Category Archives: Music Reviews

Paul McDonald – A Proven Artist Already!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by northernrockiesview

This Idol season yielded a true-professional in Paul McDonald. Voted off 8th, the 26 year-old hails from Huntsville, Alabama. Before Idol, Paul McDonald was (and still remains) the lead vocalist of The Grand Magnolias, formerly known as the Hightide Blues. The Grand Magnolias have one self-titled album, released last November. Continue reading →

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Slash Rocks Axl’s Socks Off!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by northernrockiesview

Slash’s solo album, released in Early April, flat-out rocks! Enough so, that we can now appreciate why Axl Rose took 15 years to finish Guns N’ Roses’ – Chinese Democracy–he was lost without Slash. Slash’s first solo record effectively “rocks Axl’s socks off”—and it will your’s too if you give it a spin! Continue reading →

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – All New Mojo

Posted on August 19, 2010 by northernrockiesview

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have created an all new vibe with their appropriately titled new CD “Mojo.” This record does what few of his more recent efforts have done–it showcases the true “Mojo” of the band—one song after another. Mojo offers the seasoned grit and polish of a veteran band, delivering one credible blues-jam after another. Mojo immediately grabbed my interest and keeps me coming back again for more. Continue reading →

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Turnpike Troubadours Topping My Charts

Posted on August 10, 2010 by northernrockiesview

The biggest pleasant surprise of 2010’s new music is the Oklahoma-based Turnpike Troubadours’ Diamonds & Gasoline release. The distinctive voice of the Turnpike Troubadours is singer-songwriter Evan Felker. His tone and pitch fit the band’s Country, Bluegrass and Folk songs like a Giselle Bundchen thong. The Troubadours music is both refreshingly new and timeless, age immaterial. Hear them today. Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Van Halen

Posted on July 27, 2010 by northernrockiesview

Music is such a terrific vehicle for transporting us to another time and place. Hearing music from long ago can refire the wonderment synapses like few other stimuli. Hearing some long forgotten Van Halen recently took me back to that place when I first started driving back in 1978-1979. Continue reading →

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