review Archive
18 Jul 2025
Album Review: Robin Trower – For Earth Below 50th Anniversary Edition
Listeners who thrilled to Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale” may have fallen in love with the tune and its J.S. Bach-inspired melody. But that song represented the creatively […]
09 Jul 2025
Album Review: Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXI
A legendary Pink Floyd live performance finally gets a standalone release, with a striking new mix by Steven Wilson. Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXII was released May 2. Debuting in […]
27 Jun 2025
Album Review: Willie Buck & Bob Corritore – Oh Yeah!
Band leader, harmonica player and archivist Bob Corritore continues his highly regarded “From the Vaults” series of releases with Oh Yeah!, a collaboration with blues vocalist Willie Buck. Culled primarily […]
26 Jun 2025
Album Review: Tim Gartland – Right Amount of Funky
Nashville-based singer and harmonica player Tim Gartland has lived a lifetime in the blues. After witnessing Muddy Waters live onstage, the then-teenage Gartland knew the path he would follow. Subsequently […]
25 Jun 2025
Album Review: Mac Arnold — On a Mission
Necessity is the mother of invention; Mac Arnold arrived at that realization early in his career. When he was a mere teenager, the Upstate South Carolina native fashioned a guitar […]
20 Jun 2025
Album Review: Pete Ham – Acoustic
The cache of previously unheard Badfinger-related music seems to never end. And far from that being a complaint; it’s all greeted with appreciation here. But it’s still fascinating that more […]
19 Jun 2025
Album Review: Charles Mingus – In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts
A landmark musician and composer, Charles Mingus is among the most important artists in jazz, and in music overall. Yet those without deep knowledge of his work tend to place […]
18 Jun 2025
Album Review: Peter Holsapple – The Face of 68
I’m on record – at least I think I am – that for me, the greatest present-day lyricist is none other than Peter Holsapple. While he’s lent his considerable talents […]
17 Jun 2025
Hundred-(plus)-word Reviews for June 2025: Rock/Pop
I launched my hundred-word review format years ago as both a way to provide coverage to deserving music and as an exercise in concise writing. This go-round I stick to […]
13 Jun 2025
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2025: Jazz
More of my capsule reviews. Five great new jazz releases this time. Daggerboard & Erik Jekabson Orchestra – The Axes Volume II Daggerboard is one of the most fascinating jazz […]