One Track Mind: The Stooges’ James Williamson, “Open Up and Bleed” from Re-Licked (2014)
Add a blues belter, and this little-heard early-1970s Stooges demo is reborn.
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Nick DeRiso’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Rock, Roots and Prog): John Oates, Jack White, David Crosby, Joe Henry, GOASTT, California Breed
A career-defining three-EP set, a stirring comeback, another thrilling head scratcher.
Yes – Heaven and Earth (2014)
More often than not, Yes’ ‘Heaven and Earth’ amounts to prog for the easy-listening set.
Jeff Beck’s ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago,’ ‘People Get Ready,’ others: Gimme Five
On Beck’s birthday, we select five examples of his frisky genius.
The Beatles reunite! (Well, kind of): More Perfect Playlists
With Lennon and Harrison’s untimely passings, this is as close as we’ll ever get again.
‘He’s like our hidden weapon’: Neal Schon on the overlooked vocal talent of Journey’s Deen Castronovo
A Castronovo-sung single from Schon’s new solo album shot into the Top 5.
‘It was such a powerful day’: Nils Lofgren discusses his new box set’s major Neil Young find
Lofgren’s ‘Face the Music’ set includes 169 original songs from across his career.
Gimme Five: Stanley Clarke, Steve Gadd, Steve Lukather, Dave Mason + Brian Ray celebrate Paul McCartney
Collaborators from across his solo career talk about what McCartney has meant to them.
Eric Johnson – Europe Live (2014)
‘Europe Live’ illustrates what cutting Johnson loose adds to his studio efforts.
One Track Mind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “U Get Me High” (2014)
The Heartbreakers offer plenty of edge, but what stands out is what’s not there this time.
