cotillion Records (or this video) reaffirms why the man left his mark on subsequent
With over a half-century perspective on The Doors’ The Soft Parade, the group’s fourth studio album (released 7/18/69) sounds even more contrived than at the time of its release. And as successor
Available digitally as a 2LP gatefold and double CD, Al Di Meola’s Twentyfour is a veritable microcosm of the many solo albums he’s released since 1976’s Land of the Midnight Sun, issued during
An album titled I Am The Blues would sound like an overreach for any musician of the genre other than Willie Dixon. Apart from his own efforts, like the aforementioned sixth title
It is no coincidence then that, creatively and cosmetically, the now thirty-year-old Voodoo Lounge bears a marked resemblance to its prototype of 1989, Steel Wheels, as well as the Rolling Stones LP of
Paul Asbell has been a fixture of the Burlington, Vermont, music community for over a half-century now. From his early years playing blues on Chicago’s South Side–with Muddy Waters, John
By the time Rust Never Sleeps came out in 1979 (July 2nd), Neil Young had already mastered the art of composite long players, that is, complete albums with both studio and live sources, with varying
