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
Love’s Brilliant Landmark ‘Forever Changes’
The deeper complexity and nuance that had lurked under the surface came to the forefront in the L.A. band’s classic 1967 third album.
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J. Geils Band Rocks Hometown Crowd: 2015
The rock ‘n’ roll band delivered for their loyal Boston fans in one of their final performances together. The good times rolled
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Todd Rundgren’s ‘A Wizard, A True Star’: Brilliant & Baffling
Was Todd’s against-the-grain psychedelic album a masterpiece or a slab of unintelligible self-indulgence? We look back at a ’70s classic.
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The Band’s Pioneering ‘Music From Big Pink’
The album offered quiet songs of experience bathed in a rustic glow, with no hints of the futurism and none of the kilowatt drama then prevalent elsewhere in rock.
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When Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Were ‘Lost in the Ozone’ (Again)
There was much more to this genre-defying band than “Hot Rod Lincoln.” Here is the back story of a truly versatile and unique group.
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‘Sgt. Pepper’ Super Deluxe Edition: Review
For many it’s the crowning achievement of the Beatles and rock itself. You want to believe these mixes are new recordings
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Sam Cooke’s Early Years Collected in New 5-CD Set: Review
Cooke’s years at Keen found him taking his first steps away from gospel, including the session that would yield his first smash hit, “You Send Me.”
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Rush’s ‘Permanent Waves’ @40: Ready for the ’80s
The album marked one of the few times that a veteran rock band managed to remain current without it being a blatant attempt at crass commercialization.
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Roger Hodgson Serves Up Supertramp Favorites: Review
It’s been more than 40 years since their breakout album, Breakfast in America, and the group’s principal songwriter and singer is celebrating it with fans
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Kansas’ ‘Leftoverture’: A Prog/Arena Rock Magnum Opus
Their fourth album made Kansas one of the top U.S. mainstream rock bands and helped pave the way for the style now known as “arena rock.”
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