December 1991
Blues News
- Blues News December 1991
December marks the anniversary of one of the first known written references to having "the blues": in 1862, Charlotte Porten, a…
Features
- Stuff We Liked in '91
Everybody knows that year-end Top 10 lists are unfair (who, after all, has heard it all?), but we still love to… - The Year of the Wolf: Walter "Wolfman" Washington
When we began discussing possible covers for our 1991 year-end issue, the choice quickly became obvious. Only one act managed to… - The 1991 OffBeat Scrapbook
Live Wire
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, UNO Lakefront Arena, October 25, 1991
He didn't come right out and say it, but if Tom Petty had had to sum up his attitude about being…
Spare Parts
- All the Info You Need For Small Talk During the Holiday Party Season
Okay kids, it's rockin' time. Let's see what holiday goodies we have in the old Spare Parts bag. What's this? A…
Reviews
- B.B. King, There Is Always One More Time (MCA Records)
King himself says it's the best album he's recorded, and I feel it's the best album he's recorded since the days… - Solomon Burke, Homeland (Bizarre Straight Records)
The best music in 20 years from the Bishop of Soul should grab the hearts and soul of America by storm.… - Earl Thomas, Blue Not Blue (Bizarre Straight Records)
Showin' versatile style with a strong affliction of soul, this is a major surprise coming from a brand new R&B star… - Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Perspex Island (A&M Records)
Before we start, I must admit that I am in the Cult of Hitchcock, that small but loyal group of (mostly)… - Fats Domino, They Call Me the Fat Man…The Legendary Imperial Recordings (EMI Records)
Any attempt to review Fats Domino's material in the conventional sense ("Mr. Domino's failure to address the needs of urban youth,… - Albert Collins, The Complete Imperial Recordings (EMI Records)
This two-CD collection consists of the three albums Collins recorded in 1969 and 1970 as his career was just beginning to… - John Coltrane, Interstellar Space (GRP-Impulse! Records)
One biographer described Coltrane's life as resembling the story of "The Red Shoes," in which a woman buys a pair of… - Rick Margitza, This Is New (Blue Note Records)
For his third release as a band leader, the Crescent City's former resident "pays homage to the tradition." The title song… - Take 6, He Is Christmas (Reprise Records)
As you shuffle through the hordes at Penney's and shoulder your way to the checkout counter with so many shopping days…
