When Deep Purple released Now What?! earlier this year, it represented more for frontman Ian Gillan than the group’s first new music in eight years. It was a shot in the arm for the franchise. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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What is a well-known Beatles track like “Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” doing in a column called “Deep Beatles”? After all, their cover has appeared on official releases three times: Beatles for Sale, Live at the BBC, and Anthology 1. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Beginning with a moment of stark introspection, “What Is Wrong With Me” at first boasts none of the swirling flourishes that so often surround a Dave Stewart production You May Also Like: How Dave Grohl Surprised Everybody With That Paul McCartney Collaboration Mike Kuhl, Dave Ballou, John Dierker + LukeRead More
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Interesting, very interesting. James LaBrie has never really shied away from doing something that’s outside the progressive metal framework of Dream Theater on his solo albums You May Also Like: Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here? (2017)
In yet another guest-packed project, the Billy Sherwood-produced Steve Miller tribute Fly Like an Eagle finds a special resonance with the inclusion of more final music from Peter Banks. You May Also Like: Todd Rundgren, Billy Sherwood + Others – ‘A Tribute to Keith Emerson and Greg Lake’ (2020)
Stationed in Oakland, California, Felsen plays the kind of music that’s easy to groove to as well as to kick back to and absorb the poetic content. You May Also Like: Bobby Kimball – We’re Not in Kansas Anymore (2017) How Talk Talk’s Brilliant ‘Laughing Stock’ Set the Stage forRead More
John Waite’s scorching ‘Live: All Access’ gave us a chance to talk about past successes – from the Babys and Bad English to his newest studio effort.
When the Monkees initially began recording, sessions musicians filled in for the neophyte Micky Dolenz at the drums. When he decided to learn to play himself, things became even more difficult. It wasn’t just living up to a standard set by the legends who’d performed on the earlier Monkees records,Read More
