Kiss’ return-to-form Sonic Boom was anything but a guilty pleasure for me
Kiss’ ‘Sonic Boom,’ released on Oct. 6, 2009, was packed with hooks, anthemic choruses, and a lifetime supply of innuendo. What’s not to like?
Archive for October, 2015
The Them – Now And Them (1967): Forgotten Series
Not many people realize that the Them carried on after Van Morrison left for a solo career in 1966. We reach back into an overlooked period.
Elton John’s ambitious Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was as over the top as its singer
‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,’ released on Oct. 5, 1973, illustrates why – and how – Elton John became Elton John.
Noah Preminger – Pivot: Live at the 55 Bar (2015)
Noah Preminger’s own story is increasingly that about a tenor saxophonist of unquestioned talent with passion and an appetite for risk taking. All of those things are on display on ‘Pivot: Live at the 55 Bar’.
GTR, “Roundabout” from GTR: Deluxe Edition (2015): One Track Mind
An expanded reissue of GTR’s self-titled 1986 debut finds Steve Hackett and Steve Howe making the surprising choice to take on a Yes classic.
Electric Light Orchestra took their Beatles fixation up a notch on 1977’s ‘Out of the Blue’
Let’s look past the easy Fab Four comparisons with Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. Blue Sky,” released Oct. 3, 1977 as part of ‘Out of the Blue.’
Keith Richards, “Take It So Hard” from Talk Is Cheap (1988): One Track Mind
‘Talk Is Cheap,’ released by the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards on Oct. 3, 1988, was an island of rock and roll grit in a sea of shallow glitter.
With Reggatta de Blanc, the Police kept it simple on the way to stardom
Guitarist Andy Summers joins us to discuss the Police’s breakthrough album ‘Reggatta de Blanc,’ released on Oct. 2, 1979.
Genesis, “Home by the Sea / Second Home by the Sea” from Genesis (1983): One Track Mind
Released on Oct. 3, 1983 as part of their self-titled album, this represents one of the last rickety bridges between Genesis’ two eras.
