Posts From Jeff Burger
A New Edition of Violent Femmes’ Celebrated Debut: Review
The folk-punk trio’s 1983 debut album was their best-selling, and is widely and understandably viewed as its best moment.
Read MoreThe Willie Nelson Star-Studded 90th Birthday Concert: CD/Blu-ray Review
Now, here’s a guy who knows how to throw a party! And what a guest list: Keith Richards, Neil Young, Tom Jones & more.
Read MoreThe Essential ‘Memphis Blues Box’: Review
This exhaustive 20-CD set took 13 years to compile and comes with a 360-page hardcover book. Definitive is an understatement!
Read MoreA New Edition of Pink Floyd’s ‘Atom Heart Mother’: Review
Their fifth album wasn’t nearly as successful as later effort like ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ but there’s much here worth considering.
Read MoreBob Marley & the Wailers’ ‘Catch a Fire’ Revisited: Review
With classic tracks like “Stir It Up” and “Slave Driver,” this 50th anniversary release is an essential component of any reggae collection.
Read More‘Looking for the Magic’ Anthology Collects Power Pop from the 1970s: Review
A 3-disc collection offers choice cuts from within the loosely defined genre, by Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley & more.
Read MoreA 50th-Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa ‘Over-nite Sensation’: Review
Zappa’s first gold record now packs in 47 bonus tracks, including live material, and a Blu-ray featuring several new mixes.
Read MoreThe Feelies Cover the Velvet Underground: Review
The Velvets’ original recordings are definitive, but this CD manages to be the next best thing: a new live album from the original band.
Read MoreBob Dylan ‘The Complete Budokan 1978’ Expands on a Controversial Release: Review
Missteps notwithstanding, there’s more than enough good stuff in this box to suggest that it belongs in any Dylan fan’s collection.
Read MoreJimi Hendrix Rocks the Hollywood Bowl in 1967: Review
As the opening act for the Mamas and the Papas, he was still virtually unknown when he took the stage. Not for long though.
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