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
Frey & Souther’s ‘Longbranch Pennywhistle’: Not Ready for Prime Time Players
The sparks of genius are here and there in the songwriting, and especially in the deft singing and instrumental arrangements.
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Traffic: ‘Welcome to the Canteen’—Together Again
The front album cover didn’t even call them Traffic; it just listed the names of the musicians. But there was no mistaking who they were.
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The Beach Boys Live in 2024: Still Plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun
“America’s Band” are still delivering the California dream, with the promise of sun, surf, and endless summers.
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Box Set Collects Early Solo Work by Lindsey Buckingham: Review
After Fleetwood Mac balked at continuing in the direction of ‘Tusk,’ Buckingham decided to go his own way.
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Alice Cooper Live in 2024: ‘Like Something Out of a Time Warp’
If the early moments of the show had audience members feeling as though they were 18 again, the encore left them feeling liberated, free and defiant.
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The Graham Parker Solo Debut ‘Another Grey Area’: Leaving the Anger Behind
GP was consciously breaking away from his perceived ‘angry’ persona, looking to send out his message in a style he saw fit.
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Joe Cocker ‘Mad Dogs & Englishmen’: More Than a Little Help
“We can imagine how exhausted Cocker, Russell and Co. must have been when they got off the road, but from the audience’s point of view, it was worth it.”
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Jeff Lynne Opens 2024 Tour, His First in 5 Years
“Over and Out” is billed as the final tour of Jeff Lynne’s ELO
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‘Graceland’—The World Music Reset From Paul Simon
The album that would become Simon’s grandest statement came into view when he was gifted with a tape of South African music.
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Smokey Robinson & the Miracles’ ‘Going to a Go-Go’: Life of the Party
Their 1965 release was their only studio album to make the Billboard top 10 during the ’60s
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