Patrick Kampert

Bob Carlisle Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (Diadem/Jive) (star) (star) 1/2 The success of the single "Butterfly Kisses" has surprised many people, not the least of whom is longtime Christian...

Not so long ago, abstract artists from Illinois had a difficult time exhibiting locally. Opportunities still are not plentiful, but at least more abstract art is brought together in survey...

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band It's a Mystery (Capitol) (star) (star) At 50, Bob Seger's concerns are chiefly constructed around the small frames of his young children. And...

Chicago Night & Day (Giant) (star) (star) (star) Brian Setzer and Colin James came out with big band albums last year, but neither came to the project with the kind...

Collective Soul Collective Soul (Atlantic) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 "Clothe me in any fashion./Glitter to so mundane," sings Ed Roland on the alternative hit "Gel." And that's part of the problem. This...

Foreigner Mr. Moonlight (Rhythm Safari/Priority) (STAR)(STAR) Like Page and Plant and countless others before them, Mick Jones and Lou Gramm are back together again after separate careers that proved less...

PFR Great Lengths (Sparrow) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Parent-company EMI is marketing this solid Christian rock band as a mainstream act in Europe, and it's easy to see why. The young trio makes...

4Him The Ride (Benson) (STAR)(STAR) Impeccably produced and sturdily sung, "The Ride" is nonetheless a case in point of the hurdles Christian music (in this case, adult contemporary) will have...

Greg Brown The Poet Game (Red House) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Greg Brown is adept at crafting a painful world of cynicism, fractured relationships and down-and-outers. "The Poet Game" lets you know he's...

God Street Wine $1.99 Romances (Geffen/Eleven) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson (Radiators, Replacements, Ry Cooder et al) knows eclecticism when he hears it, but what he summons from God...