Has Rick Springfield gone all snake on us, meandering his followers down his blues infused rocky road of life? The intro to the opening track “In the land of the blind”, seems to have a familiar sound, maybe this as on purpose but there’s definitely a similarity to Bon Jovi’s …
Read More »Rick Springfield – ‘Rocket Science’
As I sat down to write this review of this, the hard-to-believe-it’s-actually-his-20th-album, from Rick Springfield, a little note popped up on my Facebook feed, pointing out that the very date on which I started typing marked the 35th anniversary of the release of his breakthrough album. ‘Working Class Dog’… For …
Read More »New album released February 2016 by RICK SPRINGFIELD
For all his accomplishments as an actor, a best-selling author and the subject of multiple documentaries, Rick Springfield’s first love has been music ever since the first time he picked up a guitar at the age of 12 in his native Australia. That passion for writing and performing songs, as …
Read More »Burning Rain – Burning Rain / Pleasure to Burn / Epic Obsession
Formed by guitarist Doug Aldrich and vocalist Keith St John back in 1998, Burning Rain recorded two well-received albums – their self-titled debut and ‘Pleasure To Burn’ – before the six-string slinger left to team up (albeit briefly) with the late, great Ronnie James Dio, while the vocalist pitched his …
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