Vanilla Fudge | The Real Deal
As the remnants of Vanilla Fudge traipse from one seedy nightclub to another,
the memory of the original foursome hovers like a long, lost psychedelic ghost.
Their initial run from 1966...
Emerson, Lake & Powell | The Sprocket Sessions – CD Review
Emerson, Lake and Powell were a noble attempt to replicate the 70s grandeur
and pomp of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Despite the coincidental “P”
to maintain the logo, its timing was...
Nick Drake | A Treasury – CD Review
It’s hard to resist the diaspora of emotions flowing from the music of Nick Drake. An obscure English troubadour of the early 70s, Drake has, of late, been gaining...
Sammy Hagar | The Essential Red Collection
In the midst of his celebrated reunion with Van Halen, Sammy Hagar rolls out
a red carpet of hits. How timely The Essential Red Collection
should come along. If anything, it...
The Hollies | Reunion
A Hollies reunion gig from over 20 years ago has the potential to be as much
of a bust as it does a celebration. In other words, with Graham Nash...
R.E.M | Warner Brothers Reissues – CD/DVD Review
You can argue that R.E.M. was, at one time, the quintessential 80s band. But it was during the 90s that they learned to refine their sound and craft their...
John Fogerty | The Long Road Home
You only knew that if Fantasy Records and John Fogerty ever kissed and made
up, a full-bodied Fogerty retrospective was inevitable. And now the inevitable
has happened with The Long Road...
Phish | Live At Madison Square Garden | New Year’s Eve 1995
Once upon a time there was a band called Phish. Like the Grateful Dead before
them, Phish was somewhat of a cultural oddity, attracting legions of lazy-eyed,
rabid admirers to their...
Crosby, Stills & Nash | Crosby, Stills & Nash | Daylight Again
Under the proper circumstances, Crosby, Stills & Nash,
the debut from 1969, and 1982’s Daylight Again could
be looked upon as stand-outs in the dilatory, spotty CSN catalog. As the group’s
first...
Electric Light Orchestra | No Answer | ELO II
Before Electric Light Orchestra blasted out of the blue and turned into a bland pop machine, they came very close to becoming an orchestra in the truest sense of...
