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...
Pink Floyd | 8-Tracks – Compilation Review
8-Tracks, an eight-song collection of Pink Floyd music, spans eight years of the band’s history, specifically 1971 to 1979. Transitioning from their post Syd Barrett-led psychedelia era through the...
Various Artists | The Bottom Line Archive Series – CD Review
Ah the days of The Bottom Line. The venerable small music club in the West Village of New York City has seen historic multi-night stands by Bruce Springsteen and...
Steven Wilson | Transience – LP Review
Transience features a generous slice of Steven Wilson on a double vinyl LP set. Named after a song from Wilson’s 2015 album Hand. Cannot. Erase., the three sides...
Dio | The Very Beast Of Dio, Volume 2 – CD Review
Ronnie James Dio, the diminutive gentleman of heavy metal with the huge voice, was as much known as the lead singer of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell...
The Beatles | 1962 – 1966 & 1967 – 1970 – CD Review
In the liner notes for the 2010 remasters of the Beatles’ compilations 1962-1966 and 1967-1970, journalist Bill Flanagan writes that the group’s “greatest impact was on people born between...
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....
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...
Various Artists | A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg – CD Review
Though many may pigeonhole him for a few soft-rock hits over a 35-year career, Dan Fogelberg is a timeless and universal talent with an emotionality and virtuosity all his...
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...
