Chicago, “No Tell Lover” from ‘Hot Streets’ (1978): Saturdays in the Park
“No Tell Lover” isn’t the deepest song in the world, but it’s a very enjoyable track from an uneven Chicago album.
Archive for January, 2019
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘YRU Still Here?’ (2018)
Marc Ribot and his merry little band of jazz misfits are back extending the middle finger to anything or anybody that catches their ire.
Adam Hopkins – ‘Crickets’ (2018)
Adam Hopkins is one of the few talents with the vision to make jazz directed at the current and future generations, not the past ones.
Herbie Hancock’s ‘Fat Albert Rotunda’ Hinted at Mainstream Successes to Come
Fifty years ago, Herbie Hancock paused to have a little cartoon-related fun. And when Herbie is having fun, his listeners usually are, too.
Judas Priest, Dead Daisies, Amorphis + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2018 (Hard Rock / Metal)
This best of 2018 list for hard rock and metal is capped by one mammoth record that made the whole year worth it.
Other Barry (George Colligan, Enzo Irace, Micah Hummel) – ‘Escape Route’ (2018)
A direct outgrowth of George Colligan’s work as an educator, Other Barry sounds like a bunch of PhD professors of funky rock-jazz.
U2, “New Year’s Day” from ‘War’ (1983): One Track Mind
Dozens of winters later, as “the world in white gets underway,” U2’s message on “New Year’s Day” is still worth exploring.
Steve Kuhn Trio – ‘To and From the Heart’ (2018)
Steve Kuhn just doing his regular jazz trio thing with Joey Baron and Steve Swallow – as they do on ‘To and From the Heart’ – is always exceptionally good.
Yes, “Foot Prints” from ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ (1997): YESterdays
The fact that Yes’ ‘Keys to Ascension 2’ wasn’t a hit is more due to the changing music environment that the material.
