Lloyd Cole – Standards (2014)
Lloyd Cole strikes a smart balance between what he once was, and what he’s become.
Archive for October, 2014
Branford Marsalis – In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral (2014)
Playing in one of this music’s holy places, Branford Marsalis gives himself, utterly, to the moment.
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.
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: Jackson Browne, “Shaky Town” from Running on Empty (1977): One Track Mind Miles Davis, Billie Holiday + Others: Top 10 Versions of ‘Darn ThatRead More
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.
