REVIEWS:
What’s the read on the latest reissue releases and live performances by classic rock artists? What biopics, movies or documentaries are worth seeing in theaters and at home? What books about rock music and the people who make and work with it are worth reading. Our team also takes a fresh look at notable works in our Album Rewind series
‘Running on Empty’: Jackson Browne’s Romance of the Road
The 1977 LP was his most surprising, least typical album, a game-changer that updated his identity from folk-rock troubadour to rock headliner.
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The Year’s Best Music Books
The year’s top music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with the Beatles, The Band, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Santana and others.
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Before There Was Crowded House, There Was Split Enz: Box Set Review
A new 5-CD boxed set sorts out some of the New Zealand band’s earliest material.
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An Anthology Collects Instrumental Hits of 1957-62: Review
The 3-CD set delivers “just about all” the ones that made the Top 10 in the U.S. pop and R&B charts and the U.K. chart during rock ’n’ roll’s early years.
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Eagles, Linda Ronstadt ’72 Concert Review: ‘Well Worth Catching’
Two of music’s biggest acts on the cusp of stardom when the singer opened for her former backup band.
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The Best Classic Rock Albums of 2025
Legends such as Elton John, Ringo Starr, Boz Scaggs, Chrissie Hynde and many others released outstanding albums during the year.
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Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues of 2025
This year’s archival releases include rarities from Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead and others.
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An Anthology Features Singer/Songwriter Bobby Charles: Review
The album’s guest list includes Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Fats Domino and Maria Muldaur.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Bold as Love’ Expands on a Classic: Review
He could make a guitar talk, sing, dance or fly off into outer space, and he demonstrated all that in 1967.
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‘Slowhand’: Eric Clapton’s 1977 Platinum Balancing Act
The album offers a lucid balance of technical mastery and artistic modesty. It became his best-selling studio LP to date upon its release.
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