Jethro Tull | The Château d’Herouville Sessions – Compilation Release Review
Back in the day as much as now in the day, Ian Anderson had the propensity and capacity to write a lot of music. One stroll though the Tull...
Kelakos | Uncorked: Rare Tracks From A Vintage 70s Band – CD Review
There are far too many bands that pass our way that we forget to recall. In their time, they made have built rabid cult followings or contributed to the...
Merry Clayton | The Best Of Merry Clayton – CD Review
Providing call and response backing vocals to Ray Charles, that eerie iconic female "rape…murder" and "oooh's" to "Gimme Shelter," singing background for Carol King, Tom Jones, and even on...
The Beatles | 1962-1966 & 1967-1970 – Compilation Release Review
It’s hard to believe the fabled 1962-1966 (AKA The Red Album) and 1967-1970 (AKA The Blue Album) double-LP compilations were released 50 years ago. These were the first post-breakup...
Johnny Winter | The Essential Johnny Winter – CD Review
When you think of the blues and rock 'n roll in a perfect marriage, it's hard not to picture Johnny Winter at the wedding party. While he's too young...
Art Garfunkel | The Singer – CD Review
With “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and Jimmy Webb’s “All I Know” opening Art Garfunkel’s two-disc retrospective, The Singer, we are quickly reminded of how amazing the man’s voice is....
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...
Willie Nelson | Setlist: The Very Best Of Willie Nelson 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...
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...
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...
