New Albums - Page 159

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were having reunion tours as far back as 1974 — their first. The 1974 tour, which included 30 U.S. dates and one at Wembley Stadium in London, has been captured in a 3-disc CD set or Pure Audio Blu-Ray/1 DVD set, called . The sets also come with a long commemorative booklet. Graham Nash co-produced...

Conquering Dystopia’s self-titled debut album has made its way to another format — . With Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) on bass, the record is a force of instrumental death metal that lasts nearly an hour. The remaining members of the band are Jeff Loomis (guitar), Keith Merrow (guitar), and Alex Rudinger (drums.) You can check out how Webster achieves his...

The collaboration between bassist/vocalist dUg Pinnick (King’s X), guitarist/vocalist Eric Gales (Lauryn Hill) and drummer Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta), known collectively as Pinnick Gales Pridgen, was too good not to keep alive for a second album. The music on runs the gamut, ranging from psychedelic blues to progressive soul and hard rock. And although the trio loves playing together,...

Progressive metal greats Dream Theater have released the quintessential set for anyone who loves their music. covers 10 studio albums by the group, which features the extraordinary founding member John Myung on bass. The group’s 2011 offering – A Dramatic Turn of Events – which is part of the set, was nominated for a Grammy. This set will remind anyone...

Every Time I Die has returned with , their first studio album to feature bassist Steve Micciche since his return to the band. Micciche was originally the band’s third bassist from 2001 to 2005 and replaced Josh Newton in 2011. Vocalist Keith Buckley says the album is a return to the band’s more dynamic style but with an air of...

MonoNeon, a lefty known for playing a right-handed bass upside down, has brought his style to Georgia Anne Muldrow’s rap/experimental EP, Ms. One. Muldrow, the daughter of musicians — her late father invented instruments for Eddie Harris — has put together a rap collection that still harkens back to a love of 70s jazz/soul/funk sounds. It’s the first full rap...

Two basses are better than one, but an even better treat is when an electric bassist teams up with a double bassist for a duo album. Luckily for us, Steve Lawson and Jon Thorne have done just that. Diversion is a album comprised of two long duo pieces that the bassists performed live at the London Bass Guitar Show back...

Sludge metal outfit Corrosion of Conformity has released , their second album since their 2010 reunion of the band’s original 1982 lineup. The trio, which consists of guitarist Woody Weatherman, drummer Reed Mullin and bassist Mike Dean wanted to follow up 2012’s self-titled album sooner, but Dean says being forced to wait added to the album’s potential. “The making of...

Peter Gabriel’s “Back to Front” tour performance in October 2013 at London’s O2 Arena has been captured as an ultra-high-definition film, which was not only released in theaters, but is now available on DVD. The tour celebrated the 25th anniversary of Gabriel’s classic So album and featured him playing the entire album and more with his touring band from that...

Phish is back with its first album in five years, . The record, which is the band’s 12th studio release, was recorded in Nashville late last year with producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel). Material for the record was written by all band members, including bassist Mike Gordon, at “The Barn”, the band’s Vermont rehearsal space. One of the...

You just have to smile when you watch this: It’s for the restored version of A Hard Day’s Night that’s hitting U.S. theaters on 4th of July weekend, in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary. But you can see the print, and a whole bunch more in the Criterion Collection’s of the film that helped define The Beatles’ image, including...

Legendary drummer Ginger Baker has returned with the release of , his first album in 16 years. The record showcases his new bandmates in his group, Jazz Confusion, including jazz bassist/composer Alec Dankworth (Van Morrison, Stephane Grappelli, Alan Barnes, Million Dollar Band.) Check out the title song “Why?” performed live: Why? is available on and digital download ( and ....