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B-Movie - Climate of Fear
Review by Gary Hill
If you like the music of bands like Bauhaus and the Cure you are very likely to enjoy this. This album is set in that same style of music.

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Bachman - Heavy Blues
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve always been torn when it comes to the output of Randy Bachman – or at least the major output.

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Back Street Crawler - Atlantic Years 1975-1976
Review by Gary Hill
Back Street Crawler is an interesting act, that is perhaps almost more a music history footnote than anything else. That said, their music is strong enough that they deserved better.

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Badfinger - No Matter What - Revisiting The Hits
Review by Gary Hill
Badfinger were always a cool pop rock band. This new album collects a lot of their hits.

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Victoria Bailey - Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline
Review by Gary Hill
In the last decade or two a type of country music that's closer to pop has emerged. Don't expect that here.

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Michal Bandac & Morning Glory - Monte Carlo Music & Salon Songs
Review by Gary Hill
This double disc set is unusual.

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Bane - The Note
Review by Gary Hill
I am probably one of the more unusual progressive rock fans in that I always liked hardcore - you know that raw, frantic version of punk rock of which the most well known band was probably The Dead Kennedys - well, Suicidal Tendencies, but they were a bit more metal. While that may not seem a very progressive rock thing to admit, it's the truth.
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Annicia Banks - Up-Front
Review by Gary Hill
I am a pretty big fan of reggae music. There is just something about it that's infectious and uplifting.

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Barenaked Ladies - Detour De Force
Review by Gary Hill
I've been a fan of Barenaked Ladies for a long time. Their blend of pop rock with an alternative weirdness and a sense of humor is compelling.

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Jack Barksdale - Live From Niles City
Review by Gary Hill
What an intriguing album this is. Some background, both on Music Street Journal and this artist, is in order.

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Jack Barksdale - Death of a Hummingbird
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another disc from Jack Barksdale, but this is his 2022 release. Barksdale is a prodigy (my label, not something I've read).

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Bekah Barnett - Rise
Review by Gary Hill
This album really feels like it could have been released in the 1970s. It has a lot in common with the music of artists like Carole King and Joni Mitchell.

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Luca Bash - Keys of Mine
Review by Gary Hill
The vocals on this set have a definite reggae element, but the music for the most part is not set in that style. The music is also not confined to any one style, except the wide ranging pop rock heading.

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Benny Bassett - Words For Yesterday
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an entertaining set. There is a lot of country music in the mix.

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John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley - All Wood and Stones II
Review by Gary Hill
This is a set of covers of Rolling Stones songs.

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Bayonics - Resilience
Review by Gary Hill

While I like everything here at least to some degree, for my money these guys do best when they stick closer to pure reggae. The disc features that sound along with more pop oriented soulful music.


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Bear Away - Never in the Same Place
Review by Gary Hill
This short EP is all hard rocking and energetic music.

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The Beat Farmers - Heading North 53 N° 8° E
Review by Gary Hill
This live album from the Beat Farmers is fun. Their brand of cow-punk is often funny.

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Beautiful Creatures - Deuce
Review by Greg Olma
Bang Tango never got the credit that they deserved but as they say in business, timing is everything. They came out during the saturation period of glam/hair metal and got lumped in with them.
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Because Villains - Yes
Review by Gary Hill
This three-song EP is exceptionally effective. I'm not even a huge fan of this kind of music, but this works so well that it makes a believer out of me.

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Ivan Beecroft - Whatever
Review by Gary Hill
A lot of people these days just listen to a song here and there rather than a whole album. That will benefit this set.

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Ivan Beecroft - Liars, Freaks & Fools
Review by Gary Hill

If you like hard rock that's hook laden, but a bit rough around the edges, this set is for you. Every cut here works quite well, and some manage to stand out from there rest.


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Ivan Beecroft - The Cynical Express
Review by Gary Hill

I've reviewed a couple other releases from Ivan Beecroft. Like those, this new set is a bit rough around the edges at times, but also quite effective.


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Beijing - Night
Review by Gary Hill
These guys seem to wander along a number of musical landscapes.

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Chris Beland - What I Believe
Review by Gary Hill
This album is quite entertaining and intriguing. If there is one complaint, it's that at times it seems to be all over the place in terms of styles.

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Bob Beland - Happy Camper
Review by Gary Hill
This set features a blend of music that's often set within a folk rock zone. That said, there are things like T-Rex's brand of glam, hints of things like The Doors and even Tom Petty in the mix at various points.

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Lisa Bell - The Italian Project
Review by Gary Hill
What a great album this is. Lisa Bell’s voice is strong and also very versatile.

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Lisa Bell - Back Seat
Review by Gary Hill

This is a considerably strong set. The vocals and songwriting work well throughout.


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Lucinda Belle - Baby Don't Cry (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
Before I actually listened to this track, I assumed (based on the cover) that it would be modern pop music. I was pleasantly surprised as this is so much better than that.

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Lucinda Belle - Think Big, Like Me
Review by Gary Hill
Parts of this disc are likely to convince you that this is an old album. That's because so much of the music here is set in the jazz of the 20s and 30s.

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Lindsay Bellows - Wake to Dream
Review by Gary Hill
The vocals are the real driving element to this set. Each song features multiple layers of singing that showcases so much talent and style.

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Ben & Winnie - La Próxima Traición
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing set. The music here lands along the lines of world music, but it's a bit more eclectic than that.

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Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones - Cotton Pickin' Rockers
Review by Gary Hill
Hailing from South Carolina, this band at the time was made up of teenagers.

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Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones - What The Heck! - The Complete Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
Review by Gary Hill
This collection from Bear Family seems pretty self-explanatory at first.

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Matt Bennett - Charlie Murphy is a Dead Man
Review by Gary Hill
Many times the music or the vocal performance or both are the most crucial parts of a release.

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George Benson - Breezin' (Hybrid Multichannel SACD)
Review by Gary Hill
I remember hearing the title track to this album on the radio all the time in the 1970s.

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Bill Berends - In My Dreams I Can Fly
Review by Gary Hill
Other than drums, this is a one man show.

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Aaron Beri - Naked (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
There is a clean radio version of this single, but I have reviewed the explicit mix. So, with that in mind, this gets a parental advisory.

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Mike Berman - Where I'm From
Review by Gary Hill
There is almost a dichotomy to this album. Some retro instrumental sounds dominate the set musically.

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Chuck Berry - The Complete Chess Singles As & Bs 1955-61
Review by Gary Hill
The new compilation, as the title suggests, is exhaustive in terms of the music released in the particular time period covered.

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Best Intentions - The Loser's Club
Review by Gary Hill
Call it "pop punk" or call it "emo." Either way, I have to admit that I don't really get it.

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Better than Ezra - Surprise
Review by Gary Hill
This is a special remastered reissue of the first Better than Ezra album.

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Bev - Crusher
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing, if uneven, set. There is an artsy quality to a lot of it.

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Beverly Girl - Feather and Dust
Review by Gary Hill
Fans of 1980s music will like this.

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Beyond Here - New Dangers
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new EP from a band out of Nashville. They've been around for a couple years, but this is their first release.

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Bicircular - Black Celebration
Review by Gary Hill
This new disc is a tribute to the Depeche Mode album of the same title. Don't expect a carbon copy of the original, though.

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Big Brother and the Holding Company - Supper on the River Rhine (vinyl EP)
Review by Gary Hill
This cool EP is a limited edition release on green vinyl. It is a very classy little set with four songs (three live and one studio).

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Big Country - We're Not in Kansas (The Live Bootleg Box Set 1993-1998)
Review by Gary Hill
It's a pretty safe bet that for a lot of people out there Big Country is represented by one song - their big hit "In a Big Country." This new collection shows that the band had more than one trick up their sleeves.

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Big Little Lions - Alive and Well
Review by Gary Hill
While this isn't exactly my usual kind of music, I like this album a lot. In fact, it's likely to make my "best of 2018" list.

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Big Sexy Noise - Collision Course/Trust the Witch
Review by Gary Hill
This is an interesting double disc set. One third of this band is Lydia Lunch, and anyone who knows anything about her will have an idea of what this is about.

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The Big Wu - We Are Young We Are Old
Review by Gary Hill
This release features a sound that seems to have two, rather disparate, parts. First, there is the instrumental part of this.

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Charles Billingsley - It's Christmas Time Again
Review by Gary Hill
When looking for new holiday music, this album is a great place to start. The arrangement here are generally traditional (leaning toward jazz mostly, but also classical music).

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Billion Dollar Babies - First Ever Live Show - Flint 1977
Review by Gary Hill
After Alice Cooper the man and Alice Cooper the band parted ways, the members of the band formed Billion Dollar Babies. They only ever recorded one studio album - Battle Axe.

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Billion Dollar Babies - Battle Axe: Complete Edition
Review by Gary Hill
Long ago Alice Cooper was a band. The lead singer, Vincent Furnier took the name Alice Cooper as his own, but the first few albums were recorded by the band Alice Cooper.

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Kwame Binea Shakedown - Roots Rock n Universal Love
Review by Gary Hill
This is one great album. Its blend of sounds range from blues and soul and classic to jazz and reggae.

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Josh Birdsong - Simple Geometry
Review by Gary Hill
I suppose the easiest definition of this is alternative rock meets pop music.

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Josh Birdsong - Where the Light Bends
Review by Gary Hill
I came very close to landing this one under progressive rock. It definitely has ties to modern prog, and some songs land fully under that heading.

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Bitter’s Kiss - Bitter’s Kiss
Review by Gary Hill
There is folk and alternative along with shoegaze and more here.

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Biv and the Mnemonics - The Pace
Review by Gary Hill
I struggled with the question of whether this album was progressive rock or not.

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Black 47 - Fire of Freedom
Review by Gary Hill
This disc is a fine combination of many varied musical styles. There is a definite Irish bent that is always present on the album (sometimes in the music, sometimes the vocals, sometimes the lyrics, sometimes all of them).
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Black 47 - Live In New York City
Review by Gary Hill
A document of a live show of this intriguing band, this is a fun album. Black 47 combines Irish sensibilities, instrumentation and lyrical content with jazzy horn sections and punk, rock and reggae musical styles into a very entertaining stew of musical entertainment.
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Black 47 - Last Call
Review by Gary Hill
This is really a bittersweet moment.

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Black 47 - Rise Up
Review by Gary Hill
This album is a collection of Black 47 political songs.

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Black 47 - St. Patrick's Day Party
Review by Gary Hill

This new collection features music designed to help create the mood for your very own St. Patrick's Day party.


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Black Bluebirds - Like Blood For Music
Review by Gary Hill
This album is unique and a bit hard to pin down. I suppose the easiest reference is to say "Gothic rock," but there is a lot of range and stylistic alteration within that description.

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The Black City - Wake Up. The Funk
Review by Gary Hill
Given the album title, you would probably expect this to be a funk release. Let's be clear, there is a lot of funk here.

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The Black Clouds - Better Days
Review by Gary Hill
The Black Clouds? I don’t think so. Isn’t this really a long lost Nirvana album?

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Black Note Graffiti - Volume II: Without Nothing I'm You
Review by Gary Hill
There is a lot of nu-metal in the mix on this album. It has plenty of alternative rock and more, too.

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Black Oak Arkansas - Underdog Heroes
Review by Gary Hill

Black Oak Arkansas have always been a tough act to place into a box. They have never been willing to work within some pre-determined range of sounds.


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Black Star Riders - All Hell Breaks Loose
Review by Greg Olma
It was always going to be difficult to separate this release from a Thin Lizzy release.  

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Black State Highway - Black State Highway
Review by Gary Hill
Hailing from Latvia, lead singer Liva Steinberga has a great female hard rock voice.

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Nick Black - Deep Blue
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds here is great. It's hard to call this purely modern music. In fact, it would be sorely inaccurate.

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Nick Black - Summer + Spring
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing set of music. The majority of it lands in jazzy territory.

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Tiki Black - Out of the Black
Review by Gary Hill
There is a real world music vibe to much of this album.

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Blacklist Union - Til Death Do Us Part
Review by Gary Hill
Gothic rock and things like Ozzy Osbourne and Godsmack are heard here.

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Blakeley - Caffeine and Nicotine
Review by Gary Hill
This new single has a real pop edge, but is overall tastefully raw and rough around the edges.

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Blessid Union of Souls - Live at Never on Sunday
Review by Gary Hill
This live album comes with a companion DVD. That DVD includes one extra song.

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Blind Uncle Harry - The Gospel According to Blind Uncle Harry
Review by Gary Hill

This is a very strange set. Look at the cover to the disc, and scan the titles to the songs.


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Blind Uncle Harry - Visualize Industrial Collapse
Review by Gary Hill
Home-made folk music is probably the best description of this music. I would say that the music works better than the vocals for me, but your mileage may vary.

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Bliss - Chasing the Mad Rabbit
Review by Gary Hill
F eaturing some of the best song writing I have heard in a long time, this is a very strong and entertaining release. There was a solid temptation to include this album in the progressive rock section because many of the cuts have very strong prog leanings, but the influences here are so varied, non-prog seems to fit better.
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Blondie - No Exit
Review by Gary Hill
For fans of the classic Blondie sound, this album is certainly a welcome return. The band seems to have stayed faithful to their old sound, while updating it.
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Blondie - Live
Review by Gary Hill
Upon listening to this disc a question comes to mind. As good as this album is, why is this the first live album this band has released?
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Blood Sweat and Tears - Child Is Father to the Man (Hybrid Multichannel SACD)
Review by Gary Hill
This new audiophile release is great.

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The Bloody Lovelies - Some Truth and a Little Money
Review by Gary Hill
Does anyone remember Jellyfish? Those who liked that hook-laden, psychedelically-tinged rock band should be equally drawn to this group.
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Mike Bloomfield - The Gospel Truth
Review by Gary Hill
This two CD collection gathers up a number of recordings from Mike Bloomfield. You probably got that from the title, right? 

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Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steven Stills - Super Session (Hybrid Multichannel SACD)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new limited edition, numbered audiophile reissue of a classic old album.

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Joel Madison Blount - Our New Moon
Review by Gary Hill
This disc is full of effective songs. There are a few words that could be used to describe nearly every piece here, including "moody," "atmospheric" and "dreamy."

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The Blow Monkeys - Feels Like a New Morning
Review by Gary Hill
The Blow Monkeys got their start in the 1980s so it’s no surprise that their sound is tied to that era.

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Bludgers - Bludgers Five
Review by Gary Hill
This new EP comes from a band that were formed in Champaign, Illinois.

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Blue Apollo - Light-Footed Hours
Review by Gary Hill
There is nothing Earth-shattering or decidedly original here. Instead, this is effective modern pop music, cut from much the same cloth as a lot of similar music.

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Blue Apollo - Circles (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
I also reviewed an EP from this artist in this issue. This is the new single leading up to their next album.

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The Blue Dolphins - Walking in the Sun
Review by Gary Hill
This music is rather timeless.

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The Blue Dolphins - Come On!
Review by Gary Hill
I like this outfit quite a bit. Their music has a real timeless quality.

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Blue Eyed Sun - Tidal Sound
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds on this is cool.

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Blue Öyster Cult - Curse of the Hidden Mirror
Review by Gary Hill
Blue Oyster Cult has always been an unusual band. They have many cuts in their history that are classic hard rocking pieces. I'm talking the kind of songs that really rise heads above the vast majority of music out there
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Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
Review by Gary Hill
Released in 1982, this album is a very solid chronicle of a BOC live during the height of their career. Combining prog elements with accessible hooks and potent metal, this album definitely qualifies as prog metal.
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Blue Öyster Cult - Heaven Forbid
Review by Gary Hill
Although the cover art leaves a bit to be desired, Heaven Forbid can certainly be looked on as a rebirth for BOC. This album seems to take the best of old BOC and bring up to date, while still staying true to those original concepts.
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Blue Öyster Cult - The Revolution By Night
Review by Gary Hill
Released in October of 1983, Revolution by Night was the 12th album by Blue Oyster Cult. The music on the album is definitely in the hard rock/heavy metal sort of genre, while showing many indications of more progressive leanings, both in writing and arranging.
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Blue Öyster Cult - Workshop of the Telescopes
Review by Gary Hill
This two disc compilation covers the majority of the band`s career, and hits upon many of their styles. From time to time, the music leans to metal, prog-metal, pop and hard rock.

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Blue Soul Ten - This is Worth It
Review by Gary Hill
Blue Soul Ten might sound like the name of a group, but it's actually the name of one man.

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BluRum13 - Inverted
Review by Gary Hill
This hip hop album is fairly diverse.

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Blynd Birds - Songs To Sink Yachts To
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an unusual set.

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Victoria Blythe - Silver Flyer
Review by Gary Hill
This set should definitely appeal to fans of 1970s soft rock singers.

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Bobgoblin - Love Lost for Blood Lust
Review by Gary Hill
The blend of sounds here is interesting.

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Bodragaz - Bodragaz
Review by Gary Hill
Although the production on this disc is a bit flat at times, it is quite a listenable and entertaining release. The music here has prog leanings, but is more in a classic rock format.
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Bodragaz - Somewhere In Switzerland
Review by Gary Hill
The second album from Colorado`s Bodragaz, this release continues their musical mode focusing on the `70`s classic rock sound. This band is quite accomplished at that sound, and incorporating occasional progish leanings into it.
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Boetz - Call to Arms
Review by Mike Korn
Here is one dinosaur that is not going to extinction quietly. Ernie Boetz is one huge real-life statement of defiance, giving a stiff middle finger to the rock of the new millennium.
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Tommy Bolin - Whirlwind
Review by Gary Hill
Tommy Bolin is best known for his work with Deep Purple, James Gang and the Billy Cobham band.

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Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Greek Theatre
Review by Gary Hill
This new live album finds Joe Bonamassa playing tribute to the three Kings of the blues, Freddie, Albert and the one true king BB.
 

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Joe Bonamassa - British Blues Explosion Live
Review by Gary Hill
There is no question that Joe Bonamassa was heavily influenced by the British Blues Movement. It could be argued, though, that the movement was one of the biggest influences on popular music in the last 70 years or so.

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Joe Bonamassa - Redemption
Review by Gary Hill
This is the brand new release from Joe Bonamassa, and he's outdone himself. While I can't say that I've heard every album he's done, I've followed his career quite a bit.

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Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Sydney Opera House
Review by Gary Hill

When you dig into an album by Joe Bonamassa, you have a good idea what you are going to get. His brand of blues and rock is pretty well established.


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Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
Review by Gary Hill
This new album from Joe Bonamassa might be his best release to date. The opening track, which definitely leans toward progressive rock in a big way, could well be the best song he's ever done, too.

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Joe Bonamassa - A New Day Now (20th Anniversary Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing disc. It's a re-master of Joe Bonamassa's first album.

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Joe Bonamassa - Now Serving: Royal Tea: Live From The Ryman
Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed the video version of this album in the previous issue of Music Street Journal and promised the CD review for this time around.

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Joe Bonamassa - Time Clocks
Review by Gary Hill
I really have to preface this review with a little bit of a rant about music and fandom in general.

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Graham Bonnet - Reel to Real: 1987 - The Archives - 1992
Review by Gary Hill
This new box set from Graham Bonnett is a three CD set. The first includes previously unreleased studio recordings dating between 1987 and 1992.

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Graham Bonnet - Solo Albums 1974-1992
Review by Gary Hill
Even if all you know from Graham Bonnet is his two best-known bands, Rainbow and Alcatrazz, you have to know that there is a wide range of sounds in his repertoire.

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Bonomo - Phases
Review by Gary Hill
There are definitely roots music elements at play here. This has a lot of John Mayer built into it, too.

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Books on Fate - Myth of Trust (single)
Review by Gary Hill
Books on Fate might sound like the name of a band and the music might sound like it’s created by a band, but that’s not true.

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Pat Boone - R&B Duet Hits
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite an intriguing set. We get Pat Boone paired with a lot of different artists for classic R&B tunes.

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Joe Boris - Anthology
Review by Gary Hill
Sometimes less is more. I think that would be the case here. There isn't a bad song here.

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Bossiie - Tjovitjo
Review by Gary Hill
I like this EP. It’s hip hop, but it’s also unique.

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The Boston Boys - Keep Me Satisfied
Review by Gary Hill
I really like the sound on this EP. It’s pretty unique.

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Albert Bouchard - Incantation
Review by Jason Hillenburg
You can call Albert Bouchard many things, but predictable isn't one of them.

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Joe Bouchard - The Power of Music
Review by Gary Hill
Joe Bouchard is probably best known as one of the founding members of Blue Oyster Cult.

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Joe Bouchard - Playin' History
Review by Gary Hill
Joe Bouchard is best known as one of the members of the classic lineup of Blue Oyster Cult. You wouldn't really need to know that if you heard this album.

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The Boy from the Crowd - Revelator (Digital Single)
Review by Gary Hill
This is pretty cool rocking music.

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The Boy from the Crowd - Where the Bees Come to Die
Review by Gary Hill
Hard rock, punk, electronic music and more merge on this new release.

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Colin Bracewell - Valley
Review by Gary Hill
This new EP has an interesting blend of sounds. There is a lot of modern pop music, some R&B, moody dreamscapes, art music and more.

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Mary Bragg - Lucky Strike
Review by Gary Hill
I suppose "modern roots music" would be a good description of this album. It's based on blues, country, folk and rock styles.

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Chris Braide - Fifty Dollar Planets and Twenty Cent Stars
Review by Gary Hill
The easiest way to describe this would be modern pop music.

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Brain Surgeons - Malpractice
Review by Gary Hill

Brain Surgeons is former BOC member Albert Bouchard`s band. The group utilizes elements of Blue Oyster Cult in new and unusual ways.


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Brain Surgeons - Piece of Work
Review by Gary Hill
This album really seems to show that this band is not content to be working in one particular style. Indeed, the styles on this double disc release range from jazzy barbershop singing to hard rock to ballads to progish material
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Brainsqueezed - Scarred
Review by Gary Hill

This act is apparently being billed as alternative rock, but also progressive rock. That might be part of the sort of disconnected effect of the disc right there.


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Phillip Brandon - Phillip Brandon
Review by Gary Hill
This EP has some classy music.

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Norine Braun - Conventus The Eye of the Heart
Review by Gary Hill
This is a pretty good set. The mix of sounds is interesting and musically it’s always good.

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Norine Braun - December Falls
Review by Gary Hill
This is the new holiday set from Norine Braun. I previously reviewed another release from her, and I would say that this is definitely the superior set.

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Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners - Juniper
Review by Gary Hill
This is an intriguing, and often effective set. It's a bit uneven, though.

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J. Briozo - Deep in the Waves
Review by Gary Hill
It's not easy to pin a label on this set. It could almost land under progressive rock, though.

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Broke Royals - The Luxury of Time Pt. III
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of modern and old school is pretty complete here. 

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Broke Royals - The Broke Royals
Review by Gary Hill
Those who like the modern type of pop rock will find plenty to enjoy here. These guys have crafted some catchy and energetic pop songs here.

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Broken Guru - Bent Up Halo
Review by Gary Hill
A lot of this makes me think of Lords of the New Church.

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Eliot Bronson - James
Review by Gary Hill
There seems to be a big movement towards roots music and folk based sounds these days. This album fits in that category.

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Paul Bronson - Solitude
Review by Gary Hill
This CD is a solo guitar EP from a musician from my local area. Every piece here was recorded in one take, with no overdubs and just one guitar.

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Ben Brookes - The Motor Car & The Weather Balloon
Review by Gary Hill
Ben Brookes' style of music seems most closely tied to Cat Stevens, but there is also plenty of reference here to acts like Al Stewart and Donovan. All these songs are well written and performed.

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Gregg Kofi Brown - Rock N Roll and UFOs; The Gregg Kofi Brown Anthology
Review by Gary Hill

This compilation is tasty. Personally, I wish there had been a bit more range from song to song, but everything here is effective.


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Peter Brown - Warm
Review by Bruce Stringer
A CD landed on my doorstep from Malaysia a short while ago which took my interest and inevitably ended up doing it's revolutions in my CD player on and off over a few weeks.

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Ruth Brown - Juke Box Pearls: Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Review by Gary Hill
I have to admit that I'd not heard of Ruth Brown before. That's a real shame, but I'm glad I have heard of her now.

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Browsing Collection - Don't Want To Dance
Review by Gary Hill
The mix of sounds here is a bit hard to pin down. I almost landed this under metal.

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Dave Brubeck - Dave Brubeck Trio - Live from Vienna 1967
Review by Gary Hill
This is a rare, and unusual, recording from Dave Brubeck. They were touring as a quartet, but saxophonist Paul Desmond missed the plane to Vienna. 

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Ed Bruce - See The Big Man Cry - The complete SUN and Wand recordings 1957 – 65, plus...
Review by Gary Hill
This new collection from Bear Family gathers up a lot of recordings (some that are previously unreleased) from Ed Bruce and puts them all together on one CD.

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Jack Bruce - Silver Rails
Review by Gary Hill
When you are Jack Bruce, it’s a safe bet you can get your pick of musicians who want to play with you.

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Michael Bruner - Don't Mean Broken (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
The new single from Michael Bruner, this is an entertaining and intriguing piece.  It is likely to pique listeners' interest enough to make them dig into Bruner's catalog a bit.

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Peter Bruntnell - Retrospective
Review by Gary Hill
This is a pretty good album made up of some very good songs with a few great ones.

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Peter Bruntnell - Nos Da Comrade
Review by Gary Hill
I would consider this to be a timeless album. It's not the kind of thing that's tied to a particular musical style or era.

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The Brutalists - The Brutalists
Review by Gary Hill
This album joins an already crowded group as a potential entry into my "best of 2018" list. The music here is just so much fun.

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Buckstein - Country Side
Review by Gary Hill
This EP lands in rocking country territory. Even so, there is a good amount of range here.

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Mary Bue - Holy Bones
Review by Gary Hill
I dig the great rock vibe of this album.

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Erica Buettner - True Love and Water
Review by Gary Hill
Delicate and artistic, this is a hard album to categorize.

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Bullyheart - Antigravity
Review by Gary Hill
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Sonny Burgess apparently had quite the following over the years, even though he's not the household name of some of his contemporaries.

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This is the second single from Bushwick Blooze Band that I've reviewed.

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