Archive for December, 2007

LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE - LURRIE BELL

This is only the third album Chicago blues artist Lurrie Bell has released in the last eight years, and it’s his most convincing effort during that span of time. The record is a solid testimony to Bell’s Chicago pedigree. He’s working these tunes with a sturdy group of session players, including Felton Crews, Kenny […]

December 8th, 2007 - Posted in Album Reviews

LIVE EARTH: THE CONCERTS FOR A CLIMATE IN CRISIS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

This CD/DVD memento from Al Gore’s day of global-warming awareness kicks off shakily with Madonna’s “Hey You,” an acoustic ballad about saving the world that doesn’t sound serious enough to advocate saving the last piece of pizza for tomorrow’s breakfast. Other bummers follow: James Blunt’s “Wiseman” (call it “Motel California”), Damien Rice and David […]

December 8th, 2007 - Posted in Album Reviews