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August 16, 2004

New CDs: Rice, Hornsby

Reviews of "B-Sides," "Halycon Days" and more
June 2, 2004

Elton, Sting Join Hornsby

New album also features guest spot by Eric Clapton
October 17, 1998

Bruce Hornsby Redefines Himself

Piano Virtuoso Follows 'Spirit Trail'
October 16, 1998

The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby comes into his own on "Spirit Trail"

Recordings and Reviews

Halcyon Days

Prodigiously gifted, Bruce Hornsby went from an early run of piano-based singer-songwriter hits to a wildly eclectic period that included tours with the Grateful Dead and the 2002 Dave Matthews-gone-electronica album Big Swing Face. Halcyon Days is a winning balance of his tuneful and adventurous...

2004 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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1990

Scenes From The Southside

1988

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Biography

Bruce Hornsby's mid-'80s singles were almost aggressively tasteful: ultraprofessional piano pastiches, Americana, and MOR-ready hooks. But "The Way It Is" and "Mandolin Rain" suffered from an air of wistfulness that passed, on first listen, for melancholy but left a "Well-then-who-gives-a-damn?" aftertaste. Scenes From the Southside continued in the same vein, producing "The Valley Road," another...

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