Reviews of new albums, including Jimi Hendrix's Electrtic Lady Studios, Al Stewart's 50th-anniversary edition of Past, Present & Future, an Ike Turner collection, and more.
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A Dozen Top 10 Songs Inspired by Real-life Loves
From 'Layla' to 'Go Your Own Way' to 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' real-life romances have sparked many Top 10 hits.
Read More »Music Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives, Vol. 4’ and Jelly Roll Morton’s ‘Career Anthology’
'Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980)' is at least as good as any of its terrific Joni Mitchell predecessor collections.
Read More »Music Reviews: Bob Dylan & the Band’s ‘The 1974 Live Recordings,’ plus Dave Edmunds, Randall Bramblett, and Belsitzman & Herman
Concerts from 1974 capture Bob Dylan (& the Band) at a key juncture in this huge box set.
Read More »Music and Book Reviews: Continental Drifters, plus Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio
The Continental Drifters garner the spotlight, thanks to an anthology, a tribute album, and a bio. Plus, reviews of CDs from Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio.
Read More »Music Reviews: Frank Zappa’s Expanded ‘Apostrophe (’),’ plus Mike Montrey Band, Kevin Gordon, Rebecca Frazier, Guy Davis, and Mac Leaphart
Reviews of an expanded edition of Frank Zappa's Apostrophe, plus Mike Montrey Band, Kevin Gordon, Rebecca Frazier, Guy Davis, and Mac Leaphart
Read More »Music and Book Reviews: A Joe Meek Anthology, an Arthur Lee/Love Biography, and a Double Dose of Michael McDermott
Reviews: An anthology of tracks produced by Joe Meek, a biography of Arthur Lee & Love, and new music from Michael McDermott.
Read More »Music Reviews: A Gerry and the Pacemakers Anthology, plus Ronnie Self, Duke Robillard, and Greg Copeland
A new Gerry and the Pacemakers anthology collects all their hit singles (some in both stereo and mono) plus a 1964 California concert, an EP, and lots of album tracks.
Read More »Music Reviews: Jerry Phillips, Uncle Lucius, Colin James, Wild Ponies, and Chillingsworth Surfingham
Jerry Phillips, the son of legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, grew up rubbing shoulders with icons such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. Yet it is only now, at age 75, that he has gotten around to releasing an album of his own.
Read More »Music Reviews: Lindsey Buckingham’s ‘20th Century Lindsey,’ plus Steve Forbert and Michael Reynolds
Reviews: A box set collects solo work by Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, plus Steve Forbert and Michael Reynolds.
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