Country and Americana

Forbert was about 60 when he made this record, and he spends some of it looking back.

The Dream Syndicate, Long Ryders, the Rain Parade, and, of course, the Bangles are here, along with groups you've probably never heard.

'Revolution' from the Grievous Angels is an uplifting and wonderful album for our times which will have you dancing on the picket lines.

"He didn’t sugarcoat things. He put a lot of things out there that were the way they really were. And he knew a lot.”

Like its predecessors, this latest compendium inevitably sounds as if it were designed for someone with multiple personalities.

Williams attempts to find solace in music, but she can’t forget the world’s troubles, at least not on this album.

To say that psych-pop group Orange Bicycle never established a trademark style would be an understatement.

Not everything on these Fabulous Thunderbirds albums is fabulous, but Vaughan and Kim Wilson can be formidable singers and players, and, particularly on the early LPs, they and their bandmates delivered more than a few high-octane winners.

Long live rock and roll.

Among the many winners on this roller-coaster ride are soulful renditions of “Let It Be” by Aretha Franklin and “Hey, Jude” by Wilson Pickett, the latter with guitar by Duane Allman, and George Benson’s jazzified “You Never Give Me Your Money.”