2014-04-22
Mark Rivera is ready to take center stage. Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, music director, and songwriter, Rivera established himself as a solid sideman for Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tony Bennett, Paul Simon, Foreigner, Paul McCartney, and more. On Common Bond he's ready to break out under his name performing straightforward commercial rock that deserves a listen no matter what happens to him on the Top 40 charts. The big-name performers have returned the favor and you'll hear Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Nils Lofgren, Robert Randolph, and Steve Lukather sitting in to help out. Check out #4, a cover of Jimi Hendrix "Spanish Castle Magic".
--Gerald Etkind
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
Out of Season
THE STEREOFIDELICS
You Are Having a Wonderful Time
FIELD MUSIC
Plumb
Everything But the Girl
Adapt or Die - Ten Years of Remixes
CLUTCHY HOPKINS
The Storyteller
WARPAINT
The Fool
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