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Cullen Wade and The Waters - Cullen Wade and the Waters
Review by Gary Hill
This album showcases an artist that is less interested in breaking new ground musically than in doing exceptional work in time-honored traditions.

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Doug Wahlberg Band - Flying Under the Radar
Review by Gary Hill
I came close to putting this under progressive rock. There are definitely prog elements in most of the songs here. .

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Narada Michael Walden - Thunder 2013
Review by Gary Hill
What a cool album this is.

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Narada Michael Walden - Evolution
Review by Gary Hill
I love the blend of jazz, soul that we get here.

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The Walk-A-Bout - Things Are Looking Up
Review by Gary Hill
With a name like "The Walk-A-Bout," you have to conjure up images of Australia, right? This is an Aussie-American band.

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Billy Walker - Whirlpool - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
Review by Gary Hill
This collection from Bear Family Records makes a good introduction to country musician Billy Walker.

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Joe Louis Walker - Blues Comin' On
Review by Gary Hill
I have to admit that I tend to prefer electric guitar based blues to the other varieties. This disc has a lot of that.
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The Walking Sticks - Send the Night EP
Review by Gary Hill
I wish there was more here than just these four songs.

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War Poets - American Police State
Review by Gary Hill
This is a very diverse set. At times it comes into a melodic rock sound.

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The Warlocks - Vevey
Review by Gary Hill
I really went back and forth on where to put this. There was a time when I thought I'd land it under prog rock.

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Ricky Warwick - Love Many Trust Few
Review by Gary Hill
Listening to this disc I never would have pictured Ricky Warwick to be from Ireland. Truly his Mellencamp like roots rock approach conjures up images of the Southern United States far more than of the Green Isle.
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Cj Washington - Love Songs & Low Pass Filters
Review by Gary Hill
This EP features some solid tunes. The basic concept here lands along the lines of pop music and R&B.

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Dinah Washington - A Rockin' Good Way - Juke Box Pearls
Review by Gary Hill
This new release from Bear Family centers around an artist who was cited as the most popular black female artist of the 1950s. She tragically died in 1963 at the age of 39.

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Grover Washington, Jr. - Winelight (Hybrid Multichannel SACD)
Review by Gary Hill
This new edition of a classic Grover Washington album is great.

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Water Street - Waiting for Martin
Review by Gary Hill
There is definitely a roots music fascination in music these days.

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Scott Waters - Vibes for Miles
Review by Gary Hill
One way to describe this set would be to say that the music is retro-based. Perhaps timeless is a better description.

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Shelly Waters - Shelly Waters
Review by Gary Hill
Louisiana native Shelly Waters has a powerful and soulful singing voice. That is perhaps the biggest selling point of this album.

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Watzreal - Wisdom Wit Attitude
Review by Gary Hill
There are a lot of interview clips interspersed throughout this hip hop set.

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Weathered Man - C-30 Duets Vol. 1
Review by Gary Hill
This EP is quite cool. It has a great blend of classic soul and jazz sounds with modern music.

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Leo Bud Welch - Live at the Iridium
Review by Gary Hill
In some ways blues music and punk rock have a lot in common. Both are limited musical styles by definition.

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Well Known Stranger - Another Sun (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
It’s tough to judge a lot from one song, but that’s what we’ve got here. It’s quite a strong cut, though.

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Wellbeloved - The Rusty
Review by Gary Hill
Wellbeloved might sound like it would be the name of a band. It's really the name of the main guy here, David Wellbeloved.

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Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution
Review by Gary Hill
Paul Weller is best known as the leader of the Jam. This is his new solo album.

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Jim Wellman - Dawn to Dusk
Review by Gary Hill
Thematically, this is definitely music for thinking persons.

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Junior Wells - Blues Brothers
Review by Gary Hill
If you are a fan of the blues, you have to know who Junior Wells was. He was blues royalty.

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Junior Wells - Blues Legend
Review by Gary Hill
This is a compilation album featuring music from Junior Wells. The singer and harmonica player is something of a legend, hence the title.

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Wendy and Lisa - Wendy and Lisa (Expanded Edition)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a newly remastered and expanded edition of the debut disc by Wendy and Lisa.

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Wendy?! - Notebook
Review by Gary Hill
The blend of rock sounds here is pretty diverse.

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Wendy?! - Idols & Gods
Review by Gary Hill
This band was formed by Italian hardcore musician Lorenzo Canevacci. While they are punk rock in a lot of ways, they are not hardcore and are not limited by the punk label.

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The West Ghost - Son of Sorrow
Review by Gary Hill
This is really quite an unusual release.

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West of Corey - Slammed
Review by Gary Hill
The whole world of bluesy hard rock of the 1970s was so iconic. That iconography always included a male lead singer.

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West of Corey - Big Ass Deal
Review by Gary Hill
This new EP features three songs that are all just about perfect.

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West Side Joe & The Men Of Soul - Keep On Climbin'
Review by Gary Hill
This act out of Colorado really has crafted a sound that has its roots and textures set in old-school, classic, musical zones. Yet, they bring a freshness and vitality to it.

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Kevin West - Story of My Life
Review by Gary Hill
While there is a modern edge to this thing, it is well-rooted in classic sounds. At points it leans more toward country music.

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Eric Westphal - Alice Street Sessions
Review by Gary Hill
This is an entertaining album. The easiest description would "pop music."

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Westworld - Westworld
Review by Brian Angotti
Westworld started out as a side project, but has quickly become a highly acclaimed musical act. Westworld's debut album, simply titled Westworld, is a great new rock-n-roll album for the new millennium.
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Whiskey Wolves of the West - Country Roots
Review by Gary Hill
"Country Roots" really might be the best title for this set. While not all of this is country music, it all has "country roots."

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White Line Darko - Turning Out!
Review by Gary Hill
The sound of this Minneapolis-based act, at least as demonstrated by this two song EP is really unique and hard to pin down.

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White Witch - White Witch
Review by Gary Hill
The debut album from this southern band, this one showed very strong prog leanings, and really, with a few exceptions, holds up well even after this much time.
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White Witch - A Spiritual Greeting
Review by Gary Hill
Released in the early `70`s this album has recently been reissued on CD. Long a cult classic band, White Witch combined hard rock with prog elements and a sense of mystery.
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Barry White - Can’t Get Enough (Vinyl)
Review by Gary Hill
It’s actually a cliché, Barry White’s music is all about romance and seduction. The truth is, it’s well earned.

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Whitesnake - The Purple Album
Review by Larry Toering
What can be said about Whitesnake (or Deep Purple for that matter) which hasn't already been said?

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Jordan Whitmore - Good Things
Review by Gary Hill

This set is quite strong. It has both modern sensibilities and classic sounds.


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Wiccid - By Design
Review by Gary Hill
I like this album quite a bit. It mixes techno, industrial and electronic dance music textures.

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Andy Wickett & World Service - Creatures of Love
Review by Gary Hill
While everyone knows of Duran Duran with Simon Le Bon as their singer, Le Bon actually replaced Andy Wickett in that group.  This is Wickett's current project.

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Widowmaker - Running Free: Jet Recordings 1976-1977
Review by Gary Hill
I've never heard this band before. That's a shame. Don't get me wrong, I've heard of them before.

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The Wild Waiting - Stay Gold
Review by Gary Hill
There are two songs here that make the whole thing worth having.

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Becky Wiles - Free Kind of Me
Review by Gary Hill
This is the debut album from Becky Wiles. The one unifying factor on this is her voice.

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Jon Tyler Wiley - The Longing
Review by Gary Hill
This is an album with a dual identity. On the one hand, there is a lot of old-school rock sound along with roots music built into its core.

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Rob Williams - An Hour Before Daylight
Review by Gary Hill
There has been a big resurgence in recent years of roots music. This is definitely in line with that.

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Rob Williams - Weathering the Storm, Vol. 1
Review by Gary Hill
I previously reviewed another set from Rob Williams. I said that the main thing that held it all together for that release was the heartfelt story-telling.

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Vanessa Williams - Silver and Gold
Review by Gary Hill
With Silver and Gold Vanessa Williams has put in a strong, if not entirely consistent holiday release. The disc has quite a few strong points, and very few songs that are weak.
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James Williamson & Deniz Tek - Two To One
Review by Gary Hill
This release by two punk rock guitarists has a lot of great music on it. There are a handful of songs here that I think miss the mark, but overall I like this set a lot.

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Tamara L. Wilson - Let It Go
Review by Gary Hill
There are times where musicians overstay their welcome with their releases that run too long to really hold the listener's attention.

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The Ann Wilson Thing! - #2 Focus
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new EP from The Ann Wilson Thing. That's Ann Wilson of Heart, and this is her solo band.

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Brian Wilson - Smile
Review by Steve Alspach
Some albums have been labeled ahead of their time, but this one takes the cake. The quantum leap that Brian Wilson tried to take between the "Fun, Fun, Fun" Beach Boys of two years prior to this sprawling paean to American music left him severely fried and made for great fodder for rumors and speculation.
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The Winery Dogs - The Winery Dogs
Review by Gary Hill
When I heard the lineup on this, I assumed it would be a progressive rock release.

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The Winery Dogs - Hot Streak
Review by Gary Hill
This band seems to really be hot right now.

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Edgar Winter - Tell Me in a Whisper: The Solo Albums 1970-1981
Review by Gary Hill
This new box set captures all of the albums Edgar Winter recorded under just his name (as opposed to the Edgar Winter Group) from 1970 to 1981.

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Edgar Winter - I've Got News for You: Featuring The Edgar Winter Group and Edgar Winter's White Trash 1971-1977
Review by Grant Hill
This new box set compiles all the albums recorded by Edgar with his two bands (Edgar Winter's White Trash and The Edgar Winter Group) from 1971-1977.

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Johnny Winter - with Dr. John – Live in Sweden 1987
Review by Gary Hill
I’ve reviewed the DVD release of this separately in this issue. This is the audio CD.

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Rachel Wise - Southern Life
Review by Gary Hill
It would be an easy thing to just describe this whole set as country music. That does have an air of accuracy.

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Wolff & Clark Expedition - Wolff & Clark Expedition
Review by Gary Hill
Although it’s not, this really feels live. It’s essentially a potent jazz album.

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Binky Womack - Womack Style
Review by Gary Hill
Binky Womack might have lived in the shadow of his more famous uncle Bobby, but he's not lacking in the talent department at all.

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Grace Womack - Yellow Cowboy Hat
Review by Gary Hill
Given the title and cover, you might expect to get country music here. Well, that's not the kind of music Grace Womack delivers.

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WonderCurrent - WonderCurrent
Review by Gary Hill
This is a duo consisting of Dave Dvorak and J.J. Benson. The music here moves from folk to alternative rock, pop oriented and much more.

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The Wonsers - You Never Knew Me When I Was Young 2.0
Review by Gary Hill
The songs here have an indie rock vibe to them. At times they lean more toward punk.

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Sam Woolf and The Como Brothers - On It (digital single)
Review by Gary Hill
This soulful single does a great job of bringing a modern edge to a retro texture.

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Wooster Sang - Wooster Sang
Review by Gary Hill
In a mode that is both modern and nostalgic this is a very good rock album. At times various influences show through, most notably Lenny Kravitz and The Black Crowes, but in many ways, Wooster Sang has their own particular flavor.
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Joshua Worden - Always This
Review by Gary Hill
Blame it on the whole “download one song you like” movement.

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Devon Worley Band - Teatime for Thieves
Review by Gary Hill

The mix of country music with hard rock and blues on this works so well. The vocals are exceptional.


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Wormwood - BADWORM
Review by Gary Hill
This is a hip hop set, but it’s kind of unusual for hip hop.

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Link Wray - Rocks
Review by Gary Hill

Link Wray was a pioneering guitar player. He's really legendary, as is his contribution to rock guitar.


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Ted Wulfers - Tremolo Moon
Review by Gary Hill

The alternative rock meets Americana and blues rock sounds that merge on this set is such a classy release. Don't expect anything Earth-shattering in terms of creativity or unique nature.


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Steven James Wylie - Everything I Love EP
Review by Gary Hill
This is quite a cool EP.

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Reese Wynans - And Friends - Sweet Release
Review by Gary Hill
You might not recognize Reese Wynans' name, but he's been the keyboardist on so many records during his 50-plus year career.

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Tammy Wynette - Bedtime Story / My Man
Review by Gary Hill
This reissue has two full Tammy Wynette albums on one CD. Of the two discs, I think I like the second one better.

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Tammy Wynette - I Still Believe in Fairytales / Til I Can Make It On My Own
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new reissue of two classic Tammy Wynette albums on one CD.

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