Monthly Archives: August 2008
Wes Montgomery – Live in ’65
Jazz guitar was forever split into two schools early in its development, each defined by a stylistic genius - the bop-anticipating, electric lines of...
Dick Dale – King of the Surf
The Rosetta Stone of Dick Dale's brand of surf guitar is 1962's Surfer's Choice, which, even though it was his first album, was largely...
Chris Duarte – Blue Velocity
It's great to hear a plain-old guitar record. They used to be all over the place, but these days not so much. And while...
Laurie Morvan – Cures What Ails Ya
Few standard blues records by non-major artists offer any surprises. But Laurie Morvan adds a bit to the blues genre.
Her songs aren't all...
White Stripes – Icky Thump
Jack and Meg White get back to the guitar-and-drum thump their fans know and love, with the six-string up front, loud, and proud.
On their...
Waters, Winter & Cotton – Breakin’ It Up & Breakin’ It Down
Even though Waters was undoubtedly the most important blues artist in Chess Records' stable (indeed, the most influential bluesman of his generation), when you...
August 2008
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Retro-Inspired Basses
As with fashion, cars, music, and other elements of pop culture, today’s electric bass market is chock full of instruments...
The Holmes Brothers – State of Grace
It's tough to write great songs and perform them well. But it's another thing altogether to covergreat songwriters, make their songs your own, and...