Posts tagged with "Concord"

THE CARS

THE CARS Move Like This [Concord] From Weezer in the ’90s to the Strokes and OK Go today, countless bands have realized what classic-rock radio never forgets: The Cars were pretty great. The Boston quintet built one of the era’s finest discographies during the ’70s and ’80s, making New Wave palatable for people without spiky hair. A quarter-century after stalling out, the Cars return with Move Like This—more a restoration project than the... 

PAUL SIMON

PAUL SIMON So Beautiful or So What [Hear Music/Concord] Elvis Costello, himself no stranger to conveying hard-won wisdom in song, pretty much nails it in his liner notes for Paul Simon’s first new album in five years: “This is a man in full possession of all his gifts, looking at the comedy and beauty of life with clarity and the tenderness bought by time.” Simon’s solo output has always been erratic, a zigzag of indisputable landmarks, most... 

LEE RITENOUR + 6 String Theory

LEE RITENOUR 6 String Theory [Concord] The album is credited to Lee Ritenour, but the real star of 6 String Theory is the guitar itself. To celebrate his 50th anniversary as a picker, Ritenour invited a true who’s who of axemen to jam. The list includes fellow jazzers, of course—John Scofield burns on “Lay it Down,” Pat Martino shares a virtuosic tribute to a fallen legend in “L.P. (For Les Paul)” and Mike Stern kills on the Jeff Beck-associated... 
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