Posts From Thomas Kintner
Dave Mason’s ‘Alone Together’: Colorful Throughout
It’s often remembered for its multi-colored marble vinyl, but the former Traffic member’s solo debut also contained some of his finest songs
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Steely Dan’s Aja: A Digestible, Dazzling Listen
Previously a collective yet to realize its most effective means of transforming ideas into finished art, Becker and Fagen coalesced on this 1977 classic
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Warren Zevon’s Exciting ‘Excitable Boy’
With songs like “Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers, Guns and Money” and the title track, it was not only his greatest work but a singer-songwriter classic.
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Beginnings: Chicago’s Eclectic Debut Album @50
Chicago’s speedy ascent was fueled by a landmark debut that made an immediate splash with critics and listeners, but it was more than a hit record.
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Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’: A Look Back
Despite tense recording sessions, the band’s followup to ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ became a landmark of art-rock on its own right
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Aerosmith Permanent Vacation: The Rejuvenation
They’d lost their way as the ’80s lumbered along. Then, the Boston rockers remembered just who Aerosmith was. We take a look back at their classic comeback.
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Van Halen’s Debut Album: A Turning Point for Rock
It didn’t sound at first listen like something to change the course of rock music, but they opened doors for any number of rock acts.
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Elvis Costello, Blondie Concert: Satisfying Variety
The show would have been a cutting-edge sensation if assembled in 1979, and somehow remains a remarkable enticement 40 years on.
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Prince ‘Purple Rain’ Deluxe Reissues Review
Says our reviewer: “It is both a welcomed arrival and a mixed bag, delivering some very desirable material and some far less so.”
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Joey Molland’s Badfinger: 2017 Concert Review
Joey Molland, the lone surviving member of the band’s defining era, spun through their hits and more at a Connecticut gig. We were there!
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