Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Feb 21st, 2019
BORN TO FLY Jetboy (Frontiers) ****
Jeez, maybe I like hair metal more than I thought. Jetboy was founded in 1983, this is their...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Feb 8th, 2019
THE TEAL ALBUM Weezer (Crush Music/ Atlantic Records) *** Â
A wonderful surprise from Weezer, a disc of cover songs released just a month ahead...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Jan. 28th, 2019
NOBODY TOLD ME John Mayall (Forty Below) *****
In a string of impressive late career records, John Mayall is about to release a beauty- possibly...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Jan. 11th, 2019
OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF John Mellencamp (Republic) *****+
Tried to get to this before Christmas but ran out of road, steam, and I-Tunes cards. Other People’s...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – The BEST of 2018!
THE BEST MUSIC OF 2018, ACCORDING TO JOHN THE ROCK DOCTOR
From January to December of 2018, I wrote and published 22 album review columns...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec. 17th, 2018
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) *****+
Just when you think he’s done it all, The Boss finds a new way to reach in...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Dec. 3rd, 2018
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY SOUNDTRACK Queen (Hollywood Records) *****+
Here’s the soundtrack to the movie, the story of Queen and, more specifically, Freddie Mercury. The film was...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – Nov- 12, 2018
WALLS Barbra Streisand (Columbia) ****
This, Streisand’s 36th album, is beautifully produced classic pop fueled by America’s turbulent political climate. A mix of originals...
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...
Tom Petty – AN AMERICAN TREASURE – special music review
AN AMERICAN TREASURE Tom Petty (Reprise) *****
All of my generation’s musical heroes seem to be leaving the building these days- hard to believe Tom...