Patrick Kampert

Ric Ocasek Fireball Zone (Reprise) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) The idea of matching the Cars` icy Ocasek with the tropical R&B talents of co-producer Nile Rodgers (Chic, Madonna, et al.) seems like an...

The Moody Blues Keys of the Kingdom (Polydor) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Whoever thought the Moody Blues could make music you could dance to, and do it well? ''Say What You Mean'' and...

Toni Childs House of Hope (A & M) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Childs` second album is a triumph, even better than her 1988 debut. Her atmospheric music is the mature expression of a...

Robbie Krieger Robbie Krieger and Friends (World Pacific) (STAR) 1/2 Jim Morrison is dead; long live the Doors. Capitalizing on the glut of publicity generated by Oliver Stone`s film, ''Robbie...

Doobie Brothers Brotherhood (Capitol) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Doobies built their reputation in the `70s on their steady, stellar live shows, and that cohesion among band members is still evident on...

Joe Walsh Ordinary Average Guy (Pyramid/Epic) (STAR) Joe Walsh knows he`s not an ordinary, average guy, but he apparently thinks it`s witty to write a song as if he were....

Rod Argent Red House (Relativity) (STAR)(STAR) ''Red House'' finds Rod Argent in quite a different neighborhood from the hook-laden rock turf he helped sow in the late `60s and early...

Rod Stewart Vagabond Heart (Warner) (STAR)(STAR) Near the end of ''Vagabond Heart,'' Rod Stewart and his band rip into the song ''Moment of Glory'' with unbridled passion. Jeff Golub rattles...

Grace Pool Where We Live (Reprise) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Grace Pool (the name is taken from a character in ''Jane Eyre'') has been described as a cross between 10,000 Maniacs and a...

Joe Henry Shuffletown (A&M) (STAR)(STAR) When Joe Henry set out to record his second album, he persuaded T Bone Burnett to produce, but the busy Burnett had one condition: The...