Steve Morse on the Deep Purple smash he convinced Ian Gillan to sing: ‘Definitely needed to be there’
It’s become an free-form highlight of the band’s recent setlists.
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Ruthie Foster, “Singing the Blues” from ‘Promise of a Brand New Day’ (2014): One Track Mind
Ruthie Foster sets the stage for ‘Promise of a Brand New Day’ with a light-filled paean to the healing powers of song.
Steve Howe’s The Grand Scheme of Things underscored his wider impact on Yes: ‘I’m getting chills up my spine’
This dextrous, often overlooked project showcased Howe’s lyrical gift.
Gimme Five: Forgotten Kinks singles, including ‘Better Things,’ ‘Sleepwalker,’ ‘Wonderboy’
Time to recognize these as “klassics” in the Kinks songbook.
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake – Live from Manticore Hall (2014)
These two clearly aren’t finished, even if Emerson Lake and Palmer seems to be.
One Track Mind: Judith Owen, “Summer Breeze,” from In The Summertime (2014)
This song will always evoke a sense of late-season wistfulness.
Novox – Over The Honeymoon (2014)
‘Over The Honeymoon’ glows as much as it grooves.
‘This is something I could really get into’: Steve Cropper on the often-forgotten influence of bluesman Jimmy Reed
One key element kept him from following in Reed’s footsteps, though.
Gimme Five: Bruce Springsteen’s spiritual songs, including ‘My City of Ruins,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘We Are Alive,’ others
On the search for salvation, both in this world and the next.
Ginger Baker on Cream and his new band, Jazz Confusion: ‘What I’m doing now is far better’
“Cream,” Ginger Baker says dismissively, “was nearly 50 years ago.”
