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Search Violin evangelist Scarlet Rivera on Bob Dylan and her musical journey I believe I opened the door for many other players who hear and do things differently, says the lady with the bow on Desire and Rolling Thunder You hear hints of her playing just before the foot-tapping urgency and beat-bouncy feel of  Hurricane kick in. What is a soft incantation at intro of the first track of Bob Dylan’s album Desire morphs into an emphatically searing solo in the politically charged song about the i...

Queen's Brian May is arguably one of the all-time great guitarists, so for him to declare a riff is the best ever means it must be something special. In an interview with Total Guitar, he named his favourite guitar solo of all time. The honour goes to...

John Mayall is the true granddaddy of rock – and this mammoth collection proves it  3/5 Over 35 CDs, this gathering of his work is a treasure trove for aficionados. Shame about the iffy sexism and limp lyrics, though John Mayall has a tendency to be overlooked. This collection rightfully puts him centre stage  John Mayall is a curious figure in rock history, a bit part player in his own story. At 87, the multi-instrumentalist has been a headline act since the mid-60s, a prolific talent who has written hundreds of songs and released around 70 albums across a career spanning six decades. B...

/ 21 December 2020 2654 Views Quietly evangelistic but restlessly questing, John Mayall played an inestimably huge role in shaping the blues/rock landscape during the 60s; not least through his nurturing of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Fleetwood Mac and many more. After 2019’s female-fixated autobiography and decades of media focusing on his finishing school graduates, Mayall’s astonishing musical journey deservedly takes centre-stage in this stunning box set from the esteemed Madfish, LPs and singles (three stand-alone) joined by nine discs of previously unre...