I love when a “new” Neil Young album comes out. Neil Young’s Live at The Cellar Door harkens me back to a time when Young was a the height of his power. No I’m not talking about the 1970 period Live at Cellar Door represents, I’m talking about Neil Young’s Geffen Records years from 1982-1987.
I have a deep love for Walter Becker’s second solo effort, 2008’s Circus Money. It’s a love that far surpasses any other solo effort to date by Donald Fagen or Becker himself. Yes, a love even bigger than the highest charter of the lot, Kamakiriad, or the solo debut by Fagen, The Nightfly? Heresy? I […]
Out now on Lateralize Records, Jo Harrop’s ‘The Path Of A Tear’ combines her wonderfully emotive vocals with her dazzling song-craft to produce an album more than the sum of its parts. The album, produced by noted producer Larry Klein, has eight originals from Harrop and three diverse covers.
The Dark Monarchy, with four complete studio albums and as many E.P.s, has seen a steady progression of their music. ‘Weight Of The World,’ the latest release from the band consisting of Prog-Metal multi-instrumentalist Mark Anthony K and Joe Bailey, continues the band’s upward progression. The five-song album continues with the adventurous bass runs by […]
Long-time Protocol leader and former Toto drummer Simon Phillips returns with multi-instrumentalist DarWin’s self-titled group. He joined Preston Frazier to discuss ‘Five Steps on the Sun’, future DarWin projects and a few key cuts from his tenure in Toto: PRESTON FRAZIER: How you get involved with DarWin? SIMON PHILLIPS: It started like many of these projects do nowadays: […]
Parlor Greens’ ‘In Greens We Dream’ is a riveting and funky debut album. The trio, consisting of organist Adam Scone, guitarist Jimmy James, and drummer Tia Carman, brings the sum of their heady playing experiences together to create an organ trio that leans heavily on soul, funk, and jazz. The ten originals are varied and effective. […]
Going back to the Falling in Between album, from the production point of view, it was a tremendous honor to be given the responsibility of engineering that album. Toto worked with everybody – you know, Ed Cherney, Elliott Schneier, and Al Schmitt.
The song is the musical equivalent of a fine bourbon. Out now on Ridgeway Records, Finding the Light should not go overlooked. Hopefully, they will take this on the road soon.
The lyrics don’t give you a clear answer to the relationship question raised throughout the album, but the song leaves you more than satisfied with the journey Yokeley has taken you on. The album is fiercely satisfying and is a bold debut statement from Jharis Yokley.
Bernie Chiaravalle’s lengthy association with Michael McDonald goes back to the late ’80s, but he’s also fashioned an intriguing solo career away from the Doobie Brothers legend.
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