I’ve always thought the best way to judge a rock music album is to hear the songs played live. Most bands, however, are hesitant to play a new record in its entirety, as some fans want to hear the established Top 40 hits and nothing more. Well, The Black Crowes haven’t really had a radio [...]
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Slice O Life is a two-CD set of Bruce Cockburn as solo artist performing material primarily from the 1980s to present, and the set list is the cream of that time period’s crop. Additionally, we get a backstage pass to three Cockburn sound checks, as Bruce warms up prior to the shows. 10 Highlights: 1. [...]
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Guitarist Frank Marino’s Mahogany Rush got two long-overdue reissues with BGO Records’ release and remasters of Mahogany Rush IV and World Anthem. This two-CD set doesn’t get much better – Marino and band mates bassist Paul Harwood and drummer Jim Ayoub all share musical space in these weighty mixes. Marino was in his early 20s [...]
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With recent news that Yorkshire, England’s, unintentionally incognito prog-rock ensemble, Parallel Or Ninety Degrees have reformed for live gigs and studio skullduggery, it’s appropriate that we examine their 2008 collection, A Can Of Worms. Released on the conveniently named Progrock Records, this double-CD serves as a compilation of highlights from PO90’s five studio albums with [...]
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