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Dave Simonett, singer/guitarist in the string band Trampled By Turtles, has an EP out called “Orion” that’s as close to a true solo project as he’s likely to do. While some of the songs have more than just his voice and either guitar or piano, the instruments were all played by Simonett and recorded in […]
The deluxe album packages of 2021 were heavily weighted toward expanded reissues of notable individual albums. They make for fine Christmas gifts, so here are the sets that would top my shopping list. Deluxe Album Reissues George Harrison: “All Things Must Pass” Super Deluxe Edition/ John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band” – These […]
For Dierks Bentley, the pandemic turned out to be a blessing in disguise, allowing him to enjoy a side of life he had to set aside over the preceding decade to do what it took to pursue his country music career. He found with his shift in lifestyle, he wasn’t missing touring as much as […]
For all the things that went horribly wrong in 2020, it was a good year for deluxe box sets and album reissues – all good options for Christmas gifts. Of the dozens of such sets that arrived this year, here are some recommendations. Anthology Sets: Elton John: “Elton: Jewel Box”–The meat to this eight-CD set […]
E Roland, singer/guitarist of Collective Soul, feels the band’s new album, “Blood,” is the strongest album from start to finish his group has done. He became convinced of that after a band get-together that was intended to reach a consensus on what song should be the album’s first single. “When we decided to release a single, […]
This summer, Lyle Lovett is once again doing an extensive tour of the U.S. This means he gets to experience one of his favorite aspects of being a musician on a nightly basis. “I just appreciate them so much,” Lovett said of his touring musicians, which over the years he has deployed in various configurations, […]
For the third time in three albums, Sublime With Rome went to Sonic Ranch near El Paso, Texas, a studio Rome Ramirez (vocals, guitar), Eric Wilson (bass) and Carlos Verdugo (drums) like because it’s isolated enough to allow bands to really concentrate on the business at hand. “I think Eric really likes that kind of […]
In early 2017, Tech N9ne had what sounded like a pretty far-out idea for his next album, to be called “Planet.” In an interview at that time with this writer, he said he wanted the album to be made up of a single piece of music inspired by Billy Joel’s epic song, “Scenes from an […]
Jonny Lang says his current album, “Signs,” is an example of just letting an album be what it wanted to be musically. “I don’t know what will come next,” Lang said in a recent phone interview. “But yeah, this one was just the record that felt right in this season of my life.” “Signs” is the […]
Rebelution’s previous album, “Falling into Place,” gave the group a new form of recognition when it earned the band its first Grammy award nomination. The nomination for Best Reggae Album was a further indication that the California-based band has become one of the leading acts in the crowded Cali-reggae genre that has exploded in popularity […]
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