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 Byrds | There Is A Season – Box Set Review
Over a half-century since they first entered pop music’s consciousness, the Byrds continue to marvel and amaze a large contingency of curious fans and enthusiasts. To stir the pot...
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...
