Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor – Dec 3rd
I’LL SING THE BLUES FOR YOU Trudy Lynn (Connor Ray) *** ½ This is the Houston-based blues belter’s 12th solo album, and as she...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Sept 15th, 2017
QUIET MONEY Al Basile (Sweetspot Records) ***+
A swanky new record here from former Roomful Of Blues coronetist Al Basile. Quiet Money moves even closer...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 19, 2023
SUNDANCER Will James (independent/ bandcamp) ****
One word I seldom use to describe a blues album is ‘suave’, but that sums up the new Will James. ...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor. Aug 11, 2019
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor - August 11, 2019
RISE Hollywood Vampires (Earmusic) ***
The second album for this American super group, led by Alice...
“HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS” FOR THE WEEK OF AUG.14TH
TROUBLE IN PARADISE Big Red Fire Truck (bandcamp) ****+
A brand-new EP from these Australian hard rockers that is just what the doctor ordered. Trouble In...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Sept 7, 2018
RAINIER FOG Alice In Chains (BMG) *****
This new album from one of the last grunge bands standing is a beaut. Rainier Fog is AIC’s...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR September 14, 2021
HEART, MIND AND SOUL Hardline (Frontiers) ***
Imagine if Whitesnake and Bon Jovi went out one night, got hammered, and 9 months later a...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – April 10, 2023
WOMEN IN BLUES SHOWCASE Bob Corritore & Friends (SWMAF/VizzTone) *****+
Bob Corritore’s “From The Vaults” series has thus far been richly rewarding, but he’s outdone...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Oct. 10, 2022
HONEST LIES Justin Saladino Band Zeb Media/ (independent) ****
Once again Justin Saladino does not disappoint. Honest Lies, released Sept.16th, is contemporary blues with modern...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR February 14, 2022
THE ZEALOT GENE Jethro Tull (Inside Out Music) ****
This is the first album to bear the Jethro Tull name in almost 2 decades. The...