Leonard Cohen | Reissues – CD Review
The "grocer of despair" Leonard Cohen has interjected himself into my life so many times I don't know where to begin. So, on the occasion of Columbia/Legacy's reissuing of...
Warren Zevon | Reissues – CD Review
Warren Zevon’s music has never failed in its primeval, passionate march to break the barrier of conformity. Although the late singer-songwriter’s substance and style were often deemed too unorthodox...
Genesis | 1976-1982 – Box Set Review
The Genesis reunion is underway and making its way to your local stadium or amphitheater at two-hundred bucks or more a pop, so it only seems fitting a slew...
Paul McCartney | Memory Almost Full (Limited Edition) – CD Review
I rarely bother with reissues of new records, even if they include DVDs. And I especially won't go out of my way for a reissue of an album I...
U2 | The Joshua Tree (Expanded) – CD Review
As Bono once said, The Joshua Tree is very Irish in its ache and melancholy, but the record resonates with a more American flavor. Either way, it went...
Creedence Clearwater Revival | Reissues – CD Review
The bitter relations between Fantasy Records and its star attraction, Creedence Clearwater Revival, or more directly John Fogerty, began to thaw when Fogerty rejoined the label (now owned by...
The Alan Parsons Project | Reissues – CD Review
Beginning as a ‘tea-runner’ at Abbey Road studios, Alan Parsons graduated to engineering albums like the Beatles' Let It Be and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon....
U.K. | Reissues
I know you’re saying to yourself: “Self, I've always wondered about the band U.K. They’re underrated and under appreciated. I never
thought they got a deserved airing.” Well you need...
The Rolling Stones | Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out – Box Set Review
The Rolling Stones may be on automatic pilot these days, but there was a time, around 40 years ago, when they truly were the greatest rock and roll band...
Creedence Clearwater Revival | The Singles Collection – CD Review
The smoke has cleared for Fantasy Records to get creative with their most coveted property — the catalog of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The reissues from 2008 were just the...
