Jon Bryan, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Delicate Steve – Till I Burn Up

Over the past ten years Delicate Steve has been establishing a reputation as being a musicians musician. With a unique instrumental style Delicate Steve sounds as equally at home as…

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Not Forgotten: Soundgarden – Superunknown

For some reason it’s those bands who almost achieved massive success but just fell short that I find the most compelling. Jethro Tull were huge, but they never made into…

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Not Forgotten: Kula Shaker – Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts

Kula Shaker’s fall from grace here in the UK was so dramatic that it’s impossible not to attribute the relative commercial failure of Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts, as well as…

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Album Review: Nick Waterhouse – Nick Waterhouse

In my 25 years plus as a music obsessive, one of the things that has become apparent to me is that sometimes you just need to hear a certain album…

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Classic Album: Queen – The Works

The Works is frequently seen as a concerted effort by Brian May and Roger Taylor to return Queen to their rocking roots after far too long dabbling with a horrible…

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Classic Compilation: David Bowie – The Platinum Collection

A pair of compilations and a bonus disc gathered together rather than a release in its own right, on the surface of it the lazily named The Platinum Collection is…

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Not Forgotten: Kirsty MacColl – Titanic Days

Intelligent, witty, wilful, vulnerable, contrary, mind-bogglingly talented, possessing a steely resolve and yet still able to project a balance of both vulnerability and approachability utterly vulnerable, Kirsty MacColl, for all…

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Classic Compilation: Joe Cocker – The Anthology

Has there ever been an artist in the history of popular music as ill-served by compilations as Joe Cocker? The racks are stuffed full of Joe Cocker compilations, covering a…

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Not Forgotten: Tori Amos – Under the Pink

It can’t have been easy following up an album as attention grabbing and uncompromising as Little Earthquakes, but to Tori Amos’s eternal credit, with Under the Pink she somehow managed…

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Album Review: Disturbed – Evolution

The one thing that is common among hard rock / heavy metal acts throughout the genre’s evolution is just how devoted their fans are. It doesn’t matter if you have…

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