Steve Cropper almost lost the Blues Brothers gig to Robben Ford: ‘I said – No, you won’t!’
Could there have been a different guitarist in that legendary band?
Something Else!
Allman Brothers Band – ‘The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings’ (2014)
Something bigger than the music was happening with the Allman Brothers Band – certainly something bigger, I’d guess, than they could explain.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “I Gotta Right” from Re-Licked (2014)
Iggy Pop is elsewhere. Yet this Stooges remake detonates with real force anyway.
Wil Blades – Field Notes (2014)
Every song finds a different way to soothe, groove and satisfy the soul. Blades and his badassed organ trio never seem to run out of ideas.
Odd Couples: The Doors’ “The End” vs. Buick MacKane’s “The End”
Same title, sure. But these songs simply couldn’t be any different.
On Second Thought: Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks, Volume 2 (2012)
A classic representation of everything that made a 1974 Dead show so special.
Herman’s Hermits – Their Greatest Hits (2014): Reissue
Led by teen heartthrob Peter Noone, Herman’s Hermits’ sweet and snappy songs thoroughly matched their family-friendly image.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Gullywater” aka “Funky Driver” (1975, unreleased)
Another cut with great promise, only to be shelved along with so many other ‘Katy Lied’ session nuggets. Perhaps not a Top 5 tune lay in the heart of this beast, but a heart that was very much ALIVE.
One Track Mind: Johnny Butler, “Macaroni Dip” (2014)
Earlier this year, outlier saxophonist Johnny Butler made an EP titled Raise It Up, pulling most everything from the pantry and throwing it into a logic board-laden blender. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Mud Morganfield + Kim Wilson – For Pops [A Tribute to Muddy Waters] (2014)
The late Muddy Waters is in the blood, soul and heart of Mud Morganfield.
