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Chicago, "Prima Donna" from 'Chicago 17' (1984): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Prima Donna” from ‘Chicago 17’ (1984): Saturdays in the Park

Did erstwhile Chicago singer Peter Cetera once have a secret ambition to be a movie star? He wrote and recorded two songs on this theme in the early ’80s, including this one.

Cheer-Accident - 'Chicago XX' (2020)

Cheer-Accident – ‘Chicago XX’ (2020)

Just being eccentric doesn’t make one creative, but Cheer-Accident continues to find ways to be a lot of both twenty albums in. Here’s hoping for another twenty albums by this band.

Nigel Dick, Toto Video Director: Something Else! Interview

Nigel Dick, Toto Video Director: Something Else! Interview

Nigel Dick joins us to discuss his lengthy history with Toto, including his favorite music video – and one that was overshadowed by tragedy.

Bad Company - 'Desolation Angels' (1979; 2020 reissue)

Bad Company – ‘Desolation Angels’ (1979; 2020 reissue)

There was still a market for the kind of solid playing and production being made by Bad Company, even amid the rise of punk and new wave.

Jon Dawson - 'Misophonia' (2020)

Jon Dawson – ‘Misophonia’ (2020)

Jon Dawson of Third of Never and Electric Forgiveness fame has crafted a solo album that’s quite different from the rocking power pop he is known for.

Yes, "Can You Imagine" from 'Magnification' (2001): YESterdays

Yes, “Can You Imagine” from ‘Magnification’ (2001): YESterdays

Hard to imagine what Jimmy Page could have added to Yes’ “Can You Imagine.” It works so well in this setting.

Al Stewart, Don Dixon, Carla Olson, Peter Case + Others - 'For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks' (2020)

Al Stewart, Don Dixon, Carla Olson, Peter Case + Others – ‘For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks’ (2020)

John Wicks would be touched by the care these talented artists put into keeping his music and spirit alive.

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Pat Metheny – ‘From This Place’ (2020)

Broadly speaking, ‘From This Place’ is the classic Pat Metheny plot updated with new twists; that is still miles better than what the vast majority of artists are capable of today – jazz or not.

Chicago, "Please Hold On" from 'Chicago 17' (1984): Saturdays in the Park

Chicago, “Please Hold On” from ‘Chicago 17’ (1984): Saturdays in the Park

Am I the only one who thinks that the deletion of the first bridge from “Please Hold On” on the reissues of 1984’s ‘Chicago 17’ is criminal!?

Matthew Shipp + Nate Wooley - 'What If?' (2019)

Matthew Shipp + Nate Wooley – ‘What If?’ (2019)

Two original voices on piano and trumpet combine for a third, unified original voice, as Matthew Shipp and Nate Wooley find a telepathic communion.