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The Alan Parsons Project | I Robot | Eye In The Sky

As producer and sound shaper of various Beatles and Pink Floyd albums, including Abbey Road and The Dark Side Of The Moon, Alan Parsons probably knows everything about the latest developments in...

Various Artists | Mullets Rock! Too! – Mullets In Love – Compilation Review

Not that I would describe my ‘do’ as a mullet, but I am pretty damn close with the late 70s hair cut I have been sporting since...well, the late...

Elton John | Rocket Man: Number Ones

Bespectacled, bejeweled and beknighted, Sir Elton John could scrap all of his trademark flamboyance, and no one would kick him off their piano bench. Elton is blessed with the ability to...

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...

Various Artists | Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 1 & 2

When he isn’t on the road with the Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, or any number of other projects and one-offs, Warren Haynes likes to help those in his own backyard....

Stevie Nicks | Crystal Visions…The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks

What can you say about Crystal Visions…The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks. With 16 songs on the CD and 13 on the DVD, plus 30 minutes of never-before-seen home video, along...

Paul Rodgers | Live In Glasgow

Do I detect a trace of brimstone on Paul Rodgers’ recording contract? Is a decaying portrait of his vocal cords locked away in an attic, while his real ones remain unscathed?...

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...

The Beach Boys | The Warmth Of The Sun – Compilation Release

What should you say to another Beach Boys’ ‘Best Of’ release? The Warmth Of The Sun is 28-track compilation, a ‘complement’ to the group’s release from 2004, Sounds 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...