My first exposure to the genius of Van Morrison came after hearing the opening track to 鈥淢oondance.鈥漈he singer鈥檚 third album would quickly become a favorite, containing classic tracks like 鈥淚nto the Mystic,鈥� 鈥淎nd It Stoned Me鈥� and 鈥淕lad Tidings.鈥滷or his latest offering, the ...
It鈥檚 always an unexpected surprise whenever I run across a new album that instantly blows me away.I knew that Allison Moorer was the younger sister of country singer Shelby Lynne, but I had never really taken the time to listen to any of her seven previous studio albums.Moorer鈥檚 latest ...
The latest release by Pittsburgh鈥檚 own Bill Toms and Hard Rain is a palatable collection of rock, soul and blues sustained by raw, organic messages of survival and perseverance.Continuing to build on the infectious arrangements showcased on 2011鈥檚 鈥淢emphis,鈥� Toms emerges from the ...
It鈥檚 no secret that I am a huge UFO fan.Not the unidentified flying object of the alien nature, but the English rock band that has been pounding out teeth-rattling rock arrangements since 1969.The band鈥檚 1979 crushing performance captured on 鈥淪trangers in the Night鈥� is still considered ...
The 18th studio album by the Scorpions was never meant to be.After a noteworthy career of delivering some of heavy metal鈥檚 more memorable songs, 2010鈥檚 鈥淪ting in the Tail鈥� was supposed to be the German heavy metal band鈥檚 swan song.I guess I should have been suspicious when the final ...
鈥淚t鈥檚 alive in me,鈥� sings Jeremy Camp on the opening track of his latest release, capturing the essence of living a purposeful life that is based in scripture.鈥淚 Will Follow鈥� is the contemporary Christian musician鈥檚 follow-up to 2012鈥檚 highly praised 鈥淩eckless.鈥� Camp鈥檚 ...
