We are told …. SUPERB BROADCAST PERFORMANCE FROM THE 1990 MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL When Ry Cooder and David Lindley played the Montreux Jazz Festival together in 1990, the set performed was an eclectic mix of cuts from Cooder’s back catalogue. Included was a selection of numbers from the great film soundtrack composer’s work in that […]
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As if creeping from the Southern swamps and mist-soaked cotton fields, SIMO’s “Stranger Blues” is the perfect table setter for the Nashville power trio’s vibrant new LP, Let Love Show the Way. The song is a blueprint for reinvigorating the fusion of jazz improvisation, downhome blues and classic R&B, as well as these genres’ psychedelic […]
1980 BENEFIT SHOW FROM CS&N WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS Crosby, Stills and Nash headlined the 1980 “Survival Sunday,” held on May 25th that year. The lineup also included Peter Paul & Marywho joined CSN, Joe Walsh and others on stage for a finale of an appropriate ‘Blowin’ in the Wind.’ CS&N perform […]
Martin Roscoe’s interpretation of the neglected master is one for repeated listening, says Geoffrey Norris Continues HERE
Garland Jeffreys, live at the Paradise Theater in Boston on October 28th 1979. Having played with John Cale and fronted his own band, Grinder’s Switch, New York native Garland Jeffreys embarked on a solo career in 1973. Immediately striking critics with his candid lyrics and blend of rock, folk, reggae, blues and soul, he broke […]
Gary Numan dominated the Top 40 with Cars, and he sat atop the LP chart too with The Pleasure Principle. He visited the studio back in 2012, and you’ll hear him discuss his favourite early-70s music heroes, and talk candidly about the insecurities that have often driven his career to date. ‘This Week In Music’ […]
Sir Simon Rattle’s recording of his ‘party piece’ The Rite of Spring is vivid, says Ivan Hewett. MORE
Ludus Baroque’s performance of Handel’s The Triumph of Time & Truth is buoyant and scrupulously characterised, says Geoffrey Norris. Anyone who likes spotting instances of Handel’s capacity for recycling would have a field day in his oratorio The Triumph of Time and Truth, a reworking in 1757 of his 1707 Il trionfo del Tempo e […]
Even if you have eclectic tastes, if you’re under 30, chances are good you listen to little or no classical music. This isn’t an admonition; it’s a fact, and one you’ve probably heard before in an admonishing tone. For decades, classical music has been in lugubrious decline. This trend has become a grave concern for […]
We are told: As major players in the magnificent 1960’s British Pop Revolution – a time when British bands first conquered the world, The Hollies hallmark vocal harmony has not wavered throughout 50 Years of continuous touring, performing and recording. The release of this 5 CD box brings together all the albums and singles the […]
We are told ….. In January 1967, a 24-year old Aretha Franklin signed to Atlantic Records and began one of the most legendary runs in music history, releasing five U.S. hit singles in that year alone. Rhino celebrates the 50th anniversary of Franklin’s historic signing with an opportunity to hear her classic Atlantic masters like […]
This is the final solo album released before Gene Clark’s untimely death at age 46, showcasing his talents as a superior singer and songwriter, demonstrating his range and versatility as a sensitive, soulful songwriter. Newly available on 180 gram vinyl and remastered from the original, this is an interesting release for his fans.
The complete Bob Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert from Rich Stadium, New York, broadcast live by VH1 and their radio partners on July 4th, 1986. The concert features several slots, with Dylan performing solo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing alone, and the entire ensemble opening and closing with lengthy sets, performing […]
We are told ….. 1. Burn 2. Might Just Take Your Life 3. Lay Down, Stay Down 4. Mistreated 5. Smoke On The Water 6. You Fool No One 7. Space Truckin’
‘John Cipollina’s distinctively high-pitched, slightly dissonant lead guitar work defines the band’s sound, just as it did in Quicksilver Messenger Service… Copperhead recalls the earlier band’s late 60s heyday’ – www.allmusic.com • Awesome post-Quicksilver psych • Lead guitar from John Cipollina • Finally available on CD • Background notes included Formed by psychedelic guitar […]
The Replacements’ farewell performance (though it was not billed as such at the time) took place at Grant Park in Chicago on July 4, 1991, as part of radio station WXRT’s free concert series. The final incarnation of the Mats (with the latest addition, drummer Steve Foley in tow) had been touring together for six […]
Stephen Stills & Manassas, live at Bananafish Gardens, New York 16th April 1973 Following the summer 1971 split of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stephen Stills quickly formed Manassas with former Byrd / Flying Burrito Brother Chris Hillman, as well as guitarist Al Perkins, fiddler Byron Berline, keyboardist Paul Harris, singer / percussionist Joe Lala, […]
As would be the case for many people of my generation, my starting point for this film was Ken Russell’s Song of Summer, which was a drama about Delius’s final years. I think it is the best composer film that Russell ever made. It relies very heavily on the book by Eric Fenby, Delius As […]
We are told: Classic WLIR FM Broadcast from My Father’s Place, Old Roslyn, New York 11th April 1981 in support of the just released debut album. On vacation from the stresses of his day job the energy and enthusiasm is palpable. Carl Wilson ‘The heart and voice of an angel’ Too Early To Tell Bright […]
We are told: 10 CD Clamshell box with replica LP Sleeves. Wilson Pickett was a pioneer of American R&B and soul music. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1964, the Alabama-born singer/songwriter went on to record unforgettable hits like Mustang Sally, Land of 1000 Dances and his signature track, In The Midnight Hour. Wilson Pickett’s […]
Though regularly hailed as one of English music’s finest voices, Sandy Denny’s solo work has never quite enjoyed the sort of adulation that’s heaped on her work with Fairport Convention, or even Fotheringay or The Strawbs (not to mention her cameo appearance with Led Zeppelin). Maybe it’s because her solo albums never quite delivered on […]
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Christopher Breunig writes: The interest here lies in the pianist Bernd Glemser (whose Rachmaninov programme on OC 558 is not to be missed: it has the Corelli Variations, Sonata 2 and other pieces) and the transcribed string quartet, which might be a way in for those who normally would fight shy of Shostakovich’s chamber […]
David Vickers takes an in-depth look at the composer, his life, and works… Not so long ago George Frideric Handel was best known to the general public for a few predictable things: Messiah, being ‘German’, his obesity, and for going blind. Thankfully that narrow perception has substantially altered over the last 30 years. Nowadays we […]