Various Artists | The Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute To The Beatles
On The Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute To The Beatles, German acid rockers Electric Moon kick things off with a spot-on recreation of "Tomorrow Never Knows." It might...
Cheap Trick | Setlist: The Very Best Of Cheap Trick Live
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...
John Lennon | The U.S. vs. John Lennon – CD Review
One of the best ways to measure greatness is if the work and the message can survive the passage of time. While John Lennon's music has aged, it remains...
Van Morrison | The Essential Van Morrison – Compilation Review
With Legacy Recordings securing the rights to the meat and potatoes of Van Morrison’s catalog, the drive to get the music in shape and out to consumers is full-on....
Bob Dylan | The Witmark Demos – CD Review
When Bob Dylan first started, the music business was a completely different game from what it is today. Songwriters wrote the songs and different singers sang those songs. At...
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...
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 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...
Chris Thompson | Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection – CD Review
Chris Thompson is known for his work as the lead vocalist and guitarist on many hits with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, including “Blinded By The Light,” “For You” and...
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...
