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Raitt's wide repertoire and potent musicianship soon earned her a following among the good ole boys on both sides of the footlights. She spent more time on the road than Wile E. Coyote; she played (and still does) untold free dates in support of liberal causes. But her record company, Warner Bros., eventually dropped her, finding her mix of bar-band rock and oozy blues tough to market. "It's not rock," Raitt says. "It's rock 'n' roll and rhythm 'n' blues. That 'n' in the middle is important: it's a swing back and forth...
...their new album, however, Axl Rose and his bandmates present a collection of tributes to the '70s punk rock that inspired them -- from the Sex Pistols' Black Leather to the Stooges' Raw Power -- and in doing so they find a way not only to display superb musicianship but also to express anger without their characteristic crassness. Interestingly, if Guns N' Roses on its own albums has sometimes seemed to lose control over its lyrics, its music on "The Spaghetti Incident?" displays more focus than many of the sloppily spontaneous punk-rock originals...
...THEN REcorded, three synoptic all-Liszt programs, called "The Poet," "The Transcriber," "The Virtuoso" -- three apt descriptions for Wild himself. He's a throwback to the Golden Age pianists, exulting in the sensuality of Romanticism and the vertiginous, almost orchestral possibilities of the piano. Two CDs demonstrate his superb musicianship and rare virtuosity: Chopin: 4 Ballades -- 4 Scherzi and Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin (Chesky Records). Chopin's works vary widely in mood and tempo, yet Wild sustains the long singing lines that provide their pulse and shape. That singing -- with wit, warmth and Lisztian heroics -- defines Wild...
...first time defined Izzy's contribution to the band. With primary songwriting credit for seven tracks, including the hit releases "You Could Be Mine" and "Don't Cry," and sole credit for "You Ain't the First," "Double Talkin' Jive" and "Pretty Tied Up," Stradlin's own brand of musicianship and lyrical skill captured the attention of fans accustomed to Axl's sole possession of the GN'R spotlight...
Stradlin sounds like Keith Richards too, launching into the first track, "Somebody Knockin," with a vintage Stones mid-tempo guitar groove. His classic "guitarist gone solo" gravelly vocals complement the track's gritty feel, and the simplicity and repetition of the lyrics demonstrate Stradlin's focus on stripped-down musicianship for this album...