Tag: rock

Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods

Candy Store Kid

Nugene

When Luther Dickinson (touring with the Black Crowes at the time) joined brother Cody and British blues guitar man Ian Siegal onstage during their set at the 2011 Belgium Rhythm & Blues Festival, the seed was planted for the followup to Siegal’s “The Skinny” — last year’s wildly successful collaboration realized at Luther and Cody’s Zebra Ranch in Mississippi hill country.

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The Outlaws

It’s About Pride

Rocket Science Ventures

The Outlaws’ self-titled debut came out in July 1975. They were the first rock group signed to Clive Davis’ Arista record label. “There Goes Another Love Song” and the 10-minute opus “Green Grass and High Tides Forever” became instant FM radio staples, taking the album to No. 13 on the Billboard 200.

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Jeremy Spencer

Bend in the Road

Propelz

In following up “Precious Little,” his notable 2006 comeback, Jeremy Spencer has crafted his fifth and finest solo release.

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Taj Mahal

The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973

Columbia/Legacy

For years, Taj Mahal’s only LP to be reissued on CD was 1981’s “The Best of Taj Mahal, Vol. 1” (from 1977’s “The Taj Mahal Anthology, Volume 1”). A second volume never happened.

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The Blasters

Fun on Saturday Night

Rip Cat

A new Blasters album is nothing to sneeze at.

The roots rockers’ first four studio albums were released from 1980 to 1985, before singer Phil Alvin and lead guitarist Dave Alvin no longer saw eye to eye and Dave told his brother goodbye.

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