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...

Bill Joel | She’s Got A Way: Love Songs – CD Review

I have a tendency to become suspicious with another repackaging of tunes under a record company constructed CD title. But when the 18 songs are this damn good I...

Various Artists | Mullets Rock! – Compilation Review

One of more novel compilations of 2003 was Mullets Rock, a double disc that remarkably captures the rock n' roll spirit of everyday Joes like you and me and...

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...

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...

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...

Bad Company | Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company...

In the Spring of 2015, the first two Bad Company records — the solid-rocking 1974 self-titled debut and its equally snappy 1975 follow-up Straight Shooter — were reissued with...

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....

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...

Johnny Cash | Setlist: The Very Best Of Johnny Cash 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...