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THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: No Other by Gene Clark

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1974, 4AD, Gene Clark, No Other, The Byrds

Honored by 4AD with its most comprehensive deluxe edition yet, this grounded Byrd’s solo masterpiece proves true to its title at last

North Americana Remembrance Rock

Mighty Feats: Five Overlooked Little Feat Albums That Deserve Belated Recognition

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Fred Tackett, Hoy Hoy, Let It Roll, Little Feat, Lowell George, Paul Barrere, The Last Record Album, Under The Radar

In honor of the Late, Great Paul Barrere, we dig back into the catalog of this great American band

Country and/or Western Folk Rock

Bob Dylan, The Nashville Cat

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1967–1969, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Bob Johnston, Earl Scruggs, Folsom Prison Blues, Girl from the North Country, I Threw it All Away, Johnny Cash, Living the Blues, Nashville Skyline, Ring of Fire, The Story of Traveling Thru, Travelin' Thru, Travelin' Thru: The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 15, Video Travelin' Thru, Vol. 15 1967-1969

The latest entry in the Bootleg Series finds the Bard sharing country comforts with Earl Scruggs and Johnny Cash

Folk Hard Rock

ALBUMS: Crazy About Colorado

October 28, 2019October 30, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Talbot, Colorado, Frank Sampedro, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Neil Young Colorado, Nils Lofgren, Reprise Records, THink of Me official video

Neil Young does Neil Young by sharing a familiarity factor and getting back on the Horse

Country and/or Western

Allison Moorer Opens Up and Sheds Some Blood

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Allison Moorer, Blood, Blood the album, Blood the memoir, Cold, Cold Earth, confessional, contrite, Memoir, Nightlight, Set My Soul Free, Shelby Lynne

A revealing memoir and its spare soundtrack brings the singer face to face with her dark family history

Pop Rock

ALBUMS: What’s His Name? If You’ve Forgotten, Ringo’s Happy to Offer One More Reminder

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Capitol Records, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ringo Starr All Starr Band, The Beatles, What's My Name?

A look at the 79-year-old Starr’s 20th solo endeavor

Indie Rock

We Haven’t Turned Around: Gomez’s Liquid Skin At 20

October 10, 2019October 20, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Bring It On, Gomez, Liquid Skin, Mercury Prize

In 1999, the UK indie rockers released their sophomore set and the music flows naturally

Southern Rock

“The Big Man on Bass Has Left Us…”

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments .38 Special, .38 Special live in concert, Donnie Van Zant, Hold on Loosely, K4EB, Larry Junstrom, Lynyrd Skynyrd, RIP, Ronnie Van Zant, The big man on the big bass

Former Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special member Larry Junstrom dead at age 70

jazz Pop Records Rock

Walter Becker and The Whackness

October 2, 2019October 9, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 11 Tracks of Whack, 1994, 25th Anniversary, Donald Fagen, Giant Records, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

25 years ago, the late Steely Dan guitar great stepped out of the shadows with his solo debut

New Wave Pop Records Rock

Sowing Success: Tears For Fears’ The Seeds of Love at 30

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer, Curt Smith, Roland Orzabal, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Tears For Fears, The Seeds of Love

The third classic from Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith saw them channeling their inner Fabs

Bluegrass Blues Folk North Americana Rock

2019 AmericanaFest Offers Another Astute Example of True Roots Relevancy

September 19, 2019October 6, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Allison Moorer, AmericanaFest, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, Hayes Carll, I'm With Her, John Prine, The Mavericks

A look at some of this year’s biggest highlights

Folk

ALBUMS: Devendra Banhart Further Illuminates His MO Through Ma

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Devendra Banhart, Ma., Nonesuch

The freak-folk survivor proves his staying power on tenth LP

Records Rock

The Long Run at 40

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, The Long Run, Timothy B. Schmidt

The Eagles’ sixth LP brought the band continued success as well as the beginning of the end

Alternative Rock

Noah Gunderson Shares Lament With His Lover

September 2, 2019September 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Audrey Hepburn, Cooking Vinyl, Leonard Cohen, Lover, Nick Drake, Noah Gundersen Lover, Noah Gunderson, Robin Williams

Dissecting the lyrics to the gifted songwriter’s excellent new LP, despite sharing its title with Taylor Swift

Folk Records Rock

A Hero In The Suburbs: Richard Thompson’s Mock Tudor at 20

August 31, 2019September 4, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Across a Crowded Room – Live at Barrymore's 1985, Capitol Records, Mirror Blue, Mock Tudor, Richard Thompson, Rob Schnapf, Rumor and Sigh, Tom Rothrock

A look back at the British guitar hero’s last album for Capitol

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