Post Tagged with: "Rock Music"

Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson + Others: Fred Phillips' Best of 2019

Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson + Others: Fred Phillips’ Best of 2019

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2019 list includes Gloryhammer, Tom Keifer, Soilwork, Sturgill Simpson, Wind Rose, Parkway Drive – yes, Parkway Drive – and others.

The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ and Prog Rock: Reprises & Recapitulations

Mike Tiano explores the wide-open spaces created for progressive rock inside the Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road.’

King Crimson, 'In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary' (2019)

King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019)

King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ was a product of a time when creating new styles with no boundaries was not only welcomed but expected.

A Christmas Realization: Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers

A Christmas Realization: Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers

It’s Christmas again, and time for reflections and reminiscences – this time about Bob Dylan, Woodstock and the Allman Brothers.

Toto, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from 'Through the Looking Glass' (2002): Toto Tuesdays

Toto, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from ‘Through the Looking Glass’ (2002): Toto Tuesdays

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” stands as the ultimate sign of respect for Toto leader Steve Lukather’s musical heroes in the Beatles.

Toto, ELP, Prince, Yes + Others: Preston Frazier's Best of 2019 Box Sets, Reissues and Live

Toto, ELP, Prince, Yes + Others: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 Box Sets, Reissues and Live

This Best of 2019 list includes both Yes and their former drummer Bill Bruford, and Toto and their former drummer Simon Phillips, among others.

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Tol-Puddle Martyrs – ‘Brainfade’ (2019)

Tol-Puddle Martyrs’ fine and interesting ‘Brainfade’ is commercial enough for the masses, but cool enough to march to its own cadence.

You Probably Never Heard Adam's Farm's 'Rock Music Machine,' and That's a Shame

You Probably Never Heard Adam’s Farm’s ‘Rock Music Machine,’ and That’s a Shame

Issued 25 years ago, ‘Rock Music Machine’ was the first of just three mid ’90s-era releases from Adam’s Farm.

Walter Becker, "Don't Let Us Go Down" (1991): Steely Dan Sunday

Walter Becker, “Don’t Let Us Go Down” (1991): Steely Dan Sunday

Walter Becker, the same guy who often came up with some cold putdown lines, wrote a dozen stanzas here full of aching poetry.

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Richard Turgeon, “Joelene” (2019): One Track Mind

Sticking fast to Richard Turgeon’s most recent recordings, “Joelene” rocks with continual strength and stamina.