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

A Career-Spanning Cat Stevens Anthology: Review

The two-CD ‘On the Road to Findout’ offers a comprehensive survey of his entire career.

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David Bowie’s Massive ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away [2002–2016]’: Review

Despite the dearth of new material, the box’s compilers have managed to deliver a wealth of content.

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Bob Dylan’s ‘Desire’: Story Time

Songs from the best-selling album continued to be heavily featured in the Rolling Thunder Revue live performances.

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

The album remains one of the band’s most memorable efforts, and confirmation that they were decidedly in the game.

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Supertramp: ‘Crime of the Century’—Success at Last

Even before they set foot in the studio to begin recording, the band “knew we had a hit,” said Roger Hodgson.

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

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

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Reggae Stars Featured on Two New CDs: Review

Steve Miller guests on a cover of his “Fly Like an Eagle,” and the Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell plays on a version of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.”

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‘Wrecking Ball’—Emmylou Harris, Rewired

The 1995 album was a gamble both forward-looking but also connected to her early career as a folk singer.

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Marianne Faithfull Box Collects Singer’s 1960s Recordings: Review

The singer proves capable of handling everything from traditional and modern folk to Brill Building tunes and rock.

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‘Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run’: Book Review

If you care about Springsteen’s music, you’ll likely find it hard to put down.

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