What is success? Is it the attainment of perfection? Is it the nobility of the attempt? Or is it the…
CirdecSongs Soundbites: Quick Reviews You Can Useq
GREG YASINITSKY YAZZ BAND, New Normal (Origin Records). One does not have to re-invent the wheel in order to create…
CirdecSongs Soundbites
LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (InsideOut). Fans of this progressive rock supergroup have waited more than two decades…
Whaddaya Hear? Past and Present
ANTHONY PHILLIPS, Missing Links I-IV (Esoteric Recordings, 2020). It’s not uncommon for musicians to stretch their abilities from bands to…
Oh, My Aching Back! (and the Subsequent Fallout)
John McEnroe said it best: “The older I get, the better I used to be.” I’m 54 years old, and…
A New Motivator
Just a few days ago, I put the guitar aside. I have a ton of writing to do. People use…
The Next Adventures
This is the year of transition. I knew going into 2021 my life was going in a radically different direction.…
Driven to Tears
Ever since my mother passed away in 2008, I’ve been encouraged (hell, practically ordered) to work harder on feeling my…
Whaddaya Hear? Generational Jazz Voices
AARON PARKS, Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man (Ropeadope, 2020). Aaron Parks has solidified himself as one of…
A CirdecSongs Perfect Album: Weezer (The Blue Album)
With a few notable exceptions, the popular music of the 1980’s did very little for me. My decade was the…
