Willie Nelson | The Complete Atlantic Sessions – CD Review
In the year 2006 we saw no fewer than 25 officially released Willie Nelson compilations and reissues, but of all of them the handsomely packaged The Complete Altantic Sessions...
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 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,...
