Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Nils Lofgren, Mountains was released on July 21, 2023. "The latest, Mountains, doesn't stray far from his musical patterns: loosely wound roots rock laced with the folk, blues and R&B traditions of the '60s. Lofgren is a product of his generation, and at 72 he's not throwing too many curves against those expectations. Old friends Young and Starr drop by, and so do David Crosby (who died in January) and jazz great Ron Carter, providing a backdrop for songs about political upheaval, love connections and another late rock 'n' roll icon, Charlie Watts." You can read the rest of the review here... For Barry... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Gov't Mule, Peace... Like A River was released on June 13, 2023. "...the album never gets lost in pointless pyrotechnics or overstays its welcome. The instrumental excursions are tightly-focused and serve the songs, covering everything from psychedelia and riff-driven blues rock to funk and soul with concise finesse. With Heavy Load Blues being my favorite album of 2021, my expectations for Peace…Like A River were quite high. To merely say that they have been met would be an understatement. Boasting sharp songwriting, tight arrangements, and stellar musicianship, Peace…Like A River is excellent and ranks among Gov’t Mule’s best works. Highly recommended." You can read the rest of the review here... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesMan57 1,270 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,145 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 That's some great snappy piano!!! Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Joanne Shaw Taylor, Nobody's Fool was released on October 28, 2022. "Nobody’s Fool is Joanne Shaw Taylor’s 10th album since 2009’s White Sugar. The album was produced by the team of Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith and is released digitally on October 28th on Keeping the Blues Alive Records. It will also be released in CD form in the UK in November and released worldwide on vinyl in December. Prior to the album’s debut, two singles from it were released. The first was “Fade Away” and the second was the title song “Nobody’s Fool.”" You can read the rest of the review here... I know this one is almost a year old, but I just discovered it, and when I heard this title track and the album's produced by Joe Bonamassa, on his label, and with him playing on Won't Get Fooled Again... Yeah, it just belongs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Mammoth WVH, Mammoth II (Wolfgang Van Halen) was released on August 4, 2023. "On his second album as Mammoth WVH, Wolfgang Van Halen once again goes the one-man-band route, writing and performing all the songs. Mammoth II doesn't move far from the basic outline of 2021's self-titled debut, checking off boxes in the starting-gun riffs, easily digestible lyrics and impassioned vocals categories. There's not a lot of originality here, but there isn't much to dislike either. As far as torch-carrying goes, Van Halen does the family name proud." You can read the rest of the review here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcl 3,123 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Dominic Miller - Clandestin, on thenew album Vagabond 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Dolly Parton, Rockstar was released on November 17, 2023. "Parton’s own songs are great and her voice is still strong and characterful, but it often doesn’t suit these rock covers aided by stars from Paul McCartney to Lizzo. Dolly Parton has done it all. She has asserted her primacy over the reactionary forces of Nashville’s music industry, sold 100m records, written umpteen classic songs, broken into Hollywood, opened her own amusement park and had a species of lichen, a Soviet battle tank and a cloned sheep named in her honour. It’s a delightful, fully deserved state of affairs, but it comes with a problem attached: what do you do next? Her 49th solo album attempts to answer this question. Rockstar came about when Parton was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She first declined to be inducted, saying she was a country artist, then reconsidered, announcing she would record a rock album to justify her inclusion." You can read the rest of the review here... For me, this album is a letdown. Don't get me wrong, Dolly Parton is an incredibly talented performer, whether it be singing, acting, or folksy humor. I just like her country albums much more, and I have to agree with the reviewer's first sentence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt 931 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Not necessarily new, they've been around a while......but new to me. I've been listening to this band a bit lately. I really like the "new old" sound these guys have... bluesy, raw. This is one of my favorite songs..... and the video is easy on the eyes, too :). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,519 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Timba MM, Outstanding was released on August 27, 2021. "Outstanding’ blends inspired Cuban music with a melange of jazz, samba, flamenco and world music of the Americas. Timba MM is a Montreal-based group of new generation Cuban-style musicians formed in 2012. The aim of ‘Timba MM’ (pronounced ‘Timba emmay emmay’) is to introduce music lovers to new Latin rhythms emerging in the current day that are not yet widely explored outside Cuba’s frontiers. " You can read the rest of the review here... I just discovered this one, and it plays very well with my Martin Logans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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