Posts From Jeff Burger
Paul Simon Confronts Mortality on ‘Seven Psalms’: Review
The album, “an argument I’m having with myself about belief,” is gentle, sweet and worth hearing. Just leave your dancing shoes at the door.
Read MoreThree Vintage Films Capture San Francisco Rock’s Glory Days
Santana, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and others at their ’60s/’70s peak are captured live in this DVD set.
Read MoreStephen Stills’ ‘Live at Berkeley 1971’: An Artistic Peak
Having established himself as a major force with Buffalo Springfield and CSNY, Stills performed this dazzling solo show in California.
Read More‘What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?’: Soundtrack Review
The horn-based ’60s band was coming off a chart-topping album when it agreed to tour Eastern Europe. Everything went wrong, except the music.
Read More‘The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967’ Serves Up Little-Known Gems: Review
If you need a reminder of just how adventurous rock artists were back in ’67, this three-disc set will deliver.
Read MoreU2 Reimagine Some of Their Best Work on ‘Songs of Surrender’
The lion’s share of these recordings sound relatively enervated compared with the frequently anthemic well-known versions.
Read MoreThe Kinks Chronicle Their ‘Journey’: Review
Timed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the band’s arrival, the new set is a scaled-back affair sporting 36 tracks, many of them obscure.
Read MoreA New Box Celebrates Pink Floyd’s Classic ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ @50: Review
Both adventurous and accessible, the album is one of the most commercially successful in the history of rock.
Read MoreReview: ‘The Songs of Bacharach & Costello’ Collects Memorable Collaborations
The 4-CD/2-LP set collects all of their collaborations and offers abundant evidence of how well they worked together.
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