Album Rewinds
Given the test of time and the wisdom of hindsight, how do significant albums from the past sound and play today? Our critics take a second look from a fresh perspective
The Band’s ‘Stage Fright’—When ‘3rd Best’ is Still Phenomenal
Sometimes, it’s still easy to imagine that you’re listening to people making music on a front porch a couple of centuries ago.
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Cat Stevens ‘Tea For the Tillerman’ Box Set—Review
If your favorite-albums list includes the original ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ and/or ‘Tea for the Tillerman,’ it’s time for an upgrade.
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The Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’: Deluxe Edition Reviewed
You get a good sense of the atmosphere in the studio with the Doors: fun, creative, and—thanks largely to Morrison—more than a little bit wild.
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U2’s ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ Deluxe Edition: Review
Two decades after its release, it still sounds great. There’s more terrific music in this one box than in many artists’ entire catalogs.
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Lou Reed’s ‘New York’ Dramatically Expanded: Review
People say write about what you know, and man, did Reed know New York’s undercurrents, which serve as the subject of some of this album’s best tracks.
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Rolling Stones’ ‘Goats Head Soup’ Deluxe Edition: Review
Rock critics slammed it and even Mick Jagger later said it wasn’t a great one, but fans made the ‘Exile’ followup a huge seller. We take a fresh listen.
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‘Workingman’s Dead’ @50: A 3-CD Celebration of the Grateful Dead’s Commercial Breakthrough
The Grateful Dead’s stripped-down, roots- and country-based music gave the San Francisco band their biggest commercial success to date.
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Neil Young’s 1975 ‘Homegrown’ LP is Finally Released: Review
Overall, ‘Homegrown’ lives up to its legendary status; it’s a classic Neil Young album, because in 1975 he was classic Neil Young.
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Iggy Pop’s ‘The Bowie Years’ Box Set: Review
There’s probably enough on ‘The Bowie Years’ to justify its purchase by any Iggy Pop fan—or any Stooges lover, for that matter.
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Eric Burdon & the Animals: New Box Set is Hit & Miss
Even when the music falls short on this collection of latter-day Animals, it’s worth hearing Burdon, one of the most noteworthy vocalists of 1960s rock.
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