Posts From Jeff Burger

The Rolling Stones Rock the Wiltern in 2002: Review

The wide-ranging 20-song program features such often-played numbers as “Honky Tonk Women,” “Brown Sugar” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” but also includes a handful of obscurities

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Dion Teams with Female Artists on ‘Girl Friends’: Review

Joined by guests like Carlene Carter, Shemekia Copeland and Rory Block, the 84-year-old singer proves he can still make great music.

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Jerry Jeff Walker: More Than ‘Mr. Bojangles’

The outlaw country singer was also a first-rate songwriter, capable of sweet, evocative folk tunes of memorably iconoclastic characters

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The Who ‘Live at Shea Stadium 1982’: Review

With Kenney Jones on board in the wake of Keith Moon’s death, the band touched on all phases of its career.

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New ‘Boutique Sounds of Swinging London’ Anthology: Review

The 3-disc collection features hits by the Kinks, the Yardbirds and the Troggs but also many impossibly rare sides.

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‘Les Cousins’ Anthology Features Classic Folk & Blues: Review

Rock wasn’t the only kind of music exploding in the 1960s. This 72-track collection gathers some of the best folk and blues

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 ‘Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk’ Picks Up Where ‘Nuggets’ Left Off: Review

The collection features both classic and obscure garage rock from the golden era.

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‘Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan’: Book Review

The book, originally published in 1972, has been greatly expanded and updated to cover Dylan into the ’90s.

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Dire Straits’ ‘Live: 1978–1992’ Is a Must-Have Boxed Set: Review

The eight-CD (or 12-LP) set, which comes with a 16-page booklet, is a treasure trove of great rock performances.

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‘We Can Work It Out’ (An Anthology of Beatles Covers): Review

The 3-disc anthology collects covers of Beatles tunes by Mary Wells, the 5th Dimension, the Supremes, Count Basie and even Mae West!

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