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.
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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.
‘You just want to get the job done’: Graham Nash talks frankly about Crosby Stills Nash and Young’s squabbles
David Crosby wasn’t the only one who derailed this group over the years.
George Harrison, “Dark Horse [early take]” from The Apple Years (2014): One Track Mind
This early take on “Dark Horse” is part of an exciting group of previously unheard moments featured in the ‘George Harrison: The Apple Years 1968-75’ box.
‘That’s where we differed’: Jim McCarty explains why Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck left the Yardbirds
Legend says Clapton split over “For Your Love.” But there was more to it.
Willow Willow – Listening To Music (2014)
‘Listening to Music,’ from Jessica Vohs and Miranda Zeiger’s Willow Willow, makes you remember why you enjoy music in the first place.
One Track Mind: David Lee Roth, “Tobacco Road” from Eat ‘Em and Smile (1986)
It’s corny and completely over the top, but that’s what I want from Dave.
Thank You Scientist – Maps of Non-Existent Places (2012; 2014 reissue)
Thank You Scientist more than deserves a second audition; don’t miss out this time.
One Track Mind: Dennis DeYoung, “Lorelei” from Music of Styx: Live in Los Angeles (2014)
Unbent by the years, DeYoung reclaims one of his best early Styx songs.
