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.
Archive for June, 2013
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: No related posts.
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: No related posts.
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: Michael Coleman + Ben Goldberg – Practitioner (2018)
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Pony Boy” (1992)
I never understood the vitriol folks have lobbed at this song. Showing up quite often on fan lists of Springsteen’s worst songs (the idea of a fan making a list of the an artist’s “worst” songs being a topic for another day) You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More
Books: Photograph, by Ringo Starr (2013)
Imagine looking through old photos with a family member, with that person reminiscing about people, places, and events with each turn of the album page. Now imagine Ringo Starr in place of that family member You May Also Like: Harry Benson – ‘Paul’ (2022): Books Ringo Starr and His AllRead More
