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...
Twisted Sister | You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll – CD Review
The remaster of Twisted Sister’s 1983’s You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll delivers the original 13 tunes with a great, deep mix. Twisted Sister's second full-length album — and...
The Beatles | 1962 – 1966 & 1967 – 1970 – CD Review
In the liner notes for the 2010 remasters of the Beatles’ compilations 1962-1966 and 1967-1970, journalist Bill Flanagan writes that the group’s “greatest impact was on people born between...
The Traveling Wilburys | The Traveling Wilburys Collection – CD Review
Fresh on the heels of his 80s comeback album Cloud Nine, George Harrison, along with partner-in-crime, ELO leader/producer Jeff Lynne, was buzzing with new ideas. Somehow, in the general...
Pete Townshend | Universal Reissues – CD Review
From Universal’s treasure trove of treats comes no less than 12 remastered solo CDs from Pete Townshend. Anyone who doubts the creative powers of the Who leader need look...
The Rolling Stones | Exile On Main Street (Deluxe Edition) – Reissue Review
As a wee young lad, I was walking by the cut-out bin in a department store when suddenly it caught my eye: Exile On Main Street — a double...
The Moody Blues | The Universal Reissues – CD Review
I asked Justin Hayward during a 2004 interview if he would take a step back to 1967 and tell me what it was like to be in “swinging” London...
Robert Plant | Reissues – CD Review
When Led Zeppelin hung it up in 1980, Robert Plant wasted no time in mounting a solo career that would exceed all expectations. The singer went beyond the blue-rock...
Kansas | Two For The Show – CD Review
Kansas fans have a reason to rejoice: Legacy has issued a new and expanded version of the band’s classic live album, Two For The Show. It includes a bunch...
Jethro Tull | This Was (40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition) – CD Review
In 1968, Jethro Tull was just another British blues band trying to make their way to the top. Back then, there was some contention as to how well a...
