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
Dave Edmunds’ ‘Repeat When Necessary’: Where the New Wave Met the Old
The Welsh rocker’s fifth solo album, made with the great Rockpile, captures him at the pinnacle of his influence as an architect of late ’70s new wave.
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The Souther Hillman Furay Band’s Debut LP: Less Than the Sum of its Parts
The SHF Band accomplished its commercial mission and displayed the stylistic DNA of the Byrds, Poco and, yes, the Eagles.
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A Passionately Performed Concert LP, ‘Quality Footwear,’ from Graham Parker: Review
GP serves up 11 performances that show he still knows how to squeeze out the sparks.
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Buddy Guy: ‘Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues’—A Joyous Noise
The album earned him the first of many Grammy Awards and sold way better than any of his previous recordings.
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A Tribute Album to Badfinger’s Pete Ham Unearths Obscure Gems: Review
Like the band’s work, many of the songs and performances on this anthology will remind you of mid-period Beatles.
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The Lovin’ Spoonful’s Lovable Catalog Gets Boxed: Review
This 170-track, seven-disc set packs in eight remastered albums, most in both stereo and mono, plus a ton of bonus tracks.
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ELO’s ‘Xanadu’ Soundtrack With ON-J: Magic, All Over the World
With music from two popular acts, the soundtrack more than survived the 1980 film’s mixed reviews.
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George Thorogood Live Anthology Collects Fiery Tracks: Review
If you’re looking for a concise survey of the hard-working band’s live shows, you couldn’t do better than the new album.
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Bob Dylan ‘Blonde on Blonde’: Twice As Good—Review
In many ways, it’s still his defining album, one that helped to affirm his lingering largess. Its iconic standing remains as indelible as ever.
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Peter Asher is ‘Everywhere Man’: Documentary Review
This is a film that has needed to exist for a long time, about a man whose story has needed to be more familiar than it’s been.
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