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Guapo – History Of The Visitation (2013)

When listening to instrumental rock groups like Guapo, I realize how broad is that term “instrumental rock” because it can connote prog rock, art rock, fusion jazz, post-rock, experimental rock, kraut rock and avant-garde. You May Also Like: Thinking Plague – Hoping Against Hope (2017)

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Kyle Eastwood – The View From Here (2013)

The Paris-based American jazz bassist with a Hollywood pedigree is at a comfortable spot in his mid-forties, having settled into the unity, continuity and comfort of making records with a working band. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “One Step Up” (1987)

It wasn’t too many years after the release of Tunnel Of Love that I went through some of the same emotions on display during “One Step Up.” Things were just plain busted. Neither of us were happy in our own skin. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More

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‘Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective’ (2013)

‘Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective’ hurtles along with the same restless, furiously creative impetus as its subject.

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Glenn Hughes – Live in Wolverhampton: Official Bootleg (2013)

No, Black Country Communion wasn’t Glenn Hughes’ first uber-talented amalgam. For that, you’ll have to go back to the early 1970s, and Trapeze — a band whose music leaps to life in this newly released double live set. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Otis Redding: Lonely and Blue: The Deepest Soul (2013)

A meditation on the most wrenching, soul-deep cries for love from the master of such things, Lonely and Blue illuminates Otis Redding’s way with a lyric in a manner that straight-forward greatest hits packages never have. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Frans Krassenburg of the Golden Earrings: Something Else! Interview

Frans Krassenburg of the Golden Earrings: Something Else! Interview

Best known for later hits like “Radar Love” and “Twilight Zone,” the Golden Earrings began as a pop band led by Frans Krassenburg, dropping the “s” in 1969.

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Forgotten series: The Hullaballoos – England’s Newest Singing Sensations; On Hulabaloo (2000)

The Hullaballoos had everything going for them. Great songs, charisma, bleached blonde hair and smiles wider than an elephant’s waistline. They also came from the United Kingdom, which back then, was an instant ticket to success. You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966): ForgottenRead More

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Steely Dan Sunday, “My Waterloo” (1994)

<<< BACKWARD (“Girlfriend”) ||| ONWARD (“This Moody Bastard”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Somewhere in the distant future we’ll finally reach Walter Becker’s Circus Money in this series, but today brings us to a song that, looking back, is an advance taste to that 2008 release. You MayRead More

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You’re doing it wrong: Why do so many jazz educators teach us to think first — and listen second?

It’s why many musicians today lack their own unique and innovative sound.