Patrick Kampert

Michael W. Smith ChangeYour World (Geffen) (STAR)(STAR) Amy Grant`s ex-keyboardist followed the Christian diva into the pop charts last year with ''Place In This World.'' And if titles alone guaranteed...

Joe Walsh Songs For A Dying Planet (Pyramid/Epic Associated) (STAR)(STAR)1/2 After his last disaster, ''Ordinary Average Guy,'' Joe Walsh is lucky to have a record deal. He`s also fortunate this...

John Hammond Got Love If You Want It (Pointblank) (STAR)(STAR) On his first disc for a major label in many moons, bluesman John Hammond has covered all the bases. The...

First Call Human Songs (Myrrh/Word) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) From the people who launched Christian pop singers Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Kathy Troccoli to mainstream success comes the trio First Call,...

Stray Cats Choo Choo Hot Fish (Great Pyramid/JRS) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2 Lately, Brian Setzer`s biggest claim to fame has been as a guitarist outplayed by a grandma in a beer commercial. But...

Various artists The Heaven`s Metal Collection (Pure Metal/Star Song) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The editor of Heaven`s Metal, the Christian heavy-metal magazine, assembled this two-volume historical anthology, which is as uneven as...

Gary Moore After Hours (Charisma) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 Gary Moore`s ''Still Got the Blues'' was one of 1990`s most pleasant surprises, a one-shot blues homage that sold 3 million copies worldwide....

King`s X King`s X (Atlantic) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The eponymous fourth album by the Houston power trio shows the band on the brink of the breakthrough-or-fall-through moment in its career. The...

Leon Russell Anything Can Happen (Virgin) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Traveling Wilburys did it with Roy Orbison. Tom Petty and bandmates, ditto with Del Shannon. Now, Bruce Hornsby tries to get...

Whitecross In the Kingdom (Star Song) (STAR)(STAR) ''Triumphant Return,'' the last album by Whitecross, established the Waukegan duo of guitarist Rex Carroll and howling vocalist Scott Wenzel as the reigning...