Rock
This album is not a slavish imitation of an old sound but a fresh take on the kind of timeless, tuneful fun that pop music used to be all about.
Senescence be damned: whether this was his last tour or not, Iggy proved he’s still got what it takes to play great rock and roll.
“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.
“Maturity, if you’re doing it right, means caring less and less what other people think – you just are who you are.”
Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.
Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn’t she a star, fans would wonder?
Some records are snapshots, but Last Danger of Frost is more like a long gaze into a mirror.
Jason Isbell has got sober, and his songs ring with the urgency of the newly recovered (and newly remarried, to his violinist Amanda Shires).
After more than four decades, Paul Collins is still keeping The Beat
Music Review/Commentary: David Bowie’s “Blackstar” and Norbert Stein’s “Das Karussell” — When Words Rule Music
Both David Bowie and Norbert Stein present distinctive and subtle approaches to the hybridizing of poetry and music.
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