The Doors | L.A. Woman (40th Anniversary Edition) | Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story...
There's no easy way to make a graceful exit, but somehow the Doors did it with their final album. Released in the spring of 1971, L.A. Woman marked the...
The Very Best of Neil Diamond: The Original Studio Recordings – CD Review
A career spanning over 50 years. Over 125 million albums sold worldwide (16 Top 10 and 37 Top 40 singles). A Grammy winner, a Songwriter Hall Of Famer, a...
The Beach Boys | The Smile Sessions – CD Review
It's hard to talk about the Beach Boys' Smile, their legendary unreleased album, without citing the irony in the title. That's because Brian Wilson's "teenage symphony to God" was...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Live At The Mar Y Sol Festival ’72 ...
Can you fairly judge two performances by the same band 38 years apart? Probably not, but that doesn't mean we can't try. For a band like Emerson, Lake and...
The Who | Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut – CD Review
So how do you follow up a landmark album like Who's Next? If you're Pete Townshend, you go back into the laboratory and cook up another rock opera, this...
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never...
Back in the 70s and into the 80s, the radio had Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band on heavy rotation. Add the movies and commercials, and it seems...
The Rolling Stones | Some Girls | Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 –...
It's not uncommon to think of Some Girls as the last decent gasp from the world's greatest rock and roll band. It was certainly a cut above some of...
Billy Joel | Piano Man (Special Edition) – CD Review
Billy Joel’s 1973 album Piano Man didn’t exactly light up the charts upon its release. It was, however, a giant step forward for two reasons: it was the singer’s...
Paul Simon | Songwriter – CD Review
Paul Simon's double-CD collection Songwriter showcases 32 songs handpicked and sequenced by the famous guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who came to fame first with his partner, singer Art Garfunkel,...
Grateful Dead | Europe ’72: Volume 2 – CD Review
The Grateful Dead's infamous trek through Europe in 1972 has been immortalized in many ways. First and foremost, there's the Europe '72 triple live album that came out in...