On this release, The Pretenders is just Chrissie Hynde backed by producer Dan Auerbach and his side-project band, The Arcs. Watch a live version of "Need You Tonight" at Ģ3. Raitt is fine on the ballads but the highlights are the bluesy rockers like “Unintended Consequence of Love”, “Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes”, “Gypsy In Me”, and her sultry cover of the INXS classic “Need You Tonight”.
Produced by Raitt and Joe Henry, her new album offers no surprises - just consistently great singing and bottleneck-style guitar play, ably backed by her longtime band. Bonnie Raitt has been releasing quality albums since 1971, and Dig In Deep is no exception. Listen to "Falling To Believe" at ĭig In Deep24. Tuttle’s original songs are ear candy of the first order and capture the folk rock era perfectly, including its first tentative steps into psychedelia. It Calls On Me is a hook-laden album that harkens back to 1965-66 a time when bands like The Searchers, The Byrds, The Turtles, The Beau Brummels, and The Left Banke were mainstays on AM Top 40 radio. I was considering three for my 2016 list, including the throwback psychedelic pop rock of Dead Gaze’s Easy Travels and the 80’s synth pop of Island’s Taste album but I decided that Doug Tuttle’s 60’s folk rock homage was the best of the bunch. I’m a fan of retro albums if they’re done well. We hope you enjoy them, and we encourage you to support your favorite artists by purchasing their recordings.īest Albums of 2016 – Gary (Dr.
Two music aficionados, with roughly 120 years of rock and roll fandom under our belts, select the past year's best albums/CDs for the 8th consecutive year. This is the first time we've included links to songs from the selected albums. Published: Saturday, 17 December 2016 02:59
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