NEW 2017 Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor!
PEACE TRAIL Neil Young (Warner) ** This was Neil’s 2nd record for the 2nd half of 2016, new songs written since the release of...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June 2, 2017
BENEATH THE BLOOD MOON Jim Roberts & The Resonants (KKP Records) ***Formerly known as The Jack Roberts Harvey Band, Jim Roberts & The Resonants...
THE AWESOME MUSIC PROJECT CANADA: SONGS OF HOPE & HAPPINESS
THE AWESOME MUSIC PROJECT CANADA: SONGS OF HOPE & HAPPINESS Robert Carli & Terry Stuart (Page Two Books) ****
One thing the passionate music fan...
Music Reviews by John The Rock Doctor March 7th
GOD DON’T NEVER CHANGE: THE SONGS OF BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON Various Artists (Alligator) Surely the lesser known of the two Johnsons and no relation...
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR May 28th, 2021
LIVE FROM EL PASO Laura Tate (independent) **** ½
Live From El Paso is Ms. Tate’s 5th album overall, after 4 studio records- a...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR April 20, 2022
BROTHER JOHNNY Edgar Winter (Quarto Valley Records) *****
More often than not tribute records are watered down, unfocused, well intentioned but meandering affairs. In this...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec 15th, 2020
A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE Reb Beach (Frontiers) *** +
Reb Beach has been around. He was in Alice Cooper’s band for a time, replaced...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – March 24th, 2019
HALFWAY HOME BY MORNING Matt Andersen (True North) ******
This soulful singer from New Brunswick is back with his tenth album, and it’s a beauty. ...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF NOV 6
MEMPHIS CALLINGÂ Emma Wilson (independent) *****
An incredible voice and an incredible 2nd album here. Emma Wilson’s Memphis Calling is drenched with soul and spirit, enough to move mountains. ...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Oct-27, 2018
Before I get started, a correction to my column of October 9th. In my review of The Detonics, I compared them to Thorbjorn Risager...