The Beatles And India: Songs Inspired By The Film – Compilation Review

Under the spiritual guidance of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles took a trip to Rishikesh, India, in 1968 to study Transcendental Meditation and set out on 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...

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...

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...

The Who | Then & Now – CD Review

Then And Now 1964-2004 may be the umpteenth compilation from the Who, but there's something special that sets it apart from its predecessors: new material. Pete Townshend has taken...

Midnight Oil | Essential Oils – CD Review

The aptly named Essential Oils is a double CD compilation that pretty much spans the entire career of Australia's Midnight Oil - beginning with tracks from their 1978 self-titled...

Paul McCartney & Wings | WINGS – Compilation Review

Formed in 1971 with his wife Linda and guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Denny Laine, Paul McCartney’s band Wings became his artistic rebirth after the Beatles broke up. Over the...

Blue Öyster Cult | The Essential Blue Öyster Cult – CD Review

I know great fans of a particular band will argue over what exactly would be that band's essential songs, so I usually err on the side of caution when...

The Keith Emerson Trio – CD Review

Not every unearthed rare recording from the greatest vintage rock guys and gals is always worth listening to. The sound quality from bygone eras or hastily recorded tracks off...

The Beatles | Love – CD Review

There is little doubt in anyone’s mind that the music of Beatles is one of the most treasured archives in existence. Legendary court battles, bidding wars, copyright infringements —...