by Pete Sargeant | May 11, 2017 | Reviews
Dreamgirls OST (Original London Cast Recording) (Sony Music) So… thirty five years after its original inception, a new theatre musical version the show and of course in the wake of the fabulously-received musical film heads for London and this double-CD album gives us...
by Pete Sargeant | May 11, 2017 | Reviews
Alice Cooper – 21 Reasons To Love Alice Cooper There’s something endearing about the notion of one of the Great Wild Men Of Rock playing golf with the late dry-as-dust comedian George Burns. But Alice Cooper – born Vincent Furnier – has some intrinsic skills...
by Pete Sargeant | May 4, 2017 | Reviews
Sheryl Crow Be Myself (Warners) An artist who never strays far from rock and roots music and selects musical cohorts who will act as catalyst figures in arranging and recording. And that’s not as a cold business decision – or she would have Chris Martin or Sheeran in...
by Pete Sargeant | May 4, 2017 | Reviews
Garland Jeffreys 14 Steps To Harlem (Luna Park Records) One fascinating guy and creator – best friend of the late Lou Reed no less – and a songwriter who can take in any style and pull it off. Born into the explosion of culture on all fronts, Jeffreys has witnessed...
by Pete Sargeant | May 1, 2017 | Reviews
Fleetwood Mac Tango In The Night (2017 2-CD Edition) (Warners) With its tropical dusk artwork and by now steady(ish) band lineup, the pop-rock edition of Fleetwood Mac was enjoying major success in the charts and releasing some jewel singles for radio, to boot. The...
by Pete Sargeant | May 1, 2017 | Reviews
The Franklys Are You Listening? (Halta Halta Records) Castaway wastes no time in pumping out the edgy rock style that The Franklys have been honing by touring, legato guitar runs threading through the melee as Jennifer Ahlkvist sings in her best Debbie...
