laundromat vent.” While his lyrics are totally Col. Bruce (the only possible comparisons are Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa) the music itself is always just mind blowing - jazz/blues/fusion and sometimes country. “Don’t Go In That Room” begins with some stellar jazz piano, and “Money Man” rocks it out with sacred steel player A.J. Ghent rip- ping it up all the way. Excellent stuff... Solomon King has a red hot blues record out that you need to check out. The album is called Train, and it is filled to the rim with slinky slide guitar, funky beats and exciting music. “Baby Does Me Good” rocks along on a Bo Did- dley beat that sets your toes to tappin’ but for sure, and “Bad to Me” blows the doors off with a rocker that blends ele- ments of a Gov’t Mule vibe with a bit of Eric Clapton style guitar artistry. I must admit, “Coffee Song” is my fa- vorite track on the disc. Anybody who can write a love song to hot a cup of Joe is just okay by me. Solomon is by no means a one trick pony. He down shifts into “Slo Blues,” getting down and dirty, and turns right around and hands us “Country Song,” a fun song reminiscent of a Stones-style country number. Think “Dead Flowers.” Also worth a mention is the title track, “Train.” Shades of “Bob Dylan. No kid- ding. Solomon King obviously has a list of in- fluences longer than his right arm, but the influences are just that - influences. His sound is absolutely Solomon King. Good stuff....One of the albums I really enjoyed back in high school was Elton John’s Good- bye Yellow Brick Road, so I was pretty ex- cited to hear of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -
The Deluxe Box Set. They really got this one right man. Built around the digitally remas- tered original breakthrough album, the boxed set also includes a plethora of sonic and visual goodies that will explode the heads of E.J. fans the world over. (By the way, if you can’t afford the boxed set, be advised that the album has also been reissued on CD, vinyl and limited-edition yellow vinyl.) Also in- cluded is the full show of Elton live from the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, and a DVD of Bryan Forbes’ 1973 film Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things. Now how much would you pay? Also included is a hardback book packed with photos and rare memorabilia along with brand new interviews with Elton and Bernie. There is also a collection of nine songs from the album as interpreted by today’s hot artists, in- cluding Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, Hunter Hates
and The Zac Brown Band. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road spent eight weeks at #1 and went platinum seven times over in the USA! Now you can hear all the classics in crystal clear re- mastered sonic goodness- “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road;” “Funeral for a Friend”/”Love Lies Bleeding;” “Bennie and the Jets;” “Can- dle in the Wind;” “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” and more. And hey, their are also rare demos and more of Sir Elton from the seventies included’ like “Pinball Wizard,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” and “Step Into Christmas.” Just a massive, highly enjoyable deluxe boxed set...Harvey Dalton Arnold has a great new record out called Outlaw. But don’t let the title throw you, this former mem-
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