Perhaps "The Last Gasp" would have been a more apt title here. Spooky Tooth appeared to be on its last legs, and being propped up by members of the Grease Band, this record should have been merely one of those contract fulfillments, but it isn't. It's a good, solid effort that includes a burning cover of the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus."…

Virtuosos proven and deemed, not to this directory that these two heavyweights gathered here. With this album, Stefano Di Battista and Sylvain Luc revisit the film music by sharing their inspiration generated from their homes by the original versions. On some songs, the subjects expressed are clearly identifiable in others, they are suggested by bit, a few notes that can recognize a work in seconds. And the magic happens.

Jose Pardo is one of the most important blues artists out there. Born and raised in Argentina in 1981 , he quicky stablished himself as one of the music referents of his hometown. Living in Madrid for 6 years now, he`s been writing his own songs and writing his own history while leading several famous Blues groups and playing guitar for Chicago Blues legends all over the world. All those livings took Jose to a different level of writing and composing his own music. Yes, Blues and his virtuoso guitar playing is always there, but this time with his new cd Jose´s bound to set a new direction to his career. There is no doubt that in a short time people from all over the world will have enjoyed and sing Pardo´s songs for the first time.

The Return of the Manticore is a 4-disc retrospective on the career of the band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was released in 1993, and features several new recordings of previously released songs, most notably a studio recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition," presented in Dolby Surround Sound. Also, a live recording of Dave Brubeck's Rondo features on disc 2; the track, although performed by ELP in concert from the band's inception (as it had been by Keith Emerson's previous band The Nice), was previously unreleased on any live or studio album by ELP.

Jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli is a technically proficient fretman with a soft voice, charming stage presence, and knack for uptempo swing. Most often performing in a trio setting sans drums, Pizzarelli has found his niche covering jazz standards and American popular song in his own urbane style. The son of journeyman swing guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, John began performing with his father at age 20 and made his recorded debut with his 1983 release, I'm Hip – Please Don't Tell My Father. Growing up, John was exposed to the music of such jazz luminaries as Les Paul and Django Reinhardt, and he has justifiably drawn comparisons to both of these legendary guitarists…

Dennis DeYoung spent a fair chunk of his solo career denying the very sound of Styx (not quite the same thing as denying their songs, which he would continue to sing), going as far as Broadway to distinguish himself from the band and writing concept albums. One Hundred Years from Now, initially released in Canada in 2007 and appearing two years later in the States, retains some dramatic elements, but despite some heavy themes, it's more notable for its sound.

The evolution from blues to rock accelerated with the Rolling Stones' second American LP. They turned soul into guitar rock for the hits "It's All Over Now" and "Time Is on My Side" (the latter of which was their first American Top Ten single)….