Chicago | Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix) – CD Review
Chicago’s sophomore effort would prove to be their most innovative, musically sound and political effort before they fell victim to the powder puff insurgency that overtook bands like themselves,...
The Beatles | The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 – Boxset Review
I admit I was a slightly disconcerted in 1987 when the Beatles rolled out their precious catalog on compact disc, and they decided to release the British versions instead...
Judas Priest | Defenders Of The Faith (Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – CD...
The 1980s was a rich and prosperous time for Judas Priest and heavy metal in general. Not ones to squander an opportunity, Priest became THE ultimate heavy metal band...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer & Tarkus (2012 Reissues) –...
Since the 1990s, the Emerson, Lake & Palmer catalog has been passed around and reissued by at least a half dozen labels. Various box sets, compilations and live sets...
Lou Reed | Coney Island Baby – CD Review
I was five when Lou Reed’s Coney Island Baby was released in 1976, so needless to say, I wasn’t familiar with the album when it came out. In fact,...
Jimi Hendrix | The Cry Of Love & Rainbow Bridge – CD Review
A strange thing happened after Jimi Hendrix passed away in 1970: A slew of albums with unreleased material started jamming the record bins. Certainly, there have been more posthumous...
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...
Rush | Moving Pictures (40th Anniversary) – Reissue Review
For nearly 40 years, I have amassed a huge collection of CDs. And I remember the first CD I purchased: Rush’s Moving Pictures. I’d heard about how much better...
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...
Led Zeppelin | Presence, In Through The Out Door & Coda – CD Review
Like all good things, the parade of Led Zeppelin 2014-15 remasters covering the band's studio output, has come to a rousing conclusion with reissues of Presence, In Through The...
