Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – August 17th, 2018
OUT OF THE BLUES Boz Scaggs (Concord) *****+
I went to Scaggs’ website and counted, this appears to be his 19th album overall. It’s the...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – August 2, 2018
LIVE FROM MILAN Mr. Big (Frontiers) ****
Recorded on last year’s tour to support Defying Gravity, this double disc set features songs from across Mr....
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – July 15th, 2018
A FOOL’S HEART Justin Saladino Band (Bros) ****+
This is the follow-up to 2016’s e.p. No Worries for this Montreal band. At just 23 Saladino...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June-26th, 2018
THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL Buddy Guy (Silvertone) *****++
BuddyGuy will be 82 on July 30th, and he’s still the baddest blues guitar player...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June-16th, 2018
CONVERSATION WITH A GHOST Giulia Millanta (Ugly Cat Music) ****
Here is the new (and 6th) album from Giulia Millanta, due out June 22nd, Conversation...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June-15th, 2018
THE CLEANER Dan McKinnon (Alcool) *****
This is as muscular and forceful a collection of rockin’ blues as I’ve come across in a very long...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June-5th, 2018
BLUE STEEL Joe Goldmark (Lo-Ball Records) **** ½
What an unexpected delight! I’ve never been a fan of pedal steel and how it’s been...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 17th, 2018
ATTENTION ATTENTION Shinedown (Atlantic) ****
This is Shinedown’s 6th record. Achieving maximum heaviosity at several different junctures it’s also something of a concept album,...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 7th, 2018
DIAMOND BABY BLUES Lee Aaron (Big Sister Records) *****
Diamond Baby Blues is the follow-up to Lee Aaron’s mighty return to rock, 2016’s Fire &...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 30th, 2018
BLACK COFFEE Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures/ Mascot) *****
Black Coffee is the 3rd collaboration between Beth and Joe, an album of...