Full Reviews Index
Tommy Castro - Hard Believer (CD Preview)
Review of Tommy Castro's Hard Believer, the 11th album from the popular blues-rock singer and guitarist and his first for Alligator Records.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Greatest Hits (2005)
Review of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble's Greatest Hits album
James Blood Ulmer - Birthright (2005)
Review of James Blood Ulmer's Birthright album, a raw return to the Mississippi Delta for the talented guitarist
Johnny Winter - The Johnny Winter Anthology (2009)
Review of Johnny Winter's The Johnny Winter Anthology album, a two-disc retrospective that captures the best of the blues-rock guitar legend's '70s recordings, with a smattering of great material from the 1980s and '90s.
Johnny Winter - Live Through The '70s (2008)
Review of blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter's Live Through The '70s DVD, a collection of fourteen electric live performances.
Johnny Winter - Second Winter (2005 reissue)
Album review of Second Winter, blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter's second album from 1970.
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters - 'Living In The Light' (CD Preview)
Review of Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters' Living In The Light album, a collection of blues instrumentals and vocal performances by Kim Wilson and Dave Keller.
Duke Robillard - Stomp! The Blues Tonight (2009)
Review of Duke Robillard's Stomp! The Blues Tonight album.
Various Artists - Chicago Blues: A Living History (2009)
Review of Chicago Blues: A Living History featuring Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch & Lurrie Bell.
Charlie Musselwhite - Rough Dried: Live At The Triple Door (2009)
Review of Charlie Musselwhite's Rough Dried: Live At The Triple Door album, a scorching collection of red-hot live performances.
The Soul of John Black - Black John (2009)
CD review of The Soul of John Black's Black John album, a funk-infused collection of soul-blues music.
Nick Moss and the Flip Tops - Live At Chan's - Combo Platter No. 2 (2009)
Review of Nick Moss and the Flip Tops' Live At Chan's - Combo Platter No. 2, a scorching live album that captures the band's red hot sound on tape.
Little Walter - The Complete Chess Masters 1950-1967 (2009)
Review of Little Walter's The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), a five-disc box set documenting much of the great blues harpist's career.
Muddy Waters - 'Live At ChicagoFest' DVD (2009)
Review of Muddy Waters' Live At ChicagoFest DVD, a live concert film of Waters' performance at the ChicagoFest 1981 with Johnny Winter.
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat - Tijuana Bible (2009)
Review of Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat's Tijuana Bible album, a scorched-earth collection of guitar-driven blues-rock tunes.
John Nemeth - Love Me Tonight (2009)
Review of John Nemeth's Love Me Tonight album, a fine collection of soul-blues performances.
Ray Charles - Genius The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection (2009)
Review of Ray Charles' Genius - The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection album, a 21-song collection featuring the best of Brother Ray's songs from the 1950s and '60s.
John Lee Hooker - 50 Years: The John Lee Hooker Anthology (2009)
Review of John Lee Hooker's 50 Years: The John Lee Hooker Anthology album, a two-disc collection that tracks the blues great's career from start to finish.
M for Mississippi motion picture DVD (2008)
Review of the M for Mississippi documentary film DVD featuring a variety of contemporary Delta blues musicians.
Various Artists - M for Mississippi soundtrack album (2008)
Review of the M for Mississippi motion picture soundtrack album, featuring a variety of Delta blues musicians.
Joe Bonamassa - So, It's Like That (2002)
Album review of Joe Bonamassa's So, It's Like That, the young blues music prodigy's second album.
Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
Review of Joe Bonamassa's The Ballad Of John Henry album, another stunning collection of blues-rock songs featuring the guitarist's incredible style and technique.
Duane Allman - An Anthology (1972)
Review of blues-rock guitarist Duane Allman's An Anthology album, a two-disc collection of the artist's session work and Allman Brothers Band material.
Buddy Guy - The Definitive Buddy Guy (2009)
Review of Buddy Guy's The Definitive Buddy Guy album, a career-spanning retrospective of the guitarist's 50 years in the blues.
Rory Gallagher - Live In Cork DVD (2009)
Review of Irish blues-rock guitarist Rory Gallagher's Live In Cork DVD, a thirteen-song collection of raging guitarwork and blustery British blues-rock music.