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
‘The Who By Numbers’: Back to Basics
After an eight-year odyssey of releasing concept albums, the original quartet put together a set of unrelated songs that found favor with their fans.
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The Supremes at Their Peak With A’ Go-Go: Review
The expanded edition of the Motown trio’s first—and only—studio album to hit #1 includes mono and stereo mixes plus loads and loads of covers.
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Al Stewart and ‘Year of the Cat’: Musical Cinema
He liked the title track, but didn’t consider it suitable as a single, until producer Alan Parsons and the record company convinced him of its destiny.
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A Reunited, and Revitalized Rush, Live in Denver 2026: Review
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have lost nothing in ability. Both in their early 70s, the two lifelong friends were light on their feet, smiling and laughing through most of the show while playing some of rock’s most complex hits.
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Traveling Wilburys’ Debut: Just Your Basic Dylan-Petty-Harrison-Orbison-Lynne Supergroup
Their unexpected union was a landmark combining an array of distinctive voices into something no individual could create alone.
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Review: Chuck Berry’s 1987 Concert Film, “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll”
The classic film features the master rock pioneer joined by Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Linda Ronstadt, Etta James and more.
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Billy Fury: An Anthology Collects Rocker’s Numerous UK Hits
Fury deserves to be ranked alongside better-known contemporaneous vocalists like Bobby Vee, Gene Pitney and Bobby Darin.
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Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood ‘Live from Madison Square Garden’: Return of the Supergroup
Following their early teamups, they kept in touch, waiting for the right moment to collaborate again.
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‘John Prine’: A Debut for the Ages for a Songwriter’s Songwriter
The album is a quiet masterpiece, a portrait of a young singer-songwriter already fully formed and crafting songs for the ages.
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The Who: Loud as Ever at Solid 2016 Coachella Show
On the final night of Desert Trip’s first weekend, they gave a career-spanning performance and showed they can still play as feverishly and loudly as ever.
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