Bruce Springsteen's Tracks II: The Lost Albums includes 83 performances, many as good as those on his well-known CDs.
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Music & Film Reviews: ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII’ (2025 Editions), plus Julee Cruise and Emma Wilson
The visuals, which are as unusual as the music, contribute to the sense that you’ve entered some sort of LSD dreamworld.
Read More »Album Reviews: Eric Andersen’s ‘Dance of Love and Death,’ plus Cat Stevens and Wanda Jackson
Andersen has been serving up poignant, powerful music for six decades now. 'Dance of Love and Death' leaves no doubt that he can still deliver.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Too Far Out,’ a Joe Meek Anthology, plus Eric Schmitt & Jimmy Jones
Meek's work is arguably less formulaic than Phil Spector’s and even more experimental and diverse.
Read More »Music Reviews: Elliott Murphy’s ‘Infinity,’ plus the Move, R&B Hits from 1955, Iron City Houserockers, and Chatham Rabbits
It's Murphy's 52nd album, so it’s not surprising that ruminations on aging, mortality, and years gone by permeate this engaging CD.
Read More »Music Reviews: An Anthology Collects Hits from 1960, plus San Francisco Salsa, and CDs from Lance Cowan and Antonio Andrade
1960 is not exactly considered a peak year for popular music, and there's no shortage of drivel in this collection, but there are also dozens of great songs from the likes of Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘That’ll Flat…Git It!’ Series Unearths More Vintage Rockabilly
Since 1993, Germany’s Bear Family label has been reissuing rockabilly sides—and in some cases, unearthing previously unreleased gems—and to date, the series comprises a whopping 49 albums.
Read More »Music Review: Supertramp – ‘Live in Paris ’79’
This set will be a deep journey into nostalgia for Supertramp fans who were of impressionable age during the band's 1970s heyday.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Good to Know: The Beckies Story,’ Featuring the Left Banke’s Michael Brown
Review: an expanded reissue of the Beckies' only album, featuring Michael Brown of the Left Banke.
Read More »Music Reviews: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, plus Bluegrass from Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman & Joe Maphis
We can argue about the wisdom behind the decisions to induct—or not induct—various artists into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What seems undebatable is whether its annual induction ceremonies have been musically memorable.
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