The Beach Boys | The Warmth Of The Sun – Compilation Release

What should you say to another Beach Boys’ ‘Best Of’ release? The Warmth Of The Sun is 28-track compilation, a ‘complement’ to the group’s release from 2004, Sounds Of...

Jefferson Airplane | Setlist: The Very Best Of Jefferson Airplane Live – CD Review

The Setlist series of live CDs draw together familiar live material with some rarer, more obscure tunes. Featuring remastered tracks, new liner notes, photos and additional bonus material, the...

Tommy Bolin | Whirlwind – CD Review

Guitarist Tommy Bolin, who died in 1976, is a classic case of the "what if's." Listening to his work with Billy Cobham, James Gang and Deep Purple, as well...

Various Artists | Mullets Rock! Too! – Mullets In Love – Compilation Review

Not that I would describe my ‘do’ as a mullet, but I am pretty damn close with the late 70s hair cut I have been sporting since...well, the late...

The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – CD Review

The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra pairs the iconic American band’s original vocal performances with symphonic arrangements. recently recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey...

Billy Joel | The Hits – CD Review

The 40th anniversary of Billy Joel’s first solo album, the often maligned, sometimes forgotten and supposedly terribly mixed Cold Spring Harbor comes around 2011. For now, the wonderfully stripped...

Bob Dylan & The Band | The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol....

Bob Dylan’s ‘Bootleg Series’ have unearthed some of the singer-songwriter’s most epic moments — from phenomenal live collections like Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert and Bob Dylan...

Toto | 40 Trips Around The Sun – CD Review

Toto is one of those great musical collectives that people (hopefully unintentionally) tend to define by two hits from their most successful album — “Rosanna” and “Africa.” I’m putting...

Various Artists | A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute – CD Review

Surely one misses Yes bassist Chris Squire all the more listening to the dozen songs presented on A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute. Produced by current Yes...

The Kinks | The Journey – Part 1 – Compilation Review

I’m not sure you’re likely to find a better bunch of songs to enjoy than a collection of early tunes from the Kinks. One of the greatest ever British...