Blues Album Reviews Archives

Insights ~ Bonnie Raitt’s Debut Album: Roots Music in the Making

Bonnie Raitt’s debut album was a brilliant work that presaged her powerful career as a blues artist.

You know his music. You probably don’t know his name. Welcome to the mysterious life of Fred Neil, the greatest white bluesman ever.

Craft Recordings and Bluesville Records announce a fresh batch of reissues for two highly influential guitarists.

The legacy that Muddy Waters left behind is the stuff of legend, making timeless music, universal in its power to touch and move us deeply.

Skip James’ fierce playing, his haunting falsetto and his flair for composition are second to none in Delta Blues.

Craft Recordings and Bluesville Records proudly announce two reissues for landmark blues titles from a pair of the genre’s most influential artists.

Willie was a modern day renaissance man: musician, singer/songwriter, arranger, producer and founding father of the Chicago Blues sound.

Harvey Mandel’s 1968 blues-rock solo debut ‘Cristo Redentor’ is a psychedelic masterpiece of virtuoso playing and innovation.

Famed blues-rocker Coco Montoya, award-winning guitarist and vocalist, will release his first album in four years on September 1, 2023.

It's not by accident that they were thinking that way in 1971. Do you remember the famous picture - Earthrise?…

This has been my favorite Kinks album since I bought it in 1971. And I have them all.

I've loved Gene Pitney's voice for 60 years. I was 12 when I started listening to him and I still…

What a great blast from the past, Brian. We had one of those rocket crystal radios as a kid. Though…

I love everything Bob Lind writes and records. The man is an artist. Thanks for your review on Something Worse…

Excellent suggestion for a post on Tangerine Dream! Thank you, David - look for it in the coming weeks.

I love the feelings and textures that come from listening to the release. I think Jarre along with Tangerine Dream,…