Pat Carty

Pat Carty

Pat Carty is a writer for Irish monthly music and politics magazine Hot Press. You'll also find him at The Times, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Irish Examiner, and on radio wherever it's broadcast.

Articles by: Pat Carty

The Black Crowes, standing in front of Paradiso venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5th June 1990

"This band has always been out of sync with whatever is going on": The Black Crowes albums you should definitely listen to, and one to avoid

By Paul Elliott published

The Black Crowes may have been born out of time, but their best albums – a fusion of southern rock, gospel, blues and fiery rock'n'roll – are timeless

Fleetwood Mac group portrait

"The soundtrack to the greatest rock'n'roll soap opera ever": The mightiest Fleetwood Mac line-up albums in one handy box

By Pat Carty published

Pulchritudinous platinum perfection

Tom Waits - Heart Of A Saturday Night cover art

From before he used the Elephant Man's spine for a marimba: Tom Waits' The Heart Of A Saturday Night still sounds smoky on anniversary coloured vinyl

By Pat Carty published

Be-bop, beat and ballads

Mötley Crüe: Dr Feelgood (35th Anniversary) cover art

"So gloriously over the top it's coming down the other side screaming and shouting": Mötley Crüe rock like a rowboat in a typhoon on the 35th Anniversary edition of Dr Feelgood

By Pat Carty published

Gonzo glam greatness

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fillmore East 1969 cover art

"Divided between acoustic and electric sets, this is a joy from start to finish": Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young are still in thrall to each other on Fillmore East 1969

By Pat Carty published

Thin Lizzy: 1976 cover art

"A nice package, as the actress probably said to the bass player": Thin Lizzy's big year revisited, remixed and thoroughly expanded

By Pat Carty published

Phil Lytnott's annus mirabilis celebrated with a nifty combination of Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox

Nick Cave: Wild God cover art

"It does what great art is supposed to do, taking the artist's experiences, however dark, and making them universal": Nick Cave returns to the water on Wild God

By Pat Carty published

The wizards of Aus finds hints of light in the darkness

Joni Mitchell The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) packshot

"Such lavish reupholstering is what genius deserves": The beautifully presented Asylum Albums 1976-1980 finds Joni Mitchell inhabiting the art department

By Pat Carty published

Joni loves jazz

Sheryl Crow: Evolution cover art

"It all becomes a bit by-numbers": Sheryl Crow fails to evolve on unambitious Evolution album

By Pat Carty published

Sheryl Crow's 12th album Evolution starts strongly but soon falters

The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards cover art

"More soulful than a gospel convention, warmer than a mother's love and groovier than the Grand Canyon": The Black Crowes return in righteous form on Happiness Bastards

By Pat Carty published

The Black Crowes are still shaking on reunion album Happiness Bastards

Bob Dylan: The Complete Budokan 1978 album art

"Hardly likely to convert Dylan doubters, but it's an interesting curio all the same": Bob Dylan: The Complete Budokan 1978

By Pat Carty published

Dylan's 1979 live album Bob Dylan At Budokan expanded, featuring two full shows from the famed Budokan arena in Tokyo

Aerosmith - Greatest Hits cover art

The deluxe version of Aerosmith's Greatest Hits: includes everything a reasonably sane person could possibly want

By Pat Carty published

If you have an arse they will kick it: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits is now even more deluxe than it used to be