THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16
LIVE EP Led Zeppelin (Atlantic Records) ****+
Physical Graffiti is the album that many, including the band themselves, point to as the essence of Zep. I’ve bought...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9
I’M JUST JOHNNIE Johnnie Johnson (Missouri Morning Records) *****+
“I done what I like, I done what I should/ I’m just Johnnie and Johnnie...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 27
LEGACY: THE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL YEARS John Fogerty (Concord) *****
This was decades in the making. The title means what you think it does as Fogerty,...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 18
TWISTED EP Mark Thackway (independent) *****
This gorgeous piece of work is Thackway’s sophomore release. Twisted is finger-picking guitar at its best as Mark meditates on freedom, the...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 11
AIN’T DONE WITH THE BLUES Buddy Guy (RCA) *****+
Even at 89 years old, Buddy Guy will never be done with the blues. Despite talk in...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF AUGUST 5
THE REVENGE OF ALICE COOPER Alice Cooper (earMUSIC) ****
It had to happen sooner or later… after getting together here and there for a few tunes...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JULY 21
CIRCLING FROM ABOVE Styx (Alpha Dog 2T/Ume) *****
Counting the list of studio albums on Wikipedia, I make this out to be Styx’s 18th record. Circling From Above is...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JULY 14
ECHOES OF THUNDER E.P. The Hu (Better Noise Music) *****
I’ve been writing music reviews for just over 35 years now, and this is the first...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JULY 8
LIVE AT SPA CE Dave Specter (Delmark Records) ****+
Over 3 decades into his career with this label, Specter is releasing his 14th album. Live At Space is,...
THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JUNE 30
CARRYING MONSTERS Christopher Titus (I Tunes purchase) *****+
‘Funny’ and ‘brutally honest’ are not concepts that often go together, unless you’re Christopher Titus. Carrying Monsters is the title...