Archive for July 28th, 2013

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Something Else! sneak peek: Will Lee with Billy Gibbons and Allen Toussaint, “Get Out Of My Life Woman” (2013)

If you’re an album sleeve credits reader like I am, then you know session superstar bassist Will Lee very well. You May Also Like: Lucas Lee – ‘Lowered Expectations’ (2018) Inside Billy Joel’s ‘My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’ How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)

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Buddy Guy – Rhythm and Blues (2013)

For all of the big-name guests here, Rhythm and Blues still crackles with the most energy when Buddy Guy stands alone at the mic. Luckily, his forthcoming RCA project is a double album — so there’s plenty of both. You May Also Like: Guy Davis – ‘Be Ready When IRead More

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‘We often struggled to play the music we had written’: Steve Hackett returns to Genesis era on a mission

To a degree, Steve Hackett has returned to the music he made in the 1970s with Genesis so that he can write a few musical wrongs. After all, he has learned much in the ensuing years about his instrument. You May Also Like: Steve Hackett, “In the Skeleton Gallery” fromRead More

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Crash Coffin – Crash Coffin (1974; 2013 reissue)

Possessing a name that suggests a doom metal or hardcore punk-rock band, Crash Coffin is actually a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born Neil Coffin, the Ohio based artist began playing rock and roll back in the ’50s You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Car Crash” (2019): One Track Mind BobRead More

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‘I have a bet going, actually’: No, David Coverdale won’t be following you back on Twitter

You may have noticed, despite the crowd following David Coverdale on Twitter, that the legendary frontman of Deep Purple and Whitesnake actually follows no one else. There’s a reason for that. You May Also Like: The Dead Daisies – ‘Make Some Noise’ (2016) Deep Purple – InFinite (2017) Why DeepRead More

Steely Dan Sunday, “Two Against Nature” (2000)

Steely Dan Sunday, “Two Against Nature” (2000)

Keith Carlock was under the impression he would never be used as a Steely Dan drummer again. Of course, the rest is history.

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‘You never knew what somebody was going to do’: Greg Lake on King Crimson’s improvisational start

King Crimson’s genre-creating 1969 debut In the Court of the Crimson King didn’t include a single song shorter than 6 minutes. The band’s 1970 follow up ended with an 11-minute song suite. You May Also Like: Greg Lake (1947-2016): How His Childhood Song ‘Lucky Man’ Got That Crazy Moog SoloRead More

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Jackson Taylor and the Sinners – ‘Crazy Again’ (2013)

For some reason, Jackson Taylor seems to fly under the radar on the underground country scene.

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‘I knew we were going to be back together’: Van Halen’s David Lee Roth remembers his solo-career detour

Van Halen has been one big happy family over the past few years, as David Lee Roth returned for the well-received Different Kind of Truth album and tour. It wasn’t always that way, of course. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again)Read More