Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! (Legacy Edition) – CD Review
Following his two-year stint in the U.S. Army, Elvis Presley released two seminal albums in 1960 and 1961: Elvis Is Back! and Something For Everybody. Fifty years later, the...
Thin Lizzy | Jailbreak & Johnny The Fox – CD review
It took a few albums to get it right, but when Thin Lizzy broke through with 1976’s Jailbreak and “The Boys Are Back In Town,” there was no turning...
Badfinger | 2010 Apple Remasters – Reissue Review
Ah, the troubled and turbulent road for Badfinger. Taken under the wing of the mighty Beatles, they were off to a running start with a handful of hits —...
Tommy James & The Shondells | 2010 Reissues
All it took was the nudge of a few reissues to make me realize how good Tommy James and The Shondells were. Emerging from the Midwest in the early...
Judas Priest | British Steel (30th Anniversary Edition) – CD/DVD Review
Ask any Judas Priest fan about British Steel, and they’ll more than likely confirm it is the band’s definitive masterpiece. Aside from spawning the singles, “Breaking The Law” and...
Chubby Checker | It’s Pony Time / Let’s Twist Again – CD Review
Chubby Checker's It's Pony Time and Let's Twist Again are two albums representing what was known the early 1960s as the "dance craze" in music. Hitting it big with...
Bobby Rydell | Bobby Rydell Salutes The Great Ones / Rydell At The Copa...
Bobby Rydell Salutes The Great Ones/Rydell At The Copa contains two albums on one CD — all from a still-teenage Bobby Rydell. Out of print for over 40 years,...
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble | Couldn’t Stand the Weather (Legacy Edition) –...
Greetings, everyone! I'm Hal Packer, chief curator of the National Rock Gods Museum (not to be confused with the National Rock and Roll Hall of fame, which enjoys a...
Queensrÿche | Empire (20th Anniversary Edition) – CD Review
When asked why heavy metal bands like Motley Crüe and Poison started to lose steam in the early 90s, it’s typically the same excuse: grunge. Emerging from the same general...
Paul McCartney & Wings | Band On The Run – CD Review
In 1999, a 25th anniversary edition of Paul McCartney & Wings’ 1973 Band On The Run hit the market with a second disc of outtakes, alternate takes and mixes...
