Friday, October 25, 2019

Archive Review: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966/2001)

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It’s hard to believe by listening to the sort of watered-down pap that Eric Clapton has cranked out the past few years, but at one time t...

Archive Review: Killing Joke's Pandemonium (1994)

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Arguably one of the most influential bands of the past twenty years, London ’ s Killing Joke is nonetheless the most obscure bunch of mus...
Friday, October 18, 2019

Archive Review: Mississippi Fred McDowell's The Best of Mississippi Fred McDowell (2001)

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Like most rock fans, I came to know the legendary Mississippi Fred McDowell through the Rolling Stones’ version of his “You Gotta Move” a...

Archive Review: Peter Townshend's The Definitive Collection (2007)

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As the guiding force behind rock legends the Who, guitarist/songwriter Peter Townshend ’s induction to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame wa...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Free Music: Lee Scratch Perry's Here Come The Warm Dreads (2019)

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Sometimes the press release says it all: “Here Come The Warm Dreads” is a meeting of legendary musical innovators as dub pioneer Lee...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Archive Review: Meshuggah's obZen (2012)

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Displaying less of an egghead Einstein approach to their metallic onslaught, this time out finds Sweden’s Meshuggah – they of the mighty ...

Archive Review: Lightnin' Hopkins' The Best of Lightning Hopkins (2001)

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The legendary Lightnin ’ Hopkins is a giant among Texas bluesmen, an important link between the early traditional blues of Blind Lemon Je...
Friday, October 4, 2019

DVD Review: Man's At the Roundhouse 1976 (2008)

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First things first – ya gotta remember that this is a DVD of a 32-year-old concert film. If you’re expecting a lovely, multi-camera digita...

Archive Review: Muddy Waters' One More Mile (1994)

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Muddy Waters is one of the most respected bluesmen in history, and perhaps the most revered (and thus, imitated) artist in the genre. Wat...