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crafts double-wide riffs
and snarling leads from
his Dano and other
oddball guitars. – MD
Rory Gallagher
Kickback City
The Irish bluesman,
long a fan of Ian Rankin’s
noir novella, recorded this
soundtrack before his untimely death. This graphic
novel includes three CDs
with Gallagher’s studio
and live versions, plus
actor Aidan Quinn reading
the tale. Cool stuff. – MD
Rondo Hatton
Destination...Fun!
Surf from Louisiana?
Why not! Guitarman
Bruce Lamb leads his
band through an alloriginal lineup of surf
stomps, noir rockers,
Latin ballads, spaghetti
western themes, and
big band jazzers. The
sound is classic, reverbdrenched guitar on timeless instrumentals. – MD
The Jon Herington Band
Live
This DVD features
Herington with his trio
playing blues, rock, and
everything in between.
He’s a great player who
is comfortable in all
genres. David Bromberg
joins the band for an
impromptu version of
the blues “Tongue,”
and it’s obvious from
the musicians’ reactions they’re having as
much fun playing as
you are watching. – JH
Berry, Carl Perkins, and
their own “I Saw Her
Standing There,” among
others, snarl with rebellious energy. – MD
Carl Filipiak and
the Jimi Jazz Band
Live at the Cat’s Eye
The stated purpose
of Filipiak’s band here
was to combine rock and
roll, R&B, and jazz using
elements pioneered by
Jimi Hendrix. This allows
Filipiak and sax man Paul
Hannah to solo sublimely
over a kicking rhythm
section. Whatever the
goal, this album works on
a number of levels. – JH
Van Morrison
Alex Chilton
Electricity by Candlelight
Big Star star Chilton
was recorded at New
York City’s Knitting
Factory in 1997, and now
released on this posthumous collection. Eschewing his own originals, the
songlist is a wide-ranging
batch of colorful covers,
from “Surfer Girl” to
“D-I-V-O-R-C-E.” – MD
Moondance Deluxe Edition
Along with a remastered version of Morrison’s seminal 1970 album,
this edition includes a
whopping three discs of
alt versions – plus a couple outtakes that would
appear on subsequent
albums. The sheer number
of alt takes is overwhelming, but insightful to
hard-core fans. – MD
Billy Thompson
Friend
Blues-rocker Thompson has an Albert King
quality that gives authority to each note he
plays. “Friend” and other
originals, like his sizzling
paean to Jimi Hendrix,
“Ain’t But One,” and the
outstanding Blind Faithlike “Garden,” are right
on the money – which
is true of this smoking
disc in general. – RA
Lisa Johnson
Eric Clapton
Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Slowhand’s famous
1992 acoustic show
from MTV is back with a
second disc of outtakes
and alts, including more
Robert Johnson tunes.
Also included is a DVD of
the show and a bonus film
from the rehearsal. – MD
108 Rock Star Guitars
Fifteen years and many
backstage passes in
the making, here’s the
ultimate chichi photo
book of star guitars in a
voluptuous faux leather
binding with gilt-edged
pages. The guitar and
bass images are abstract detail shots and
selective-focus “art”
with a capital “A.” – MD
The Beatles
Southern Culture
on the Skids
Dig This
Tongue in cheek but
rocking out with every
beat, SCOTS are back
with more lowdown
rockabilly and trailertrash country music.
Guitar man Rick Miller
March 2014
On Air: Live at the
BBC Volume 2
These 37 previously
unreleased performances,
plus 23 short speech
tracks, from 1962-65,
remind us of one thing:
In case we’ve forgotten,
the Beatles could rock
out. Covers of Chuck
151 Vintage Guitar
Mathew Fitzwilliam
A Trainspotter’s Guide to
Goldentone Amplifiers
This detailed guide to
Australia’s answer to
Fender amps features
a thorough model history, numerous photos,
brochure reprints, and
serial numbers. – MD