Poison | Capitol Reissues – CD Review

We can see all around us that the style and tastes of the 80s have made their way back in to mainstream culture. Polka dots, black footless tights, and...

Journey | Columbia Reissues (1978 – 88) – CD Review

Every journey has a beginning, a middle and an end. Except the band, Journey, whose destination does, indeed, seem to be infinity. What has given Journey’s music enough sturdiness to survive...

Keith Emerson | Various Reissues – CD Review

Keith Emerson, despite a series of misfortunes and miscalculated career moves, is still considered a legendary virtuoso of the keyboards. The Nice and ELP fading in his rear-view mirror,...

Electric Light Orchestra | Epic Reissues – CD Review

Round two of Electric Light Orchestra’s 35th Anniversary reissue campaign is in full swing with three pivotal albums from the band’s diverse catalogue: On The Third Day, Face The Music,...

Steve Perry | Columbia Reissues – CD Review

If emotions are a language that can be converted into sound, they’re translated articulately and eloquently by Steve Perry. He is, quite simply, a master of musical interpretation. And...

Journey | Columbia Reissues (1981 – 1996)

Long-term relationships are about as rare as encountering a unicorn, glimpsing the Loch Ness Monster, or discovering socks that mysteriously vanish in the dryer. Yet Journey has been able...

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,...

The Pretenders | Pretenders & Pretenders II – CD Review

Rhino has reissued Pretenders and Pretenders II , the first two albums from the Pretenders, as two-disc sets. The first disc contains a remastered version of the original album,...

Electric Light Orchestra | Out Of The Blue & Balance Of Power – CD...

Like diamonds, basic black, and Jello, rock music goes with anything. And when Electric Light Orchestra co-founders Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood combined pop-rock with an orchestra, the innovation...

The Doors | Reissues (2007) – CD Review

In 1967, The Doors lit the world on fire with their landmark self-titled debut. Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek would go on to record five...