Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 22nd, 2019
HERE AND NOW Ellis Mano Band (independent) ****
Los Angeles has the Wrecking Crew and The Funk Brothers, Switzerland has these guys; top flight studio...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR January 25, 2022
STRICTLY A ONE-EYED JACK John Mellencamp (Republic) *****
This is Mellencamp’s 25th album. Once a teller of tales about small town life in the Midwest,...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: BEST OF 2019
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor:
BEST OF 2019
By John Kereiff.
In 2019, perhaps more than any other year, I heard a lot of great music...
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR April 20th, 2021
WYOMING Randy Lee Riviere (Wilderness Records) *****
A brilliant and thoughtful new album here from northern California’s Randy Lee Riviere. Wyoming falls under the label...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: Dec 2019
THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen (Columbia) *****
Most posthumous releases are collections of B-sides and left over tracks, a ‘sweeping of the vaults’...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR March 14th, 2021
VOL 4 SUPER DELUXE Black Sabbath (Rhino) ****
Black Sabbath has been my favorite band for 50 years. Of all their records, Vol 4 is...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 1st, 2019
WILDERNESS ROAD Gino Vannelli (True North) ******
This makes 20 albums for Montreal’s Gino Vannelli. He’s been a spectacular pop song-smith for decades now, and...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR January 18, 2022
LONESOME DESERT STRUM David Gideon (independent) *****
No matter what the genre, nothing is more maddening than someone jumping on a trend because it’s popular....
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR March 16th, 2021
GOOD WATER Leahy (independent/ North 28 Music) ****
Here is the latest release from this Juno Award-winning Canadian progressive folk/ roots group. On Good Water...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR January 11, 2022
FEELS LIKE FREEDOM Sandy Haley (independent) **** ½
A 5 song E.P. from this Southern California blues singer, a transplant from the soulful city of...