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Heroso – Enjoy This (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGtl-_qW1sQ&w=500&h=305] Blending elements of arena rock, prog and metal, Heroso confounds expectations in the very best of ways. The album opener, called “Act 1,” begins as a tensile, mainstream rocker, marked by a searching riff courtesy of Brian Rohr You May Also Like: Charlie Parker – Unheard Bird (2016)

Readers' Top 10 for 2012: The Beatles, Toto's Steve Lukather, Bob Dylan, Rush, The Monkees, Donald Fagen

Readers’ Top 10 for 2012: The Beatles, Toto’s Steve Lukather, Bob Dylan, Rush, The Monkees, Donald Fagen

In 2012, readers flocked to a boisterous discussion on those times when the Beatles didn’t exactly impress. You May Also Like: Part of Neil Young’s Creative Process Was Ignoring Bob Dylan

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Simon Sullivan – Groovin’ (2012)

You might be tempted to peg Simon Sullivan, a Canadian singer-songwriter and harp player, as a bluesman. And there’s plenty of that to be found here. In the end, though, that would be selling the genre-busting Groovin’ short. You May Also Like: The Young Rascals – Groovin’ (1967): On SecondRead More

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‘Not a weak spot on it’: Danny Seraphine’s California Transit Authority returns, this time (yes!) with horns

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK1C_yIglFA&w=500&h=305] California Transit Authority, which boasts a throwback sound to leader Danny Seraphine’s co-founding stint in Chicago, didn’t feature horns at first. But all of that is about to change with its forthcoming new studio effort. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Dean and Ewbank – Blues Say Goodbye (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk10No6YZcA&w=500&h=305] The source material here speaks to the essential versatility of these two Georgia-based music industry vets. Blues Say Goodbye includes two blues tracks, a quartet of jazz standards, three smartly reworked rock songs and two originals. You May Also Like: Richard Turgeon, “Goodbye to Summer” (2020): One TrackRead More

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2012

Best of the Best: The Official™ Something Else! Top 10 for 2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvpoiiBW9bc&w=500&h=305] We’ve each already had our say, individually. Said our piece. Then came time to meet over the remnants of the egg nog and hammer out a consensus — before we go over the disc-al cliff into 2013. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Anthony Phillips, Genesis co-founder: Something Else! Interview

Anthony Phillips, Genesis co-founder: Something Else! Interview

Anthony Phillips discusses the ‘Private Parts and Pieces’ series, the beginnings of his old band Genesis, and whether he has ever considered a reunion.

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Simon Townshend – Looking Out Looking In (2012)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mambstsOPG4&w=500&h=305] Might as well get the Who stuff out of the way; Yes, he’s Pete Townshend’s baby brother. Has appeared on Who albums from Tommy to Endless Wire, and on tours with the band, Pete and frontman Roger Daltrey. But there’s more to Simon Townshend. You May Also Like:Read More

Deep Cuts: Post-1970s Yes, including 'Machine Messiah,' 'State of Play,' 'New State of Mind,' others

Deep Cuts: Post-1970s Yes, including ‘Machine Messiah,’ ‘State of Play,’ ‘New State of Mind,’ others

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQsmlwOYo7w&w=500&h=305] Anyone can recite, bass line and verse, their favorite moments from Yes’ seminal 1972 release Close to the Edge. Everybody knows about the mountains coming out of the sky, and how they stood there, too. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Nick DeRiso’s Top Albums for 2012: Indie Bands

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6TEcqDkTS0&w=500&h=305] This list is necessarily all over the map. Heck, in a lot of respects, there’s no map at all. You’ll find it in tatters down on the passenger-side floorboard. Delving into unsigned bands is like that. You May Also Like: David Sancious: The Albums That Shaped My CareerRead More