Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Paradise” (2002)
I remember thinking that “Paradise,” written from the point of view of a suicide bomber, was simultaneously haunting and touching. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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Deep Cuts: Songs Where Toto Sounds Nothing Like Toto
Toto, despite achieving fame as a ballads act, has consistently pushed itself to new heights in the studio. You May Also Like: Toto, “Oh Why” from ‘Old Is New’ (2018): Toto Tuesdays Steve Porcaro goes inside Toto’s new music: ‘It was a Toto first’
One Track Mind: Ray LaMontagne, “Supernova” from Supernova (2014)
Somehow, Ray LaMontagne lost his mojo. A year went past after the release of his Grammy-winning God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise project. Then two. Then four. Other than the stand-alone track “Empty,” LaMontagne simply walked off the musical map. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Forgotten series: Gene Vincent – Am I That Easy To Forget? (1966)
Frequently compared to a scruffier version of Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent experienced a brief burst of commercial success in the late 50s with cool-cat rockers such as “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” “Race With The Devil, “Blue Jean Bop,” and “Crazy Legs.” You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in EnglandRead More
‘Is this really Queen without Freddie?’: Brian May defends tour with Adam Lambert
Brian May was careful, when talking about Adam Lambert’s initial North American tour with Queen, to say that the former Idol finalist is “never an imitator. He finds his own way with the songs.” You May Also Like: No related posts.
Something Else! sneak peek: Eric Reed, “Gallop’s Gallop” from The Adventurous Monk (2014)
Eric Reed, who rose to fame in the early 1990s with Wynton Marsalis, has discovered a well spring of inspiration in the music of Thelonious Monk, as “Gallop’s Gallop” heralds his third tribute album to the offbeat jazz genius. You May Also Like: Gregory Lewis, with Marc Ribot – OrganRead More
Steely Dan Sunday, “Do You Remember The Name” (2008)
<<< BACKWARD (“Selfish Gene”) ||| ONWARD (“Somebody’s Saturday Night”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** “Do You Remember The Name” is one is the few Becker solo songs where I wonder what it would sound like if Donald Fagen co-wrote the music and worked on the arrangements. You MayRead More
Paul McCartney’s Current Band has Outlasted the Beatles and Wings: ‘We Just Love Playing Together’
He was in the Beatles and Wings for roughly a decade a piece. But Paul McCartney has been collaborating with his current band for far longer.
Deep Cuts: The Faces’ ‘As Long As You Tell Him,’ ‘You’re So Rude,’ ‘Devotion,’ others
The legendary Faces group was comprised of the remnants of the Jeff Beck Group and the Small Faces, becoming one of the premier bands of the 1970s. Drunken shenanigans and fiery stage performances by Ian McLagan, Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane and Rod Stewart would come to epitomize theRead More
Tom Scholz wondered if he’d ever finish Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’: ‘It was hard to keep myself focused’
Boston’s ‘Life Love and Hope’ had a lengthy gestation period, even by this famously slow-moving band’s standards.
