Toto | 40 Trips Around The Sun – CD Review
Toto is one of those great musical collectives that people (hopefully unintentionally) tend to define by two hits from their most successful album — “Rosanna” and “Africa.” I’m putting...
Pink Floyd | The Early Years 1965 – 1972: The Individual Volumes – CD/DVD/Blu-ray...
First released as part of The Early Years 1965-1972 box set, The Individual Volumes, as they are called, are now available as six individual multi-disc book-bound CD, DVD &...
Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – CD Review
The holidays wouldn’t be the same without the King, so this season
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings decided to spice things up with
Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...
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...
Blue Öyster Cult | The Essential Blue Öyster Cult – CD Review
I know great fans of a particular band will argue over what exactly would be that band's essential songs, so I usually err on the side of caution when...
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...
Status Quo | Aquostic (Stripped Bare) – CD Review
You have to love a rock band a half century into their career, and they're still trying new things. Britain's Status Quo has jumped out of their rockin' comfort...
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...
The Flock | Heaven Bound – The Lost Album – CD Review
The Flock were one of the many bands of the 60s and 70s like Chicago or Blood Sweat & Tears caught somewhere between jazz and rock, their one distinguishing...
Todd Rundgren | Box O’ Todd – Box Set Review
Box O' Todd is a limited edition collector's box featuring previously unreleased live and studio recordings from the early 70s by legendary singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Todd...
