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(Weathermaker)
If this Maryland-based trio/quartet
(more on that confusion in a second) has
never made a bad album, it has never
made a great one either, but it's getting
closer all the time, and Jetpack Soundtrack is
the Lionize album to get if you're going to
get just one. Once a reggae act, the band is
now a hard rock act whose main influence
would seem to be Deep Purple thanks to
Chris Brooks' answering every call of Nate
Bergman's guitar with Jon Lord-like
organ. Meanwhile, why the drummer
Chase Lapp isn't listed as a member on the
band's website is a mystery. Without him,
not even Bergman's impassioned enunciation of lyrics giving Wolf Blitzer, Rupert
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From the time he turned 16 across the next
two decades that spawned eight albums,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd's consistently
lead the modern day blues resurgence.
Throughout Goin' Home, he once again
converges at the crossroads of trailblazers
like Muddy Waters or Buddy Guy through
revivalists like Stevie Ray Vaughan or The
Fabulous Thunderbirds, while also gleaning inspiration from his birthplace of
Shreveport, Louisiana. Besides being the
first time he's ever recorded on home turf,
these sessions were also cut in just 11 days,
making covers of B.B. King, Junior Wells,
Willie Dixon, Albert King and Magic Sam
(amongst others) a raw and gritty batch of
barnburners. While it's obviously difficult
to top originals like "Born Under A Bad
Sign," "The House Is Rockin'" or "You
Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover,"
Sidewalk Days
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THE KENNY WAYNE
SHEPERD BAND
Goin' Home
Far," she kicks an ex-lover to the curb with
a series of clever put-downs. "Tourniquet"
and "Adding The Blue" are precious rather
than "Precious," but overall, Hynde's first
official solo flight soars nicely.
- Terrence Flamm
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Shepherd and his self-titled band sure do
smolder, especially when joined by a cross
cultural cast that includes Joe Walsh, the
Rebirth Brass Band, Kim Wilson, Warren
Haynes, Robert Randolph and even Ringo
Starr.
– Andy Argyrakis
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CHRISSIE HYNDE
Stockholm
(Caroline)
Considering how often The Pretenders'
lineup has changed over the years, in a
way, Chrissie Hynde has been a solo artist
for some time now. But Hynde still looks
as tough as nails, and if she says Stockholm
is her solo debut, who's going to argue
with her? Recorded in the city of
Stockholm with guitarist Bjorn Yttling
from Peter, Bjorn and John producing and
helping out with the songwriting, the
album does find Hynde breaking new
ground while still playing to her strengths.
"You Or No One" and "You're The One"
exhibit Hynde's knack for celebrating the
excitement of new-found love, and are fortified with alluring string arrangements