The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew... →
Jon Landau
James Taylor may be an all-American boy but he isn't Horatio Alger, and the lionizing of many rock stars by the rock press has as much to do with... →
'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.
There is absolutely no doubt that the extraordinary Donna Summer belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rolling Stones are constantly changing, but beneath the changes they remain the most formal of rock bands. Their successive releases have been... →
As long as Elton John can bring forth one performance per album on the order of 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight,' the chance remains that he... →
The Stones were always exemplary of one of the best of all rock qualities: tightness. They have always been economical, the opposite of ornamental.... →
When the Beatles cut old rock n' roll, they were recording music still in their performing repertoire, and besides, they never thought of the... →
The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand it, and then to really choose... →
Mitch Landrieu
During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.
Jonny Lang