'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.
Jon LandauSince her landmark 'Tapestry,' Carole King has both oversimplified and over elaborated that masterful album's style until her music has become something more overtly but less effectively personal.
Jon LandauJoni Mitchell seems destined to remain in a state of permanent dissatisfaction - always knowing what she would like to do, always more depressed when it's done.
Jon LandauIt didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.
Jon LandauRingo Starr may not have much of a voice, but when he sang a song on a Beatle album, it had its own special charm.
Jon LandauThe greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of idiomatic expression. Not a technically well-endowed singer, nor a great songwriter, he leaves his mark through the discipline and control he exerts over all that he touches.
Jon Landau