Alan Simon, “You Are the Sunshine” from Excalibur IV (2017): One Track Mind
This has been a great year for progressive rock releases, but overlooking Alan Simon’s ‘Excalibur IV: The Dark Age of the Dragon’ verges on criminal.
This has been a great year for progressive rock releases, but overlooking Alan Simon’s ‘Excalibur IV: The Dark Age of the Dragon’ verges on criminal.
David Crosby seems almost naked without his guitar, yet still shines brightly on yet another stellar Joni Mitchell cover song.
Mixing elegance with volume and power, “Questions 67 & 68” shines a light on vintage Chicago in the best possible way.
Part of the joy attached to the new reissue of China Crisis’ 1985 album ‘Flaunt the Imperfection’ is the inclusion of so much bonus material.
Right at the time southeastern Texas was beset by a major hurricane in late summer of 2017, the Wood Brothers recorded a song that perfectly captures that catastrophic time in their signature folksy manner.
The initial single from Toto’s upcoming retrospective set ’40 Trips Around the Sun’ has a hint of familiarity, and that’s not too surprising.
A neat piece of history, the first single from the Stalk-Forrest Group offers insights into the early days of Blue Oyster Cult.
Tim Kuhl’s new single “The Neon Design” begins tamely and ends a little ferociously.
Chicago’s “Wake Up Sunshine” possesses a sound and subject matter as bright and shiny as its title implies.
China Crisis’ ‘Working with Fire and Steel’ has been expanded with two bonus discs that are equally as enchanting as the original release.