★★★★★
Esperanza Spalding New Morning Paris, France November 24, 2009 The heavy drumbeat pierced the air, and the sellout crowd, believing the show to have started, slowly put down their drinks and turned to face the stage. It took some longer than others, but soon all realized that Esperanza Spalding, she whose name was on the bill for the evening, had yet to grace the stage...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2010-08-20
★★★★★
The fourth offering from the Midwestern band, Burning (generic rockers sure love fire) doesn't quite stand up to Shooting Star's finest, but they are back on track. Immediately, keyboards threaten to take over (as in all '80s records), but luckily, guitars surface for a tug of war until the finale. Those pesky traces of Journey reappear (sometimes not that bad) as the band again strives for the big time...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
For their fifth album, Silent Scream, songwriters Gary West (vocals) and Van McLain (guitar) finally produced a collection of tracks worthy of their 1979 self-titled debut. Although on Silent Scream, Shooting Star departs from their classic rock beginnings, the duo came through with a set of strong, memorable, melodies and some of the band's most heartfelt material...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Producer Dennis McKay worked with guitar giants Tommy Bolin and Mick Ronson (and later even prima diva Whitney Houston), and he ups the horsepower on Hang on for Your Life, driving these rocky cornfield boys further into the AOR commercial zone. The hell-bent title track of Shooting Star's sophomore sizzler is an obvious and enjoyable clip of after-work blue-collar rock...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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