Thursday, October 20 2011
Deep Purple: Shades of Deep Purple / The Book of Taliesyn / Deep Purple
Evidence of Deep Purple's pop roots found on trio of early albums.
Friday, September 9 2011
Rory Gallagher: Rory Gallagher / Deuce / Live! in Europe / Blueprint
A consummate performer live or in the studio, these re-releases serve as a bold reminder of the weight of the Rory Gallagher legacy.
Thursday, August 25 2011
Rock ‘n’ Roll 101: How to Handle a Dead Young Rock Star
In the wake of Amy Winehouse's death, record industry types and music journalists dusted off their Rock 'n' Roll 101 handbooks, revisiting the chapter on how to report on a Young Rock Star's death. Has it been handled any differently this time around than in the past?
Friday, February 25 2011
Counterbalance No. 22: Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Electric Ladyland’
Number 22 on the AcclaimedMusic.net list asks the musical question: “Have you ever been to Electric Ladyland?” Counterbalance’s Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn have—they file this report.
Wednesday, February 16 2011
Santana and Various Artists: Guitar Heaven
Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time comes off as a celebrity version of American Idol.
Friday, January 7 2011
Jimi Hendrix: West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology
Listening to this new set is like getting to heaven only to realize there is an even better place; it is without question the most welcome, if unexpected, musical gift of 2010.
Friday, December 10 2010
Counterbalance No. 12: The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Are You Experienced?’
Before Jimi Hendrix, face-melting guitar solos were all too rare. Hi 1967 debut album Are You Experienced? blew the lid off the unmelted face market and rock was never the same. Jason Mendelsohn and Eric Klinger discuss.
Friday, November 12 2010
Jimi Hendrix, the Patron Saint of Alt-Blackness
Forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix looms larger - and deeper - than ever within the black cultural pantheon. Even though he wasn't really 'black'.
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10
When it comes to matters of taste and ranking (a particularly combustible combination), there is no pleasing everyone. In fact, there is no pleasing anyone, since the list makers themselves are invariably disappointed or frustrated. And yet...
Friday, March 12 2010
God Is Not Dead: The Jimi Hendrix Re-Issues
Valleys of Neptune is not the Holy Grail, and it doesn’t need to be. That already exists anyway, and it is celebrated in spectacular fashion with the deluxe CD/DVD reissues of the four proper alums that preceded and followed these ’69 sessions.
