Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – CD Review

The holidays wouldn’t be the same without the King, so this season RCA Records and Legacy Recordings decided to spice things up with Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...

Jethro Tull | The Best Of Acoustic – CD Review

They may be lumped in with the mallet heads because of “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath,” but Jethro Tull and their gift for tendering a song with the proper aural...

Van Morrison | The Essential Van Morrison – Compilation Review

With Legacy Recordings securing the rights to the meat and potatoes of Van Morrison’s catalog, the drive to get the music in shape and out to consumers is full-on....

The Who | The Ultimate Collection – CD Review

Disclaimer: this review was written one night before John Entwistle passed away. I’m not sure if some of my comments would have changed based on the loss of one...

The Doors | Paris Blues – Compilation Review

The Doors fabled studio outtake, “Paris Blues,” recorded either for The Soft Parade or L.A. Woman (the band could never seem to remember) was thought lost. The only tape of the tune...

Mickey Hart | The Mickey Hart Collection – CD Review

Drum solos at Grateful Dead shows were anything but ordinary drum solos. The uninitiated may have thought it was the perfect time to grab a beer and take a...

Jerry Garcia | The Very Best Of Jerry Garcia – CD Review

Jerry Garcia’s activities outside of the Grateful Dead are well documented and all-encompassing. The amount of recording and playing he did as a solo artist, as well as with...

The Jeff Healey Band | House On Fire – CD Review

The Jeff Healey Band's House On Fire features 11 songs of studio rarities and demos recorded between 1992 and 1998. The is an interesting mix of both covers and...

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...

In The Light of Led Zeppelin | Pompeii Sessions – CD Review

Based in Florida, In the Light of Led Zeppelin has been performing songs from arguably one of the most well-known rock catalogs for over nine years. The four-piece recently...