Johnny Winter | True To The Blues: The Johnny Winter Story – Box Set...

During a brief phone interview in 2013, I asked Johnny Winter if he thought 45 years after playing Woodstock in 1969, he'd still be out playing and touring today....

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...

Various Artists | Badfinger: No Matter What – Revisiting The Hits – Compilation Review

Badfinger: No Matter What - Revisiting The Hits is a full-length album featuring A-list artists collaborating across a wonderful array of songs from Badfinger. As the first band signed...

Ian Gillan & Tony Iommi | WhoCares – CD Review

There are some of us still scratching our heads about the time Ian Gillan became the lead singer for Black Sabbath. Certainly, the Deep Purple vocalist had the credentials...

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...

John Entwistle | Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One – Compilation Review

I often think of George Harrison and John Entwistle as two sides of the same coin; two rather fine songwriters overshadowed by the more notable and prodigious output of...

Bad Company | Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company...

In the Spring of 2015, the first two Bad Company records — the solid-rocking 1974 self-titled debut and its equally snappy 1975 follow-up Straight Shooter — were reissued with...

Johnny Winter | The Essential Johnny Winter – CD Review

When you think of the blues and rock 'n roll in a perfect marriage, it's hard not to picture Johnny Winter at the wedding party. While he's too young...

The Band | A Musical History – Compilations Review

A Musical History is the third box set from The Band, and perhaps the final word on one of America’s finest musical institutions. Painstakingly compiled and pieced together by...

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...