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
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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When Carlene Carter Created ‘Musical Shapes’ (With Rockpile)
Desperate to find a simpatico partner for her third LP, she turned to her husband, Rockpile bassist Nick Lowe.
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Eric Clapton 2024 Concert: Energetic But Not Inspiring—And Short on Hits
The veteran guitar hero delivered a solid, but not spectacular, 90-minute set that consisted mostly of old blues covers.
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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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A Singles Anthology from Roots Rocker Dave Edmunds: Review
The lion’s share of the roots rocker’s best solo work showed up on Swan Song Records between 1976 and 1981.
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Bob Dylan & the Band’s Mind-Blowing ‘1974 Live’: Review
Many of the numbers have been reimagined to the point where they bear little resemblance to the earlier studio recordings.
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The ‘Swinging’ Dire Straits Breakthrough Debut Album
“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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Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Out of the Blue’: The Masterpiece from Munich
It’s full of treasures, a sweeping double-LP that Jeff Lynne dubbed “probably the hardest work I have ever done, but the most satisfying.”
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Continental Drifters Celebrated with Anthology, Book & Tribute LP
The group’s sound is difficult to categorize—not surprising given the disparate musical backgrounds of the players who were members at one time or another.
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