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
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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Pink Floyd’s ‘Later Years’ Box: We Don’t Need No Roger Waters
‘The Later Years’ isn’t for casual fans. But if you’re a serious Floyd follower, it’s probably time to hand over your credit card.
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Jimi Hendrix @ Fillmore East (Nearly) Complete: Review
The Fillmore shows were the new group’s first live gigs, and they produced the first and only concert LP authorized by Hendrix during his lifetime.
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Gene Clark’s ‘No Other’: An Underrated Country-Rock Gem
The album by the former Byrds member, over the years, has attracted enough of a cult following to prompt the recent release of a boxed set.
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Steve Miller Band’s ‘Welcome to the Vault’ Reviewed
The album’s less-commercial and less-familiar material may prove revelatory to those who know Miller solely or primarily from the hits.
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Dylan in Nashville: ‘Travelin Thru’ Box Set Reviewed
Most amazing of all is Dylan’s voice, now a silky baritone. “When I stopped smoking,” he said, “my voice changed…I couldn’t believe it myself.”
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Ramones’ ‘It’s Alive’ Deluxe Reviewed: Back to Basics
Nobody took rock back to basics more than the Ramones, whose concise, beat-driven tunes hit you over the head with elemental bursts of sound.
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Grateful Dead’s ‘Aoxomoxoa’ @50: Review
Like its predecessors, the 1969 psychedelic classic didn’t sell all that well—it took nearly two decades to go gold—but it has aged nicely.
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Glen Campbell ‘The Legacy’ Box Set Review
He scored no fewer than 20 pop hits in a 10-year period that began in 1967, and, in 1969, he actually outsold the Beatles.
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