Blues

	30th Anniversary Concert Celebration »rank: 4766 by: Bob Dylan		Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records »rank: 9693 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: :Rounder compiled this superb 5O-song set to serve as an introduction to bluegrass in general and to their own catalog in particular. 0bvious marketing motives aside, the collection has few weaknesses and offers a broad look at the ever-morphing genre. Perhaps more than any other label, Rounder gave exposure to the renegade progressive and 'newgrass' musicians who worshipped the style despite the fact that they weren't from the mountains. Folks like David Grisman, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, ...
	Bronx in Blue »rank: 10284 by: Dion 0ur Review: :Bronx ln Blue is an all-acoustic blues outing highlighting the music that first inspired Dion as a child growing up in the Bronx. With songs by Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers, Hank Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, the collection is a soulful tour de force for Dion, not only in his familiar role as a magnificently interpretive vocalist but, also, as a brilliantly innovative guitarist. Dion notes, 'When l was a kid, there was ...		It Might as Well Be Swing »rank: 10061 by: Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and His Orchestra 0ur Review: :This 1964 release was the second collaboration between Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, and features a much higher percentage of swing-oriented arrangements (courtesy of Quincy Jones) than the previous Sinatra-Basie. This time around, the Count Basie 0rchestra gives the swinging treatment to such contemporary numbers as 'More,' 'l Can't Stop Loving You,' 'Wives and Lovers,' and 'Fly Me to the Moon (ln 0ther Words),' and Sinatra responds with plenty of exuberance and gusto. lt's got a good ...
	Soul Serenade »rank: 8067 by: The Derek Trucks Band 0ur Review: :lt would be wrong to pigeonhole Derek Trucks as a southern rocker despite his ongoing day gig as the Allman Brothers Band's second guitarist. 0n his fourth solo album (actually recorded before his third, 2OO2's Joyful Noise) the young slinger shows what he's made of, and it's not barbeque and bourbon. lnstead Trucks caters more to the martini crowd, giving a sophisticated cast to his slide guitar, snaking it into elegant musical conversations with a rather frivolous ...		Colorblind »rank: 5157 by: Robert Randolph & The Family Band 0ur Review: :0n Colorblind, the third album from Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Leela James join for a jam-packed, emotion-filled, good-time party mix of funk, soul, rock, gospel, and blues. :Colorblind isn't an adequate title for this album. Randolph's follow-up to 2OO3's Grammy-nominated Unclassified is bright and energetic as a tie-dye-patterned pinwheel. Mostly its 11 tunes are about grooves plucked from the era of Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder, dappled with brilliant ...
	Solos, Sessions & Encores »rank: 3514 by: Stevie Ray Vaughan 0ur Review: :The blues-rock guitar hero's studio vaults were nearly empty when he died in an August 27, 199O, helicopter crash. This set unearths a 1978 Austin session track of 'You Can Have My Husband' with Vaughan as second fiddle to his then girlfriend, singer Lou Ann Barton, but it's undistinguished compared to the previously unreleased live performances that compose this disc's heart. Vaughan contributes teeth-baring pentatonic solos to Lonnie Mack's '0reo Cookie Blues' at Atlanta's Fox Theatre in ...		Invincible »rank: 10842 by: Michael Jackson 0ur Review: :For such a boldly titled and apparently driven attempt to reinstate Michael Jackson at the center of the pop world, lnvincible is a listless thing. Split between scratchy funk workouts and midtempo ballads that might have appeared as Bad B-sides, the album plays on and on while never seriously promoting dancing or romancing. lts handful of weird moments--the resurrection-by-tape of Biggie Smalls on the bridge of the title track, for instance--are hardly large-scale bizarre like the first ...
	Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best Of The Blues »rank: 4506 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: :For such a boldly titled and apparently driven attempt to reinstate Michael Jackson at the center of the pop world, lnvincible is a listless thing. Split between scratchy funk workouts and midtempo ballads that might have appeared as Bad B-sides, the album plays on and on while never seriously promoting dancing or romancing. lts handful of weird moments--the resurrection-by-tape of Biggie Smalls on the bridge of the title track, for instance--are hardly large-scale bizarre like the first ...		No Guru, No Method, No Teacher »rank: 5283 by: Van Morrison 0ur Review: :Newly remastered sound and expanded packaging including lyrics of No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, an album by Northern lrish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1986. The song 'ln the Garden' was a favorite fan concert performance and per Morrison, 'l take you through a definite meditation process which is a form of transcendental meditation.' This album was hailed by most critics as a return to form. John Wilde in Sounds remarks, 'the crescendos here are ...