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...

U2 | Songs Of Surrender – Compilation Release Review

U2’s sprawling Songs of Surrender consists of 40 re-recorded, mostly acoustic and “reinterpreted” versions of songs from the band’s catalog. Relying heavily on vocalist Bono and guitarist the Edge (who also...

Johnny Winter | True To The Blues: The Johnny Winter Story – Box Set...

During a brief phone interview in 2013, I asked Johnny Winter if he thought 45 years after playing Woodstock in 1969, he'd still be out playing and touring today....

Van Morrison | The Authorized Bang Collection – CD Review

The Authorized Bang Collection, a sprawling three CD set, presents a library of Van Morrison’s early songs when he was recording for Bang Records, founded by American producer and...

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...

John Wetton | The Studio Recordings Anthology (Volume 1)

John Wetton has certainly made his mark as the singer of Asia and UK, and a member of King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Family and Roxy Music. He’s...

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...

Twisted Sister | Club Daze Vol. 1: The Studio Sessions – CD Review

Consisting of recordings from 1972-1982, the 13 tunes on Twisted Sister’s Club Daze, Vol. 1: The Studio Sessions present a raw and rough unit of New York-based rockers —...

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 Doobie Brothers | The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers – Compilation Review

“What Doobie you be?” If you’re like me — a child of the 70s — you might recall this question being asked by Rog’s younger sister, Dee on the...