Johnny Winter – Step Back (2014)
A stirring comeback just before fate closed its hand around a legend’s heart.
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Queen – Live at the Rainbow ’74 (2014)
Edgy and raw, as bracing as any live Queen performance ever released.
One Track Mind: Gary Clark Jr., “If Trouble Was Money” from Live (2014)
Albert Collins’ words, so filled with regret and devastated acceptance, still ring true.
One Track Mind: Jesse Winchester, “All That We Have Is Now” (2014)
A ringing reminder of his ability to inspire, in good times and those decidedly worse.
One Track Mind: Elvis Costello, “Married to My Hack” from The New Basement Tapes (2014)
A nasty little put down, this track better matches performer and lyric.
Mavis Staples + North Mississippi All-Stars, “I’ve Been Buked” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”
Robert Plant – Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar (2014)
Plant’s new album gives no quarter to his oldest fans’ built-in expectations.
One Track Mind: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Little Queenie” from Rock and Roll Time (2014)
Members of the Rolling Stones join Lewis for a raucous Chuck Berry cover.
Danny Seraphine on ’25 or 6 to 4,’ ‘Full Circle,’ ‘Hard Habit to Break’ + Others: Gimme Five
Danny Seraphine looks back on a career that started and continues with CTA.
Randy Bachman – Vinyl Tap Tour: Every Song Tells a Story (2014)
This conversational concert recording makes the case for an often-ignored legacy.
