AC/DC, “Play Ball” from Rock or Bust (2014): One Track Mind
AC/DC returns missing a key member, but none of its familiar sound.
Archive for October, 2014
Jimi Hendrix struck up an unlikely friendship with Steve Cropper: ‘He turned me on’
Jimi Hendrix and Steve Cropper would, on the surface, seem to have little in common. A memorable meeting at Stax showed otherwise.
Anthony Pirog Trio – Palo Colorado Dream (2014)
A record that’s equally capable of enchanting you and pummeling you with many shades of aura in between, ‘Palo Colorado Dream’ catapults Anthony Pirog into the corps of elite experimental guitarists.
Annie Lennox, “Summertime” from Nostalgia (2014): One Track Mind
This is the kind of richly textured, reminiscent version of “Summertime” required as the first cool fingers of fall close around you. You May Also Like: Mickey Newbury, “Summertime” (1993): One Track Mind Kevin Eubanks + Stanley Jordan, “Lights” from Duets (2015): One Track Mind
John Lennon – Walls and Bridges (1974): On Second Thought
John Lennon’s 40-year-old ‘Walls and Bridges’ is long overdue for a critical reevaluation.
Eric Johnson + Mike Stern, “Benny Man’s Blues” from Eclectic (2014): One Track Mind
“Benny Man’s Blues” lives up to the outsized, genre-bending expectations surrounding a studio pairing of Eric Johnson and Mike Stern.
Brian Charette – Good Tipper (2014)
Brian Charette can’t help putting a refreshingly different spin on things with this delightful, covers-heavy organ trio record.
Aw, it’s you: On 35 years of torture from Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”
Rupert Holmes’ ‘Partners in Crime’ album – home to the simply inescapable “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” – was released on October 5, 1979.
Antoine Fafard – Ad Perpetuum (2014)
Antoine Fafard’s ‘Ad Perpetuum’ is a wonderfully diverse piece of jazz-fusion art.
Mostly Other People Do The Killing – Blue (2014)
If you like ‘Kind of Blue,’ then you…uhh…will like ‘Blue’.
