Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: Dec 2019
THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen (Columbia) *****
Most posthumous releases are collections of B-sides and left over tracks, a ‘sweeping of the vaults’...
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VOL 4 SUPER DELUXE Black Sabbath (Rhino) ****
Black Sabbath has been my favorite band for 50 years. Of all their records, Vol 4 is...
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...
Hot Wax Album Reviews & Podcast by the ROCK DOCTOR March 16th, 2021
GOOD WATER Leahy (independent/ North 28 Music) ****
Here is the latest release from this Juno Award-winning Canadian progressive folk/ roots group. On Good Water...
Music Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb 17th, 2021
DESERT TRIP Steve Hill (No Label Records) ****
Here is the latest album from a Canadian guitarist with enough awards to fill a bathtub. His...
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 – Feb 23rd, 2021
HEART OF FIRE Ally Venable (Ruf Records)
Here is some Texas-style kick-ass blues here for you. Heart Of Fire, the follow-up to 2018’s Texas...
Music Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – March 6th, 2021
LIVING IN A BURNING HOUSE Selwyn Birchwood (Alligator) *****+
The new album from Selwyn Birchwood. It’s more of what he calls “electric swamp funkin’ blues”,...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR March 8th, 2021
DETROIT STORIES Alice Cooper (earMUSIC) *** ½
Alice Cooper’s 28th studio album is a love letter to the city where he was born. Detroit...
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...