New albums by the Who and Kinks? Maybe they should quit while they’re ahead
After all, it could come out differently than what we’d expect or want.
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One Track Mind: Elton John, “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” from Million Dollar Piano (2014)
This arrives looking like every bad thing that sends you back to the old records.
‘How do I handle this?’: Alan White struggled with a key moment on Yes’ Heaven and Earth
In a twist, Yes’ drummer co-wrote perhaps the new album’s biggest ballad.
‘I have these new songs coming’: Resurgent David Crosby is already thinking about next album
David Crosby’s latest went to No. 36, his highest individual finish since 1971.
One Track Mind: ZZ Top, “Chartreuse” from Live at Montreux (2014)
They sound utterly reinvigorated on this stomping new live release.
Haitian Rail – Solarists (2014)
‘Solarists’ immediately establishes Haitian Rail as a fearsome battery of inscrutable, noise with terrific give-and-take. And trombonist Dan Blacksberg’s presence assures that they hold up the jazz part of the experimental metal-jazz equation, losing none of their ferocity along the way.
Julie Slick + Marco Machera – Fourth Dementia (2014)
They’ve created an album that’s both emotionally open, and a wonder of intricate control.
One Track Mind: Roger Gomez, “Mondays Guide” from Behind Cloud Nine (2014)
Threaded with a hip-hugging hook, this song packs a wallop.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Stand by the Seawall” (1977, unreleased)
A crystalline peak behind the scenes of Steely Dan’s studio gigs.
‘Great training for rock and roll’: Had Nick Mason not co-founded Pink Floyd, he might have done this
Nick Mason has been the only constant through Pink Floyd’s many incarnations.
