Paul McCartney – McCartney; McCartney II (1970/1980; 2011 reissue)
These two Paul McCartney albums show a willingness to strip down what had become a varnished sound. But they haven’t aged in the same way.
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Best wishes for ailing E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons
by Mark Saleski The news reports have been (necessarily) very sketchy at this point. All we know is that Clarence Clemons has suffered a stroke. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ Patti Scialfa Once Again Showed She Could Stand onRead More
Black Country Communion – ‘Black Country Communion 2’ (2011)
Black Country Communion may not invented any new formulas but they are executing the old ones closer to perfection than anyone else.
Steely Dan Sunday, “The Boston Rag” (1973)
There aren’t a whole lot of lyrics to this Steely Dan song, but I’ve never been quite able to decipher them. No one else seems to be too sure what they mean, either.
Steve Earle – Jerusalem (2002)
I know what I like, but you won’t find me setting any rules. This is as close to a “philosophy of music” as you’re going to get out of me. That idea has been the driving force behind most of the stuff I write about, especially when there’s “musical evangelism”Read More
Something Else! sneak peek: Black Country Communion 2 (2011)
On Tuesday, the hard-rock supergroup Black Country Communion’s 2 drops, and you best believe it’s gonna get the SER Lowdown You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock
Trey Gunn – Untune The Sky (2004)
by Tom Johnson Newly free of King Crimson in 2004, some wondered just what it was that Warr guitarist Trey Gunn would be doing. A great short answer came in the form of Untune the Sky You May Also Like: No related posts.
The Who – ‘Live at Leeds’ (1970): Half Notes
Oh, did I mention that the Who’s ‘Live at Leeds’ is extremely LOUD?
Half Notes: The Decemberists – The Crane Wife (2006)
by Tom Johnson I really wondered what the move to Capitol Records would do to the Decemberists. Would they turn in something less than stellar, as happened with Death Cab For Cutie on their major label debut, Plans? Or would they stick to their guns and thrive with a biggerRead More
Ozzy Osbourne – Blizzard of Ozz / Diary of a Madman (1980/81; 2011 reissue)
One of the more contentious issues in Ozzy Osbourne’s career may have finally been laid to rest with the release of a pair of reissues on Sony Legacy — Diary of a Madman and Blizzard of Ozz. You May Also Like: Why You Should Count ‘No Rest for the Wicked’Read More
