Pink Floyd, “Louder Than Words” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
We review the elegiac, deeply moving “Louder Than Words,” as Pink Floyd finally puts to rest old arguments.
Articles by: Nick DeRiso
Irvin Mayfield, “O Tannenbaum / O Christmas Tree,” (2014): One Track Mind
Irvin Mayfield’s effervescent Christmas redo will shake your stockings off the mantel.
Lloyd Cole – Standards (2014)
Lloyd Cole strikes a smart balance between what he once was, and what he’s become.
Branford Marsalis – In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral (2014)
Playing in one of this music’s holy places, Branford Marsalis gives himself, utterly, to the moment.
Annie Lennox, “Summertime” from Nostalgia (2014): One Track Mind
This is the kind of richly textured, reminiscent version of “Summertime” required as the first cool fingers of fall close around you. You May Also Like: Mickey Newbury, “Summertime” (1993): One Track Mind
John Lennon – Walls and Bridges (1974): On Second Thought
John Lennon’s 40-year-old ‘Walls and Bridges’ is long overdue for a critical reevaluation.
Eric Johnson + Mike Stern, “Benny Man’s Blues” from Eclectic (2014): One Track Mind
“Benny Man’s Blues” lives up to the outsized, genre-bending expectations surrounding a studio pairing of Eric Johnson and Mike Stern.
Aw, it’s you: On 35 years of torture from Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”
Rupert Holmes’ ‘Partners in Crime’ album – home to the simply inescapable “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” – was released on October 5, 1979.
Ernie Watts Quartet – A Simple Truth (2014)
Ernie Watts and a band he’s worked with for more than a decade journey through a 24-hour cycle in sound.
Journey’s first Top 20 hit was released 35 years ago: ‘Very influenced by the great Sam Cooke’
Issued in September 1979, Journey’s first-ever Top 20 hit found Steve Perry playing a surprising role.
