Reut Regev’s R*Time – ‘exploRing the vibe’ (2013)
Reut Regev’s ‘exploRing the vibe’ is a record that truly lives up to the title, as each song has a vibe.
Archive for June, 2013
Emerson Lake and Palmer’s “Endless Enigma,” “Take a Pebble” + Others: Deep Cuts
For a trio whose biggest single barely scratched the Top 40, Emerson Lake and Palmer still came to be associated with several key moments. Let’s go deeper.
Amon Amarth – ‘Deceiver of the Gods’ (2013)
To not like Amon Amarth is to not like heavy metal? I wish I’d written that, because I wholeheartedly concur.
Almost Hits: The Cars, “Since You’re Gone” (1981)
This is, even more so than the title track hit from 1981’s Shake It Up, the exact midpoint between the harder-edged new wave of the Cars’ classic 1978 debut and the sleek MTV smash Heartbeat City still to come. You May Also Like: China Crisis, “Tragedy & Mystery” from WorkingRead More
New Prog Collective features more final recordings from Yes’ Peter Banks: ‘Special meaning, now and forever’
Billy Sherwood, fresh off a stint in the reconstituted Alan Parsons Project, has completed work on Epilogue — the second Prog Collective effort. Parsons will be featured on this new album, as well as several current and former members of Yes. You May Also Like: The Prog Collective – ‘WorldsRead More
John Scofield – Überjam Deux (2013)
Überjam was the most contemporary music John Scofield had made in a richly varied, artistically meaningful and just plain enjoyable career in jazz over these last forty years; only fellow guitarist Pat Metheny can point to a more impressive body of work over that time. You May Also Like: JohnRead More
Steve Earle – The Warner Bros. Years (2013)
This set represents an often-overlooked period, and one of intense experimentation, for Steve Earle — who couldn’t have been further removed (personally or professionally) from his earliest triumphs You May Also Like: Jackson Browne, “Shaky Town” from Running on Empty (1977): One Track Mind Leonard Cohen, Always Wise Beyond HisRead More
Queensryche – Queensryche (2013)
Round Two of the Queensryche wars arrives on June 25, 2013 with the eponymous new release from the Todd La Torre-fronted version. As expected, this lineup dips back into the history of the band You May Also Like: Why Queensryche’s ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ is Still One of the Best Concept AlbumsRead More
Cavity Fang – Urban Problems (2013)
Cavity Fang sprung from the fertile mind of keyboardist and composer Michael Coleman. You May Also Like: Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith] – ‘(Congratulations to You)’ (2020) Vector Families – For Those About to Jazz/Rock, We Salute You (2017) Gorilla Mask – ‘Brain Drain’ (2019)
