Articles by: Nick DeRiso

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Lindsey Buckingham – One Man Show (2012)

Lindsey Buckingham, on a brilliant new live acoustic album, redefines what’s at stake in his own songs — helping us not just to hear them in a new way, but to feel them in the same new way. You May Also Like: How Lindsey Buckingham Balanced It All on theRead More

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Brian Eno – ‘Lux’ (2012)

Brian Eno returns to the long-form sense of suspended animation that made 1975’s ‘Discreet Music’ forefather to an ambient movement nobody knew was coming.

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Mayday Radio – Don Quixote (2012)

In an often numbingly disengaged world bereft of protest songs — from the left, right or center — Don Quixote is welcome, indeed. As Mayday Radio, singer-songwriter Jeff Ting pushes buttons, and boundaries, that have grown dusty from inattention. You May Also Like: Buggles’ ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ PredictedRead More

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Eric Clapton, playing the blues: Gimme Five

Eric Clapton has certainly done a lot to make us forget his roots in the blues tradition, starting with his turn toward psychedelia in Cream — just a couple of years after a celebrated stint with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers You May Also Like: How Eric Clapton’s ‘Me and Mr. Johnson’Read More

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Tony Kaye remembers Yes, Badger and Badfinger: Gimme Five

Tony Kaye joins us to talk about key moments from his time in Yes, Badger and Badfinger — including “Yours Is No Disgrace,” “Hold On” and “Starship Trooper,” among others. You May Also Like: Yes – ‘Talk: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition’ (2024)

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Tony Kaye, of Yes and Circa: Something Else! Interview

Yes has been a part of Tony Kaye’s life, off and on, since the late 1960s.

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Henry McCullough, guitarist with Paul McCartney and Joe Cocker, critical after heart attack

Henry McCullough, whose searing first-take guitar solo was the centerpoint of Paul McCartney and Wings’ charttopping “My Love,” is in critical condition after suffering a heart attack. Early reports courtesy of the BBC incorrectly reported that he had died. You May Also Like: Henry McCullough dies; played guitar with PaulRead More

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Songs Where Fleetwood Mac, Well, Sucked: Gimme Five

When it came to Fleetwood Mac, there was plenty of blame to go around. After all, more than dozen songwriters have moved through the band’s ranks.

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Glass Hammer – Perilous (2012)

Sure, there are Yes comparisons to be made here. Frontman Jon Davison is, in his highest range, a dead ringer for Jon Anderson — to the point that he’s been asked to take over as lead singer in Yes. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival (2012)

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival (2012)

Is it possible to achieve any new vistas with the oft-collected, endlessly repackaged hits of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival? This collection, quite unexpectedly, makes the case. You May Also Like: Tell It to the Judge – Cases of Misguided Muses: Odd Couples