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

Performing Hit After Hit, Chicago Is Still Chicago: Concert Review

The “cool kids” may not have listened to them, but decades after they formed Chicago still delivers the goods.

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‘Smiley Smile’: The Beach Boys Album That Wasn’t Supposed to Be

Their followup to ‘Pet Sounds’ was a quick replacement for an abandoned masterpiece-to-be. Some fans didn’t love it, but in time its reputation has grown.

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Don McLean Keeps Fans Guessing at Pair of 2023 Shows

Don McLean stands apart from everyone, if for no other reason than that there’s never been another song quite like “American Pie.”

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Byrds’ ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ @50: Concert Review

They didn’t dare bill it as a Byrds reunion, but to those fans who caught a show on one of the year’s most talked-about tours, that’s exactly what it was.

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David Crosby/Graham Nash ‘Wind On the Water’: And Then There Were Two

In 1975, with CSN&Y in limbo once again, the two banded together to make a followup to their debut as a duo. They landed their 2nd Top 10 LP

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Pretenders’ ‘Relentless’: Winning New Music From One of Rock’s Great Singers

The album’s punchy rockers and lilting ballads uphold Hynde’s reputation as one of rock’s greatest and most emotive vocalists.

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Good ‘Sports’: How Huey Lewis and the News Hit a Home Run

‘Sports’ remains one of Huey Lewis and the News’ most memorable efforts, and confirmation that they were decidedly in the game.

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The Doors’ ‘Live at the Matrix’ Showcases the Band in 1967: Review

Recorded in concert before they had any hits, the performances reveal a band that was fully formed from the onset.

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‘Late for the Sky’—Jackson Browne’s Confessional Masterpiece

Browne achieved a poetic force with the eight songs comprising the album, their lyrics demanding a closer listen.

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Pink Floyd Shine on ‘Wish You Were Here’

Despite tense recording sessions, the band’s followup to ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ became a landmark of art-rock on its own right

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