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 Guess Who Go Hard With ‘American Woman’
The Canadian band had been scoring with ballads like “These Eyes” and “Laughing.” Now they wanted to rock. American Woman introduced a new Guess Who.
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Dire Straits’ Breakthrough Debut Album @40
“Sultans of Swing” was immediately distinctive in both sound and story. The album proved the band to be one of the most refreshingly creative of its day.
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Jethro Tull’s ‘Thick As a Brick’: Concept LP or Parody of One?
Equal parts ambitious and meticulous, the band’s 1972 best-seller is a smartly produced collage whose appeals remain undimmed.
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Bob Seger Final Tour: Live Review
Seger and the Silver Bullet Band took a ride through songs that have influenced pop culture for decades and show no sign of letting up.
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Stephen Stills & Judy Collins in 2017 Concert, At Last
The former lovers and longtime superstars finally made an album together and tour as a pair. Our reviewer says it was worth the wait.
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Badfinger Straight Up: A Power Pop Masterpiece
They began as proteges of the Beatles, then became power pop heroes. The story behind one of the classic Apple Records albums.
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‘1971’ Book Makes a Strong Case for Best Rock Year
Was 1971 a peak year in rock? Maybe the peak year in rock? A new book makes the case for that thesis quite vigorously and well
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John Fogerty and All Those Hits: Review
That voice, his guitar playing, those incredibly descriptive lyrics, and the experience of seeing the legend perform CCR and solo favorites, made for a great night
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Band on the Run: The LP That Saved McCartney
The recording sessions were plagued with problems, but Paul McCartney and Wings made the best of it. The result: one of his most beloved LPs.
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Ritchie Valens: More Than Just ‘La Bamba’
It’s not hyperbole to say that “there can be few artists in the history of popular music who died so young but left such a significant legacy and legend.”
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