Quick Spins: Neil Young, Sum 41 & Trip Wire
By Dan Pavelich Neil Young & Stray Gators Tuscaloosa (Reprise) www.neilyoung.com $18.99 “Tuscaloosa” documents Neil Young’s tour to promote his iconic 1973 record, “Harvest.” Young seems a bit...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Violent Femmes Return!
Violent Femmes Hotel Last Resort (Pias) www.violentfemmes.com $13.99 It’s been a couple of years since we’ve heard from The Femmes, and their hibernation seems to have had a rejuvenating affect....
View ArticleQuick Spins: Marc Cohen & The Blind Boys of Alabama, Skillet, and America
Marc Cohen and The Blind Boys of Alabama Work To Do (BMG) www.marccohenmusic.com www.blindboys.com $13.99 Marc Cohen teams with The Blind Boys of Alabama to make a truly joyful noise. Cohen, of...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Sleater-Kinney, Alan Parsons and Ivy Ford
Sleater-Kinney The Center Won’t Hold (Mom+Pop) www.momandpopmusic.com $14.99 A new long-player from trio Sleater-Kinney is always an anxious proposition, and I mean that in the best way possible. Their...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Vince Gill, The Dollyrots & Rob Laufer
Vince Gill Okie (MCA) www.vincegill.com $15.99 When the Eagles needed an expert harmony vocalist to fill the gap left by the death of Glenn Frey, they hired Gill. Although he continues to tour with...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Post Malone, ’70’s & 80’s Power Pop
Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding (Republic) www.postmalone.com As pop stars go, Post Malone could never be called boring. While his records do sound as slick as anything else falling under the category...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Rodney Crowell, Rick Ross & John Batiste
Rodney Crowell Texas (RC1) www.rodneycrowell.com 11.99 Rodney Crowell stopped caring what mainstream Nashville thought of his songs long ago, and it’s just as well. While his recent output can be a...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Robert Randolph, Chrissie Hynde and Valve Bone Woe
Robert Randolph & The Family Band Brighter Days (Mascot) www.robertrandolph.net As many musicians know, mastering the pedal steel guitar is no small feat. It is deceptively complicated, and is...
View ArticleQuick Spins: Taylor Swift & Bon Iver.
Taylor Swift Lover (Republic) www.taylorswift.com $16.99 When someone who Taylor Swift felt was an online bully bought the masters to her back catalog, she was justifiably livid. Swift had tried to buy...
View ArticleQuick Spins: The Beatles, Zak Brown & The Armoires
The Beatles Abbey Road Remastered (Apple) www.thebeatles.com $20.99 “Abbey Road” is the latest Beatles’ record to get the deluxe remaster treatment, and it’s a dilly. The version I’m reviewing is the...
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