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Steve Smith and Vital Information – Live! One Great Night (2012)
Steve Smith, like Paul McCartney, has a solo career that’s way more extensive than the higher profile rock band he belonged to for a relatively short period of time, but he’ll always be known as that Journey drummer (or, to a Jean-Luc Ponty fan like me, that guy who drummed on Enigmatic Ocean). Thirty years ago while still a member [...]
Foreigner – Alive and Rockin’ (2012)
Foreigner’s new live album is neither all that bad, nor all that good — probably worth the ticket price at the original concert venue, if you don’t pay too much attention, but instantly forgettable as a home listening experience. Alive and Rockin’ — due May, 29, 2012 from Eagle Rock — attempts to rock a little harder at times than [...]
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – XXI Century (2012)
A gutsy blend of contemplative Evans/Tristano-informed piano excursions and these grease-popping Cuban jams, pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s XXI Century takes us on a journey across time and cultures. Along the way, Rubalcaba breaks down barrier after barrier — the ones standing between our concepts of what fits, and what doesn’t and the ones that keep our worlds separate. XXI Century, due [...]
