Articles by Eric Thom

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  Stevie Salas

  The Sun and the Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2007

  Fans of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani would be quick to agree that a disservice has been done to this missing link in the guitar worship canon...

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  Rose Cousins

  If You Were For Me

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2007

  Some voices hit you hard from first blush and this is one of them. Beautifully clear and instantly distinctive, this 25-year-old songbird f...

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  Fairport Convention

  Sense of Occasion

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Fairport Convention’s 40th anniversary is marked with the release of Sense of Occasion, pausing the tired argument about which era of Fairp...

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  Colin Hay

  Are You Looking At Me?

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Since Hay’s pop success rollercoaster ride of the early ’80s, thanks to his distinctive voice, visage and quirky Australian band, Men at Wo...

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  Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars

  Love's Come To Town

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Who would believe that the pure alt-country leanings of this disc — embracing Gram Parsons, early Byrds, Neil Young and Hank Williams — cou...

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  James McMurtry

  Best of the Sugar Hill Years

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  Despite the fact that the McMurtry name carries big weight in literary circles, chip off the old block James stumbled into the limelight by...

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  Stanley Clarke

  Night School: An Evening With Stanley Clarke & Friends

  PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2007

  Stanley Clarke’s claim to fame has always been his acoustic and electric bass-playing prowess within the jazz category. Yet, it was always...

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  Eddi Reader

  Peacetime

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

  This modern day angel has one foot firmly planted in folk pop music and the other in traditional Scottish and Celtic fare. Peacetime, her s...