I have just added 7 new songs into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Santana – In Search Of Mona Lisa
Santana – In Search Of Mona Lisa … This 3 song EP was inspired by Carlos Santana‘s near-mystical viewing of the Mona Lisa while visiting The Louvre in Paris, France. The enigmatic lady apparently “spoke” to him – and three months later he dreamed the lyrics for two of these songs. Listen for the tracks Do You Remember Me, In Search Of Mona Lisa and Lovers From Another Time. Read the review here.
Heart – Live In Atlantic City … The bands 2006 VH-1 concert in Atlantic City’s Decades Rock arena has finally been released. It features a host of guest artists helping the Wilson sisters and band (including Dave Navarro of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Alice In Chains, Rufus Wainwright and Carrie Underwood). Listen for a live version of Magic Man and a scorching cover of the Led Zeppelin song Misty Mountain Hop. Read the review here.
Steve Hackett – At The Edge Of Light … This is new album from the ex-Genesis guitar player showcases his extraordinary talent and song writing ability. The album took 18 months to put together and features interesting songs and great progressive rock musicians. Listen for the tracks Those Golden Wings and Under The Eye Of the Sun. Read the review here.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added 6 new songs into high rotation on the playlist. Four of the songs are from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Joe Jackson – Fool
Joe Jackson – Fool … Always thought provoking – the musical chameleon returns with a back-to-basic recording that may be one of his best albums in years. Listen for the tracks Friend Better and 32 Kisses. Read the review here.
Walter Trout – Survivor Blues … This old school blues-rock talent has recorded an album of lesser-known blues tracks that strike a rare balance between the past and its relevance to contemporary times. Listen for the tracks Me My Guitar and The Blues and Goin’ Down To the River, which features Robbie Krieger (of The Doors) on side guitar. Read the review here.
And 2 of the added tracks are singles from impending classic rock releases. Listen for the songs Shine A Light by Bryan Adams, the title track of his album due for release on March 1st, 2019 – and Tide Of Confusion from Robin Trower, which is the lead single from his upcoming album Coming Closer To The Day, which is due for release on March 22nd, 2019.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
The Christmas/New Years holiday stretch is a very slow time for new music releases, but things should (hopefully) start picking up soon. To tide you over with new stuff I have added the following newly released classic rock tracks into high rotation:
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise … From the album Springsteen On Broadway – this track features Springsteen doing a lovely duet with his wife Patti Scialfa. This new album is the soundtrack of the concert currently streaming on Netflix (in America). Read the review here.
Paul McCartney – Get Enough … this single from the ex-Beatle dropped on New Years Day and features McCartney experimenting with auto-tune. It was recorded during the sessions for his latest album Egypt Station but was not included in that recording.
Brian May – New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix) … this single from the Queen guitar player is his first new solo music in 20 years. It was released to mark the voyage of the New Horizons space probe as it passed by the trans-Neptunian object Ultima Thule – the farthest object in the solar system that a spacecraft has visited. The probe’s voyage was especially meaningful to May, an astrophysicist, since he had joined NASA’s science team as a collaborator on the project in 2015.
Heart – Lost Angel … this single is from the upcoming album Heart – Live In Atlantic City which is due for release on January 25th, 2019. This live version of the song (which was originally released in 2004 on the album Jupiters Darling) showcases the strength of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Wilson sisters.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added another 11 new songs into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
John Mellencamp – Other People’s Stuff … This is an interesting album from the Hall-Of-Fame singer-songwriter. He has put 10 songs into a compilation that have never been together before – including some of his own, some of of his own remixed and reworked, and some covers of other people’s songs. All done in his own unique honest style. Listen for the tracks To The River and I Don’t Know Why I Love You (a Stevie Wonder song). Read the review here.
Van Morrison – The Prophet Speaks… This is the Belfast Cowboy’s fourth album in two years – and continues his exploration of his jazz influences. It contains a half dozen of his own songs mixed among covers of songs by John Lee Hooker, Solomon Burke and Sam Cook. Listen for the tracks Gotta Get You Off My Mind and Gonna Send You Back To Where I Got You. Read the review here.
Neil Young – Songs For Judy … Collecting two-dozen highlights from 1976 solo sets, this candid document finds the singer sorting through old standards and almost-lost classics at a particularly restless moment of his career. Listen for the songs Too Far Gone and Mr. Soul. Read the review here.
Big Brother & The Holding Company – Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills … Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills is what the band wanted to call their second album. The record company of the day nixed that idea and it was shortened to just Cheap Thrills. This expanded release contains all the original songs from the album that vaulted Janis Joplin into super stardom – plus a batch of outtakes and never-released-before material. Listen for the tracks It’s A Deal (Take 1) and Flower In the Sun (Take 3). Read the review here.
Bryan Ferry – Bitter-Sweet … This album finds Ferry remaking/remodeling the songs of his former band Roxy Music through an older jazz interpretation. Some of the songs succeed and some don’t – but they are definitely interesting. Listen for the tracks While My Heart Is Still Beating and Sign Of the Times. Read the review here.
Marianne Faithfull – Negative Capability … This is a unique album from a unique singer – and is arguably her best and most honest work since Broken English. Listen for the cover of the Rolling Stone song As Tears Go By. Read the review here.
If you have been listening to the station over the past few days – you will also notice I have added some Christmas/Holiday music into the playlist. Not a lot – but enough to hopefully help get you into the spirit of giving.
Merry Christmas from Choice Classic Rock!
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added 11 new songs into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Mark Knopfler – Down The Road Wherever … A new release from the former Dire Straits guitar player/frontman. A very nice record with catchy, well-played songs – what more could you ask for? Listen for the tracks One Song At A Time, Good On You Son, Nobody Does That and Back On The Dance Floor. Read the review here.
The Beatles – The White Album 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Box Set … The album is actually called The Beatles – but everyone knows it as The White Album. This magnificent box set includes the original album re-mixed over 2 CDs, a CD containing the 27 track “Esher Demos“, 3 CDs of mostly unreleased studio sessions and a Blue-Ray disc containing a 5.1 surround sound White Album remix and more. A Beatlemaniac’s delight! Listen for the songs Glass Onion (Take 10) and While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Esher Demo). Read the review here.
David Crosby – Here If You Listen … The 77 year old one-third of Crosby, Stills & Nash delivers a quiet masterpiece of acoustic perfection. Teaming up with the Lighthouse Band really pays dividends and the results are well-worth a listen. Listen for the tracks Glory and a beautiful reworking of the Joni Mitchell song Woodstock. Read the review here.
Nazareth – Tattooed On My Brain … The Scottish rock legends celebrate their 50th anniversary with their 24th studio album. Featuring their new vocalist Carl Sentence – the album proves they are still rockin’! Listen for the Track Pole To Pole. Read the review here.
I have also added into the playlist the recently released songs Got To Go Where The Love Is from VanMorrison‘s album The Prophet Speaks and Eyes On The Prize from John Mellencamp‘s album Other People’s Stuff (which are both due for release on December 7th).
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added gobs of new classic rock (14 new songs) into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack) … The soundtrack for the movie is worth every penny. It includes not only some of the more well known Queen classics – but also live versions from their iconic performance at Live Aid (and more!). Listen for the tracks Don’t Stop Me Now (with a reworked Brian May guitar solo) and a live version of Now I’m Here (recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon). Read the review here.
Ace Frehley – Spaceman … The former Kiss guitar player returns with an album of hard rock. Listen for the track Without You I’m Nothing – which was co-written by and features Gene Simmons on bass. Read the review here.
Aldo Nova – Aldo Nova 2.0 … The Canadian guitarist and songwriter returns with a re-recording of six tracks from his original 1981 album (which featured the hit Fantasy), and one new song. Listen for the song Foolin’ Yourself 2.0. Read the review here.
John Hiatt – The Eclipse Sessions … Recorded primarily as a trio with a bassist and drummer, Hiatt returns to the basics with this album that was recorded over a mere six days. Listen for the song Over The Hill (which he definitely isn’t!). Read the review here.
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Look Now … His first album with The Imposters in 10 years finds the singer/songwriter in fine form. The album is varied and eclectic but all Elvis. Listen for the track Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter. Read the review here.
Blues Traveler – Hurry Up & Hang Around … This album finds Blues Traveler stripping back to the garage band they started out as – which gives us one of their best albums in many a year. Listen for the track Accelerated Nation. Read the review here.
Dave Davies – Decade … One of the founding members of The Kinks (with his brother Ray Davies), has given us an album of songs he was working on nthe 1970s just prior to the release of his first solo album. These songs range from hard rock to pop and are fully fleshed out and would have worked on any Kinks album. Listen for the tracks Give You All My Love and This Precious Time (Long Lonely Road). Read the review here.
Graham Parker – Cloud Symbols … Ably backed by The Goldtops (Martin Belmont, Geraint Watkins, Simon Edwards and Roy Dodds) and accompanied by The Rumour Brass on six tracks – Parker‘s 24th album finds him in fine form with an excellent batch of songs. Listen for the tracks Girl In Need and Every Saturday Nite. Read the review here.
Joe Strummer – Joe Strummer 001 … This album is a retrospective of everything Strummer did after his time helming The Clash. It features a range of styles and everything from duets with Johnny Cash and Jimmy Cliff to his work with The Mescaleros. Listen for the track Letsagetabitarockin’ which he recorded with The 101ers. Read the review here.
Doyle Bramhall II – Shades … The latest album from the in-demand singer-songwriter guitarist covers a variety of different styles – yet maintains a honest cohesion. It features guest artists such as Eric Clapton and Norah Jones. Listen for the Bob Dylan penned song Going Going Gone which features The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Read the review here.
And lastly, I have added into the playlist the recently released song Fabulously Absolute by Joe Jackson. This song is from his forthcoming album of new material called Fool – which is due for release on January 19th.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added 12 more tracks into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Steve Perry – Traces … The ex-Journey vocalist returns with his first album of new material since 1994’s For The Love of Strange Medicine. The unmistakable voice is still in fine form. Listen for the tracks – Easy To Love and Sun Shines Gray. Read the review here.
Tom Petty – An American Treasure … This box set captures deeper cuts, alternate takes and unreleased songs Petty left off his previous boxed set (Playback). Listen for a live version of a duet with Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac) called Insider, an early longer, live version of the classic song Breakdown, an alternate version of the song Rebels (with horns!) and a previously unreleased rocker called Lonesome Dave. Read the review here.
Phil Collins – Plays Well With Others … This 4 CD box set showcases the incredible variety of musical artists that the ex-Genesis drummer/vocalist has collaborated with. Listen for Collins playing on the tracks Sweet Little Mystery by John Martyn, Savannah Woman by Tommy Bolin, Walking On Air by Stephen Bishop and drumming and singing on a cover of the Beatles‘ Abbey Road suite Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End – which he recorded with the legendary Beatles’ producer George Martin. Read the review here.
Rod Stewart – Blood Red Roses … After a decade of crooning the American Songbook, the ex-Faces vocalist returns with an album of more contemporary music. Listen for the track Vegas Shuffle. Read the review here.
John Lennon – Imagine (The Ultimate Collection) … A lavish celebration of Lennon‘s 1971 masterpiece, this box set is an in-depth examination of everything that went on around the recording of this pivotal album. Listen for the song God Save Oz. Read the review here.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
I have just added 12 tracks into high rotation from the following newly released classic rock albums:
Billy Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues … The ZZ Top guitar player returns to his roots with an album of blues-based songs – featuring 7 new songs and 4 classic blues covers. Listen for the tracks – Hollywood 151 and Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’. Read the review here.
Steve Forbert – The Magic Tree … The singer/songwriter’s latest album was supposed to be an album of acoustic demos that would accompany the release of his autobiography Big City Cat: My Life In Folk-Rock, but instead, he hired some musicians and overdubbed new tracks onto the demos, resulting in a delightfully cohesive addition to his catalogue. Listen for the song Diamond Sky. Read the review here.
Slash – Living The Dream … This album teams the Guns n’ Roses guitar player with vocalist Myles Kennedy and the band The Conspirators. Many of the tracks sound like something straight from a GNR session. Listen for the track My Antidote. Read the review here.
Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers … The singer-songwriter who once helmed the band Fairport Convention returns with an album of sarcasm, satire and sentiment. Listen for the tracks The Storm Won’t Come and You Can’t Reach Me. Read the review here.
Uriah Heep – Living The Dream … Next year, Uriah Heep will celebrate 50 years as a band. This is their 25th studio album and it features hard rock with some Prog-Rock twists. Listen for the songs Dreams Of Yesteryear and Rocks In the Road. Read the review here.
Paul Weller – True Meanings … The latest album from The Modfather features a surprisingly tender collection of songs from someone who is often thought of as brusque. The album features guest musicians such as Rod Argent (of The Zombies), Noel Gallagher (of Oasis) as well as English folk musicians Martin Carthy and Danny Thompson. Listen for the album’s opening track The Soul Searcher. Read the review here.
Ann Wilson – Immortal … The vocalist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Heart returns with another album of covers – celebrating the Immortal status of artists who have inspired her career. The album is produced by legendary Heart producer Mike Flicker. Listen for the song Baker Street – originally done by Gerry Rafferty. Read the review here.
Yes – Live At the Apollo … Featuring Yes members Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman – the album finds this incarnation of the band celebrating 50 years of existence with a tight, polished performance that was captured in early 2017 at Manchester, England’s Apollo Theatre. Listen for live versions of the Yes classics I’ve Seen All Good People and Make It Easy-Owner Of A Lonely Heart. Read the review here.
Choice Classic Rock – classic rock radio like you’ve never heard it before!
