I have just added 17 new songs into high rotation in the playlist. Fifteen of the songs are from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Peter Frampton Band – All Blues … The ex-Humble Pie guitar player has released an all-blues/jazz standards album, featuring his favorite songs, written by the likes of Willie Dixon, B.B. King, Miles Davis and more. The album is a farewell of sorts, as Frampton has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease – Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) – a progressive muscle disorder characterized by muscle inflammation, weakness, and atrophy – which will eventually affect his ability to play guitar. Listen for the tracks Me And My Guitar and I Just Want To Make Love To You, and if you have a chance, see him live this summer on his “Peter Frampton Finale – The Farewell Tour“. Read the review here.
Santana – Africa Speaks … The Hall of Fame guitar player’s new album finds him focusing his energy on returning to the ultimate “source” of all things musical, and human: Africa. Listen for the song Paraísos Quemados, which features Buika on vocals. Read the review here.
Savoy Brown – City Night … Kim Simmonds really is Savoy Brown. The guitar player and now vocalist has fronted this band for over 50 years, and this album is their 40th release. Quite the catalog. The record finds the band in excellent form – featuring great guitar work from Simmonds over a killer rhythm section. Listen for the tracks Conjure Rhythm and Don’t Hang Me Out To Dry. Read the review here.
Rory Gallagher – Blues … This little-known yet critically acclaimed guitar player passed in 1995, but the deluxe version of this new album shows why he was universally admired. The deluxe version features 3 CDs – one electric, one acoustic and one containing rare live appearances. Listen for the songs I’m Ready (with Muddy Waters), You Upset Me Baby (with Albert King) and Born Under A Bad Sign (with ex-Cream vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce). Read the review here.
Neil Young + Stray Gators – Tuscaloosa … This live album was recorded in 1973 at Alabama University. It’s “the singular concert set that comes closest to providing a one-stop sampler of his acoustic, electric and country-rocking-in-between sides – which is to say, the Young live album that might best serve you on a desert island.” Listen for the track Harvest. Read the review here.
The Waterboys – Where The Action Is … The bands latest album finds them delivering more of the same well-crafted, well-performed, well-produced songs that combine pagan, primitive, spiritual and religious iconography. Listen for the songs Where The Action Is and Right Side of Heartbreak (Wrong Side of Love). Read the review here.
Duff McKagan – Tenderness … This new album from the Guns n’ Roses bass player – sounds nothing like Guns n’ Roses. His collaboration with country star and producer Shooter Jennings has instead resulted in 11 songs that reflect on life, loss and love in a sincere well-crafted delivery. Listen for the track Cold Outside. Read the review here.
Nick Lowe – Love Starvation\Trombone (EP) … This Extended Play from the veteran singer\songwriter features 4 songs that measure 14 minutes. But 14 minutes of Nick Lowe is better than none! Listen for the title track Love Starvation. Read the review here.
Rick Springfield – Orchestrating My Life … For his latest studio release, the singer revisits 11 of his better-known songs and one new arrangement – by including lush orchestral backing into the tracks. As to whether it works or not – I will let you be the judge! Listen for the song Jessie’s Girl. Read the review here.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – The Traveler … Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been making records for 25 years. This album finds him taking a more band-oriented approach, and it works wonders. Listen for a scorching cover version of the Neil Young penned Buffalo Springfield song Mr. Soul. Read the review here.
New Singles
The other 2 songs added into high rotation are from forthcoming albums. Tune in and listen for the following tracks:
Sheryl Crow – Prove You Wrong … This song features vocal help from Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac) and Maren Morris, as well as Joe Walsh (of The Eagles) on guitar. It is the lead single from Crow‘s next album Threads, which is due for release later this summer.
Bruce Springsteen – Tucson Train … This is the third single released from his next studio album which is called Western Stars. The album is to be released on June 14th, 2019.
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