CD Review: Paul McCartney and Wings
Paul McCartney and Wings Band on the Run Here Music By David Chiu In any evaluation of Paul McCartney’s solo … Continue reading CD Review: Paul McCartney and Wings
CD Review: Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Songs From the Road
Columbia/Legacy
By David Chiu
A worthy sequel to the recent Live in London, Songs from the Road is a live document of Leonard Cohen’s concerts from 2008-2009. If you were fortunate to have been at the shows, you can immediately recognize how great Cohen and his band sounded marked by first class, elegant playing, arrangements, and Cohen’s weathered vocals. Continue reading “CD Review: Leonard Cohen”
CD Review: Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Mythology
Rhino/Reprise
By David Chiu
The Bee Gees’ Mythology, released to coincide the 50th anniversary of the Brothers Gibb as a musical act, is not your typical boxed set. What makes this unique is the fact that each of the four discs is devoted to a brother, including the late Andy Gibb, who was never really formally a Bee Gee, but whose career was certainly impacted by his siblings’ contributions. Continue reading “CD Review: Bee Gees”
Live Review: Azure Ray
Azure Ray Mercury Lounge Nov.13, 2010 By David Chiu Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink had gone their separate ways musically … Continue reading Live Review: Azure Ray
CD Review: Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry Olympia Virgina By David Chiu Roxy Music crooner Bryan Ferry offers up another smooth, ultra-romantic effort in the … Continue reading CD Review: Bryan Ferry
CD Review: Liz Phair
Liz Phair Funstyle Rocket Science By David Chiu Liz Phair continues to challenge her fans who are still expecting for … Continue reading CD Review: Liz Phair
CD Review: Billy Joel
Billy Joel The Hits Columbia/Legacy By David Chiu At first, the idea of condensing an artist’s 40-year body of work … Continue reading CD Review: Billy Joel
CD Review: Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten Epic Ba Da Bing By David Chiu Epic, Brooklyn singer Sharon Van Etten’s second album, marks a … Continue reading CD Review: Sharon Van Etten
Book Review: ‘Late, Late at Night’ by Rick Springfield
Late, Late at Night By Rick Springfield Simon and Schuster Review By David Chiu If you ever wondered where the … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Late, Late at Night’ by Rick Springfield
CD Review: Duran Duran
Duran Duran Notorious Big Thing Capitol by David Chiu By 1986 Duran Duran entered a transitional phase marked by the … Continue reading CD Review: Duran Duran
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