Music Reviews by John The Rock Doctor – July 28,2020
GRIT YOUR TEETH Vega (Frontiers) ***
It’s the sixth album for these melodic rockers out of the UK. Grit Your Teeth sports many genre touchstones...
Book Review: TO LIVE OR MAYBE NOT by Gary Revel – John Kereiff
TO LIVE OR MAYBE NOT Gary Revel (Jongleur Book Publishing)
In these times of social isolation and having to keep yourself occupied and entertained, nothing...
Get Off My Lawn by John The Rock Doctor – Don’t Give Up Your...
The last time I wrote one of these articles back in February, it was about death. Figuring it doesn’t get more personal or introspective...
Music Reviews by John The Rock Doctor July 9th, 2020
ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS Bob Dylan (Columbia) ****
I haven’t always had the easiest relationship with Dylan’s music, finding some songs and albums inspiring and...
Music Reviews by John The Rock Doctor – June 24th, 2020
THE REMEDY Too Slim & The Taildraggers (Vizztone/Underworld Records) *****
As much of a fan I am of their last album, 2018’s High Desert Heat...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June 13th, 2020
SOUL SERVICE Tony Holiday (VizzTone) *** ½
Tony Holiday has done it again. He follows up last year’s Porch Sessions with Soul Service, a...
Music Reviews by The Rock Doctor – May 29, 2020
BRAVE Dani Wilde (single) (VizzTone) ****
A new digital single from this British blues Award winner, scarcely a month after her last one, Howling At...
ONE GOOD REASON Sean McCann with Andrea Aragon
ONE GOOD REASON Sean McCann with Andrea Aragon (Nimbus Publishing) *****
I’m a sucker for musical biographies, even if it’s an artist I don’t know...
Music Reviews by John the Rock Doctor – May 13th, 2020
HERMITAGE Ron Sexsmith (Warner Music Canada) *** ½
A new album here from one of Elton John’s favourite songwriters. Moving from Toronto to Stratford,...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 6th, 2020
FIREWIND Firewind (AFM) ****
In a 20 year career this is the band’s 9th studio album, and Firewind introduces new vocalist Herbie Langhan to the...