Blog: MVRemix Rock

For a guy who's biggest hit still remains 19832s "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," Dave Stewart's newest album,  Blackbird Diaries, comes as a huge surprise. The former Eurythmics guitarist strays far from the '80s techno for which the majority of the world knows him and instead grinds out straight-laced country-rock on this full-length 13-track LP. Complete with Martina McBride and Stevie Nicks collaborations, Stewart shoves aside any hint to a younger generation that he was ever an influence on '80s sub-culture. "So Long Ago," the record's first track and single, kicks off with a Joe Walsh-esque [...]