Released today in 1983 amid a surge of New Wave, Bryan Adams’ third album proved there will always be an audience for real music recorded by real people.

Cobbling together something new from things old is not a Jeff Parker invention. But his unique take on this approach makes ‘Suite For Max Brown’ so much more accessible.

Chicago’s “Hard Habit to Break” was the promise of great things yet to come, but unfortunately that was never fully realized.

By the end of La Tonya Hall’s ‘Say Yes,’ I realized I’d listened to something wholly original yet totally satisfying.

Marillion’s ‘With Friends From the Orchestra’ is the sound of a band still bravely sticking out from the mainstream music scene.

Simon and Garfunkel were at the very top of their game when ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ arrived 50 years ago this month.

It’s too bad Yes has never played this song in concert. “Spirit of Survival” works on every level.

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 Rock and R&B includes Black Pumas, Alexis Evans, Ben Levin, Grupo Fantasma, Monkey House, Isaiah Sharkey, Frederico7 and others.

Here’s a tantalizing suggestion of what Walter Becker’s debut might’ve sounded like if he made ’11 Tracks of Whack’ more like ‘The Nightfly’ instead of ‘Plastic Ono Band.’

Ruby Turner’s voice has the ability to lift, charge emotionally and occasionally drop the listener into a void, longing for more.