Posts From Jeff Burger
The Band’s ‘Stage Fright’—When ‘3rd Best’ is Still Phenomenal
Sometimes, it’s still easy to imagine that you’re listening to people making music on a front porch a couple of centuries ago.
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Tommy James and the Shondells Complete—Review
With 17 Top 40 hits, and covers by everyone from Springsteen to Dolly Parton, they were a major act. Now, finally, all of their work is in one place.
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Cat Stevens ‘Tea For the Tillerman’ Box Set—Review
If your favorite-albums list includes the original ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ and/or ‘Tea for the Tillerman,’ it’s time for an upgrade.
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Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives’ Collected in a New Boxed Set: Review
Like Dylan before her, Mitchell transitioned almost overnight fromimpressive but derivative covers artist to an original singer/songwriter
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Steve Forbert Tips His Hat to ‘The Father of Country Music,’ Jimmie Rodgers
The two Mississippi singer-songwriters share more in common than a birthplace. Forbert brings a contemporary, personal touch to these American classics.
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Fleetwood Mac ‘1969 to 1974’ Revisited in New Boxed Set: Review
The collection includes seven complete studio albums featuring the early lineups of the band, before they became a household name.
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Jesse Colin Young Gets it Together on New Acoustic Solo Album
The recent material is excellent, but longtime fans will likely be most interested in the re-recordings of Youngbloods classics and early Young solo tunes.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live in Maui 1970: Review
Thanks to today’s studio technology, the original, elusive hour-and-40-minute concert recording has been enhanced and released on a two-CD set.
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Cameo-Parkway Records’ ’60s Dance & Soul Compilations: Review
A trio of new collections highlight the dance crazes that emanated from artists like Philly’s Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp, plus classic soul.
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The Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’: Deluxe Edition Reviewed
You get a good sense of the atmosphere in the studio with the Doors: fun, creative, and—thanks largely to Morrison—more than a little bit wild.
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