Queen’s Roger Taylor – Best (2014)
You’re left with a broader perspective on what Taylor contributed to Queen.
Something Else!
As Time Goes By, Why Don’t the Fundamental Things Apply?
Mike Tiano laments our sad inattention to the legacy of performers past.
Steve Cropper made one of his biggest career decisions in the bathroom: ‘Man, you can’t do that’
Inspiration, it seems, hits artists at the strangest times.
George Harrison, “The Inner Light (alt. take)” from The Apple Years (2014): One Track Mind
There are new insights for Beatles fans in ‘The Apple Years’ set, too.
Ivo Perelman + Karl Berger – Reverie (2014)
25 years in, Perelman shows no sign of slowing down or running out of ideas.
One Track Mind: Cat Stevens, “Dying to Live” from Tell ‘Em I’m Gone (2014)
Both the singer and the song are revitalized here.
Robert Levon Been and the Call – A Tribute to Michael Been (2014)
It was an unexpected gift, I’m sure, for them – and for us.
Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue (2014)
Joe Bonamassa’s new batch of songs points up the fact that the blues does come in so many different shades. And all of it is good.
One Track Mind: Robert Wyatt, “Shipbuilding” from Different Every Time (2014)
A moment of artistry that’s so complete it became definitive.
Big Star – #1 Record and Radio City (2014)
As brilliant as Alex Chilton no doubt was, there’s more to Big Star.
