Monthly Archives: September 2022

Jimmy Hall of WET WILLIE Calls On Joe Bonamassa And Other Friends To Get Ready

September 5, 2022

Having trodden the swampy fields of Southern rock for more than five decades now as a frontman of WET WILLIE, Jimmy Hall is, of course, no stranger to blues – the genre he was weaned on – and the veteran’s … Continue reading →

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JIMMY RYAN – The Healing Guitar

September 4, 2022

Salvatori Productions 2022 Chicagoan six-stringer unfolds therapeutic tapestry and whisk one’s psyche away towards the great unknown. Ever since Jimmy Ryan stepped on a solo path with “21st Century Riffology” in 2017, the intensity of his delivery seemed to be … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE Reissue “Azure d’Or” With New Mixes And Archival Film

September 3, 2022

Released into the open in 1979, “Azure d’Or” could have become most successful RENAISSANCE record in commercial terms; instead, this album’s failure resulted in the disintegration of the ensemble’s classic line-up. That platter predecessor, from the previous year, seemed to … Continue reading →

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DIO – Holy Diver – Super Deluxe Edition

September 2, 2022

Warner Bros. 1983 / Rhino 2022 The vision never dies: a shining metal monument gets a new clarity and acquires a different depth in a box set sealing its fate as a solid bolide caught in time. Long ago, when … Continue reading →

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Early RENAISSANCE Live Material To Be Out As A Box Set

September 1, 2022

Although it was what’s considered to be the classic line-up of RENAISSANCE that found fame, if not fortune, with albums like in the ’70s, the original band, formed in 1969 by ex-YARDBIRDS Keith Relf and , always fascinated the listeners. … Continue reading →

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