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
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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Paul McCartney Plays 2016 Desert Trip Set: Review
Following Neil Young on night two of the much-heralded three-day classic rock festival in California, the former Beatle mixed the hits and a few surprises.
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Neil Young Spans Folk to Heavy in 2016 Desert Trip Set
Along with his fabulous backing band, Promise of the Real, he treated fans on day two to his early hits. Then things started cookin’.
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A Box Set Enhances the Beatles’ Classic ‘Rubber Soul’: Review
As John Lennon wrote, “’Rubber Soul’ was the first album where we took over control completely, and we’d learned a lot by then.”
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Rolling Stones Put on a Spectacle in 2016 Desert Trip Set
At their 20-song opening night headlining set, Mick Jagger shimmied his way around the stage as the band offered some surprises. Our review…
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