Midnight Oil | Essential Oils – CD Review
The aptly named Essential Oils is a double CD compilation that pretty much spans the entire career of Australia's Midnight Oil - beginning with tracks from their 1978 self-titled...
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...
Mickey Hart | The Mickey Hart Collection – CD Review
Drum solos at Grateful Dead shows were anything but ordinary drum solos. The uninitiated may have thought it was the perfect time to grab a beer and take a...
The Beach Boys | The Warmth Of The Sun – Compilation Release
What should you say to another Beach Boys’ ‘Best Of’ release? The Warmth Of The Sun is 28-track compilation, a ‘complement’ to the group’s release from 2004, Sounds Of...
Bill Joel | She’s Got A Way: Love Songs – CD Review
I have a tendency to become suspicious with another repackaging of tunes under a record company constructed CD title. But when the 18 songs are this damn good I...
Roger Daltrey | Gold – CD Review
Roger Daltrey never set out to be a solo artist. He’s always been content being the lead singer of the Who. But it was inevitable the opportunity would come...
Captain Beyond | Lost & Found 1972-1973 – CD Review
Certainly going beyond what any of us ever thought we’d hear from super group Captain Beyond, Lost & Found 1972-1973 features never-heard-before vintage demo tracks, from these self-described “space...
Twisted Sister | Club Daze Vol. 1: The Studio Sessions – CD Review
Consisting of recordings from 1972-1982, the 13 tunes on Twisted Sister’s Club Daze, Vol. 1: The Studio Sessions present a raw and rough unit of New York-based rockers —...
Jethro Tull | The Château d’Herouville Sessions – Compilation Release Review
Back in the day as much as now in the day, Ian Anderson had the propensity and capacity to write a lot of music. One stroll though the Tull...
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...
