review Archive
13 Nov 2025
Album Review: David Gilmour – The Luck and Strange Concerts
Following on from my review of Roger Waters’ latest… David Gilmour and Roger Waters differ in many ways. One quality both men share is their non-prolific nature. Since closing the […]
12 Nov 2025
Album Review: Roger Waters – This is Not a Drill – Live from Prague
To simplify matters greatly – and at the inevitable risk of ironing over some important exceptions – it’s fair to say that when it came to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters […]
11 Nov 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Adrian Younge
Adrian Younge is truly a musical renaissance man for the 21st century. As prolific as he is creative, Young continues to turn out new material of the highest quality with […]
07 Nov 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Anton Barbeau
Today I take a quick look at not one but two new albums from the prolific Anton Barbeau, both released on the fine Think Like a Key label… Glitch Wizard […]
06 Nov 2025
Album Review: Rick Wakeman — The Official Broadcast Collection
The casual progressive rock fan – if such a creature doth exist, m’lord – likely thinks only of the A&M era when considering the solo output of keyboard virtuoso and […]
31 Oct 2025
Album Review: Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford – Jump Blues Live 1972
The heyday of jump blues had long since come and gone by 1972; the style enjoyed its moment in the time between the big band era and the birth of […]
29 Oct 2025
Album Review: Kent Burnside – Hill Country Blood
Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, guitarist Kent Burnside is the eldest grandson of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside. Schooled in the blues by his grandfather, Kent’s formal start in the music […]
28 Oct 2025
Album Review: Gina Coleman – Unequivocally Blue
On her own, leading a succession of groups and in recent year fronting the Misty Blues Band, Gina Coleman has paid her dues and earned accolades while doing so. A […]
27 Oct 2025
Album Review: John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker’s recording career began in 1948 with the release of his landmark (and r&b #1) single “Boogie Chillen.” Though intended as a demo recording, the side was wildly […]
24 Oct 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera (later simply Velvet Opera) is one of countless British acts that didn’t break through in the U.S. Based on their debut, they deserved much better. Two […]