Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) *****
When I saw Springsteen On Broadway on Netflix in December then bought the soundtrack (my #1 pick for 2018),...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 26, 2019
SPACE BETWEEN Sammy Hagar & The Circle (BMG) ****
It’s the first studio album for Sammy and The Circle, formed in 2014. Chickenfoot looked better...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 13th, 2019
DREAMING TIME AGAIN Corey Hart (Warner Music Canada) ***
A voice from the past, Corey Hart, has just released his first new music in over...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 6th, 2019
FLESH & BLOOD Whitesnake (Frontiers) *** ¾
‘Cock rock’- remember that from the 80’s? Well it’s alive & well thanks to Whitesnake. Flesh...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 22nd, 2019
HERE AND NOW Ellis Mano Band (independent) ****
Los Angeles has the Wrecking Crew and The Funk Brothers, Switzerland has these guys; top flight studio...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 14th, 2019
TELE MASTERS Arlen Roth (Aquinnah Records) ******
If you love great guitar playing with some twang, this will be the best purchase you ever...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 1st, 2019
WILDERNESS ROAD Gino Vannelli (True North) ******
This makes 20 albums for Montreal’s Gino Vannelli. He’s been a spectacular pop song-smith for decades now, and...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – March 24th, 2019
HALFWAY HOME BY MORNING Matt Andersen (True North) ******
This soulful singer from New Brunswick is back with his tenth album, and it’s a beauty. ...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – March 18th, 2019
JACKPOT! Vegas Strip Kings (Gutbukit Records) *****
This one of the most fun records I have come across in awhile. Excellent musicianship forges a mix...
Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – March 5th, 2019
THIS LAND Gary Clark Jr. (Warner Bros.) **** ½
This is Clark’s 3rd studio album, and his most stylistically diverse to date. Loud, angry and...