November 1991
Features
- Chris Whitley Lives with the Law
Out on a range in a season too soon No electric light up in my room With a dark skin woman… - John Campbell: One Believer
Shadows dance in liquid pools of light spilled by candles, dozens of them, burning steadily into this midsummer night. Ancient skulls… - Baton Rouge Blues: A Chemical City Shakedown
For Steven Coleridge, what originally began as a trip to do research on the late bluesman Slim Harpo has evolved into…
Spare Parts
- Spare Parts November 1991
Well, it's November in New Orleans and the turkeys are getting nervous. I'll be spending Thanksgiving in Germany this year, on…
Reviews
- Branford Marsalis, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia Records)
This is the second Branford Marsalis recording to feature him in a trio setting (the first was Trio Jeepy). The absence… - Mark Whitfield, Patrice (Warner Brothers Records)
Mark Whitfield's second release is somewhat more varied than his debut recording, The Marksman. Backed by an all-star rhythm section—Kenny Barron… - Al Garner with Roland Brown's Merchant Band, Presenting Al Garner (Kinion Records)
This has a royal sound that makes you want to dance and romance. The band plays solid with a bluesy feeling,… - Lee Allen, If You Don't, I Know Your Sister Will (NOLA Records)
Go tell your Aunt Mary and Uncle John the ultimate party album has come along. Lee Allen, the wailing sax man,… - Public Enemy, Apocalypse 91…The Enemy Strikes Black (Def Jam Records)
Conventional wisdom has it that in the '70s rock and roll about died until punk came along and saved it—a debatable… - Spin Doctors, Pocket Full of Kryptonite (EMI Records)
These two albums by two young New York City bands share a lot: both bands credit one another, swap lead singers… - Blues Traveler, Travelers and Thieves (A&M Records)
These two albums by two young New York City bands share a lot: both bands credit one another, swap lead singers… - Augie Junior and the Big Mess Blues Band, Drinker's Choice (Barrelhouse Records)
If nothing else, this is a clear testament to why street musicianship in New Orleans should be encouraged, not banned. This… - Rush, Roll the Bones (Atlantic Records)
Ten years ago, the members of Rush declared their collective minds were not for rent to any god or government with… - The Smithereens, Blow Up (Capitol Records)
The Smithereens know how to get your attention from the first note of a song. On their latest studio album, they… - John Campbell, One Believer (Elektra Records)
John Campbell smokes the blues! His debut release is as sultry as a Louisiana summer night, with a gutsy vocal matched… - Hammer, Too Legit to Quit (Capitol Records)
The title says it all. In an outlaw medium (i.e. rap), Hammer is way too legit. According to the press release… - Little Feat, Shake Me Up (Morgan Creek Records)
The latest from Little Feat combines the old with the new as the Feat continues to develop a sound sleeker than… - The Chick Corea Elektric Band, Beneath the Mask (GRP Records)
You can always expect some of the best musicianship anywhere from a Chick Corea album. Bassist John Patitucci and drummer Dave…
