One Track Mind: Jerry Garcia Band, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” from GarciaLive: Volume Four (2014)
Jerry Garcia’s take is simply enveloped in an atmosphere of absence.
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Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (R&B, Jazz and Blues): Paul Rodgers, Rebirth, Walter Trout, Brad Mehldau, Wilko Johnson + Roger Daltrey
Little other than a sense of soul holds this list together. That’s more than enough.
Exclusive advance stream: Marco Minnemann, “Soul Dance” from EEPS (2014)
You’ll never think of Marco Minnemann the same way again.
Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Reissues and Live): Toto, the Who, Roy Orbison, Stick Men, Jon Anderson, Mike Bloomfield
These 10 reissues and live sets provided us with important new perspectives.
One Track Mind: Roddy Frame, “Postcard” from Seven Dials (2014)
It’s been eight years since Aztec Camera’s Frame last released a solo disc.
Something Else! sneak peek: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Rock and Roll Time” from Rock and Roll Time (2014)
An enduringly ornery delight, the Killer still sounds as dangerous as ever.
One Track Mind: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “Open Up and Bleed” from Re-Licked (2014)
Add a blues belter, and this little-heard early-1970s Stooges demo is reborn.
Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Rock, Roots and Prog): John Oates, Jack White, David Crosby, Joe Henry, GOASTT, California Breed
A career-defining three-EP set, a stirring comeback, another thrilling head scratcher.
Yes – Heaven and Earth (2014)
More often than not, Yes’ ‘Heaven and Earth’ amounts to prog for the easy-listening set.
The Beatles reunite! (Well, kind of): More Perfect Playlists
With Lennon and Harrison’s untimely passings, this is as close as we’ll ever get again.
