Keith Emerson | Honky | At The Movies | Off The Shelf – CD...
Keith Emerson, despite a series of misfortunes and miscalculated career moves, is still considered a legendary virtuoso of the keyboards. The Nice and ELP fading in his rearview mirror,...
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...
Syd Barrett | An Introduction To Syd Barrett – Compilation Review
Emerging from the whimsical, sometimes sad, but always intriguing story of original Pink Floyd songwriter/singer Syd Barrett are the man’s amazing songs. Whether led into madness, a late 60s...
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...
Greg Lake | The Anthology – Compilation Review
As a founding member of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Greg Lake achieved and collected the kind of accolades most other musicians only dream about. His passing...
Jerry Garcia | The Very Best Of Jerry Garcia – CD Review
Jerry Garcia’s activities outside of the Grateful Dead are well documented and all-encompassing. The amount of recording and playing he did as a solo artist, as well as with...
Donovan | The Essential Donovan – CD Review
There are millions of reasons why Grandmaster Flash and Madonna shouldn't be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but there's absolutely no excuse why it has taken...
Paul McCartney & Wings | WINGS – Compilation Review
Formed in 1971 with his wife Linda and guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Denny Laine, Paul McCartney’s band Wings became his artistic rebirth after the Beatles broke up. Over the...
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...
Jimi Hendrix | Both Sides Of The Sky – CD Review
Jimi Hendrix was undoubtedly an exciting guitarist to see live. It was in the studio, however, where his creative mojo percolated and pored out into music of his own...
