Posts From Rob Patterson

Steve Miller Black Keys Diss Doesn’t Dismiss His Rock Hall Rant

Steve Miler’s Rock HOF ceremony rant had many points well taken. But he undermined his crusade for artists by treating Black Keys poorly.

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Bryan Adams Concert Wins Fans’ Hearts and Voices

The onetime hitmaker and ’80s MTV favorite delivered the rock plus meaning and emotion to an enthusiastic crowd of fans

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Raitt’s Latest LP Glows with Mature Confidence

Bonnie makes an album that shows all her talents in spades: emotive singing, strong songwriting, cool way with covers and hot slide guitar.

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Is HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ a Genuine Long Player?

See if our reviewer Rob Patterson feels the TV series will go Top of the Pops.

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Will the Grammy Awards Show Rock?

This year’s Grammy Awards pay homage to deceased rockers and may signal rock’s future.

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Bryan Adams ‘Get Up’ Album: A ‘Gem’

Our reviewer called the 2015 release his favorite album of the year, describing it as a “little golden age of classic rock ‘n’ roll”

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Blackmore, Private Guitar Star, Opens Up

The recently released Ritchie Blackmore Story DVD may very well have helped Deep Purple’s selection for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. “A rock eccentric’s life worth witnessing.”

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Studio A Revisited Helps Listener Experience Dylan’s ‘Cutting Edge’

Get a taste of what working in a studio recording feels like by remixing Bob Dylan classics and trying your own vocal take on them with Studio A Revisited.

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Don Henley ‘Cass County’: A Sure and Sincere Touch

His solo country album is the sort of mainstream country album Nashville rarely makes anymore, and certainly a paradigm shift away from The Eagles.

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Keith Richards’ Masterful Solo Album

His third solo album finds a master comfortably showing us how his rock ‘n’ roll soul can create a disc that’s damned hard to resist

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