Archive for February, 2015

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Revolution Saints – Revolution Saints (2015)

If the Revolution Saints’ sound is familiar, there’s a reason. This is a trio of arena rock’s most talented players — and they live up to that legacy here.

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The Monkees were split, and sparked, by creative differences: ‘It’s part of the equation’

Comparing their relationship to that of brothers, Micky Dolenz says the Monkees would inevitably fight — but for all the right reasons.

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The Church, “Vanishing Man” from Further/Deeper (2015): One Track Mind

The Church let their muses guide them through a furious period of creativity, as ‘Further/Deeper’ was created over just eight days in 2013.

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Daniel Rosenboom – Astral Transference and Seven Dreams (2015)

Restless trumpeter, composer, poet, bandleader and record label entrepreneur Daniel Rosenboom sets up a multitude of challenges for this ambitious pair of projects and meets every one of them head-on.

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The Replacements collapsed in a heap of success with Don’t Tell A Soul

With ‘Don’t Tell A Soul,’ released on Feb. 1, 1989, the Replacements tried to move on from fashioning art out of chaos. Instead, they imploded.

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The Bobby Fuller Four – KRLA King of the Wheels (1965): Forgotten Series

Though now closely associated with Bobby Fuller’s tragic end, ‘KRLA King of the Wheels’ bottled all the strength and excitement this band briefly possessed.

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Ex-producer Mark Hudson still piles praise on Ringo Starr: ‘He plays the song’

Mark Hudson produced five Ringo Starr studio albums over a 10-year period beginning with 1998, and he says he learned something every time.

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The J. Geils Band, “One Last Kiss” from House Party Live In Germany (2015): One Track Mind

In the run up to the J. Geils Band’s early-1980s-era hitmaking period, they still possessed the bluesy party-band grit of their earliest days.

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Santana will complete new reunion album this spring: ‘Like putting on a pair of old jeans’

Initial work on the loose, improvisational ‘Santana IV’ was followed by a series of solo projects for Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie.