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Posted January 19, 20212 Comments Bands/Artists

Rock That Doesn’t Roll For Some -part 2

The genesis for the “Rock that Doesn’t Roll” series started a few months back. It was during our annual (Co-Vid precautioned this year) Thanksgiving-ish time of year gathering we attend … Continue Reading Rock That Doesn’t Roll For Some -part 2

Posted January 16, 20212 Comments Bands/Artists

Rock That Doesn’t Roll For You -part 1

Rock N’ Roll. It means different things to different people. We all have the bands and artists we love. Certain genres. Particular eras and generations. Some pretty much have universal … Continue Reading Rock That Doesn’t Roll For You -part 1

Posted January 15, 2021 Music

Remembering Lennon (40 years later)

I recently had the pleasure of watching a livestream courtesy of Indiana University Auditorium hosted by the best damn professor I ever had in college, Dr. Glenn Gass. If you … Continue Reading Remembering Lennon (40 years later)

Posted October 11, 20201 Comment Bands/Artists

“Remembering EVH”

Earlier this week I heard the news I knew was coming for quite some time now. Eddie Van Halen succumbed to his prolonged battle with cancer at age 65. Naturally … Continue Reading “Remembering EVH”

Posted August 24, 2020 Music Biz

“Miami Sound Machine”

Blogger’s note: It’s been a month since I’ve posted anything new or updated rocktakes.com. I had the unfortunate distinction of contracting the Covid-19 virus. Though my symptoms were considered ‘mild,’ … Continue Reading “Miami Sound Machine”

From My Collection

Eagle-Eye Cherry – Desireless: (1999)

Eagle-Eye Cherry. A name you either haven’t heard of for a very long time, or a name you’ve never heard of at all. In 1989 his older sister Neneh Cherry had a hit with the song, “Buffalo Stance.” Ten years later in ’99, little brother came along with his debut album, “Desireless.”

The opening track, “Save Tonight,” saw some play on what was left of MTV by ’99, as well as some turns on the radio.

Not exactly sure why I ever bought this CD. I liked the aforementioned single, but not enough to buy the album. Perhaps that was in the days of BMG mail-in CD service, where you could snare like 10 CDs for the price of one.

Whatever the reason, “Desireless” turned into a pleasant surprise. Nearly all of the 12 tracks are not only listenable, but actually good. Eagle-Eye’s versatile talents were clearly on display here. The album did reasonably well, selling platinum once over in the US.

He popped up a few years later, performing a track on Santana’s legendary “Supernatural” album. Then the world never heard from him again. He’s still around, continuing to work, but nothing caught my attention following his very solid debut.