Ray Wilson had the bad luck to follow Phil Collins in Genesis, producing a lone studio effort in 1997 that remains their last.

Sounding more like the Eagles than anything so raw and rootsy as Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty’s new song “Mystic Highway” offers a country-rocking groove to go with a dreamily optimistic lyric. You May Also Like: Staple Singers, “Jesus is All” from Freedom Highway Complete (2015): One Track Mind JohnRead More

Too often, Queen has become the sum of its over-stated parts — the operatic singer, the layered vocals, the anthematic balladry. What’s lost is the group’s ability to unleash round house after round house of knuckle-sandwich heavy rock. You May Also Like: Queen, “Spread Your Wings” from News of theRead More

Even as bassist Billy Talbot prepares for a round of European shows with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, he’s issuing a new studio album with his own band. On the Road to Spearfish is due today from Vapor Records. You May Also Like: How Neil Young’s Complex, Hypnotic ‘Greendale’ RevivedRead More

Bob James and David Sanborn’s ‘Quartette Humaine’ offers a brand-new vision, shared and single-mindedly swinging.

With the sad anniversary of Ronnie James Dio’s death some three years ago comes an opportunity to return to a muscular concert offering that finds him near the peak of his solo powers. You May Also Like: Dio’s Often-Forgotten ‘Magica’ Recalled Early Ronnie James Dio Triumphs Heart – ‘Live atRead More

Even as Steven Wilson focuses more determinedly on his solo career, Blackfield — his concurrent, more pop-focused project with Aviv Geffen — continues forward. You May Also Like: Blackfield – Blackfield V (2017) Brian Wilson, “Runaway Dancer” from No Pier Pressure (2015): One Track Mind

It’s much easier, nearly four decades later, to separate the music from the moment when it comes to Paul McCartney’s ‘Wings Over America.’

Arriving in a period in which Yes wasn’t doing studio work, and including contributions from no less than five musicians with ties to the band, the comparisons for Circa came early and often. A new reissue from Cleopatra underscores the differences. You May Also Like: Billy Sherwood + Tony KayeRead More

What a complex experience this is, modern poetry set in the back seat of a roaring rock ‘n’ roll muscle car. The effect, as Cavalcade unfolds, is at first very visceral and then deeply illuminating. You May Also Like: The Stone Foxes, “Cold Like a Killer” from Twelve Spells (2015):Read More