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John The Rock Doctor

John The Rock Doctor is our man for many reviews throughout the entire life of Gonzo Magazine AND Gonzoonline.ca. We appreciate and respect having him onboard all these years as does all our hard working artists who he writes about. John also works for NewCap Radio out of Lloydminster Alberta.

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR May 30, 2022

JUNE 12TH Lyle Lovett (Verve Records) *** This is, apparently, Lyle Lovett’s first album project in 10 years.  I’m a fan of his quirky singer/songwriter...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR June 22, 2022

SECOND SKIN Iconic (Frontiers) **** This is one hell of an exciting hard rock super group. Made up of members and/or former members of Whitesnake,...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

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...

A LIFE IN THE BLUES: ALLIGATOR RECORDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

https://www.alligator.com/ A LIFE IN THE BLUES: ALLIGATOR RECORDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY Podcast Part #1 A LIFE IN THE BLUES: ALLIGATOR RECORDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY Podcast Part #2 Alligator Records has grown...

HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS FOR THE WEEK OF AUG.20TH

IGNITION Streetlight (Frontiers)  ***+ Good album title for the debut from these Swedish rockers.  Sounding like early to mid-80’s Journey, Ignition is keyboard-heavy pop/rock with guitars aplenty, a...
Music Reviews by John The Rock Doctor 2017

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor Oct 13, 2017

WITCHY FEELIN’ Savoy Brown (Ruf) *****+ Talk about your perfect album title.  With a swampy vibe throughout and some hellaciously sleazy slide guitar, Witchy Feelin’...

Rock Doctor Album Reviews – May 29th-2016

I STILL DO Eric Clapton (Bushbranch/ Surf Dog Records)Having written album reviews for nearly 3 decades, I don’t often get genuinely excited about new...

THE ROCK DOCTORS HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS – WEEK OF JAN 16

THE RESTORATION: JOSEPH PART TWO Neal Morse (Frontiers) ***** A biblically themed rock opera- it’s been done before, so why not?  The Restoration is the second half of...

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor

ALLIGATOR RECORDS 45TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION Various Artists (Alligator)Simply stunning.  The little label that could marks their 45th birthday with a terrific 2 disc budget...

Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Aug. 23, 2022

THE DIG 3 The Dig 3 (independent) ***** Old school blues, pure and simple; that’s the debut album from The Dig 3.  The group is...