Tommy Bolin | Whirlwind – CD Review
Guitarist Tommy Bolin, who died in 1976, is a classic case of the "what if's." Listening to his work with Billy Cobham, James Gang and Deep Purple, as well...
George Harrison | Early Takes, Vol. 1 – CD Review
Coinciding with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living In The Material World, which premiered on HBO in October 2011, the 10-track CD, Early...
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...
Willie Nelson | The Complete Atlantic Sessions – CD Review
In the year 2006 we saw no fewer than 25 officially released Willie Nelson compilations and reissues, but of all of them the handsomely packaged The Complete Altantic Sessions...
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...
The Kinks | The Journey – Part 1 – Compilation Review
I’m not sure you’re likely to find a better bunch of songs to enjoy than a collection of early tunes from the Kinks. One of the greatest ever British...
Various Artists | A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute – CD Review
Surely one misses Yes bassist Chris Squire all the more listening to the dozen songs presented on A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute. Produced by current Yes...
Jerry Lee Lewis | The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis – CD Review
Love him, hate him or fear him there is no mistaking that Jerry lee Lewis is an American icon and original. Legacy's The Essential Jerry Lee Lewis: The Sun...
Jimi Hendrix | West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology – Box Set...
After the beefy reissues of the Jimi Hendrix Experience catalog, Legacy and Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. complete the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s untimely passing, with a brilliant, broad stroke...
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...
