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

Joni Mitchell’s Latest ‘Asylum Years’ Box Yields Jazzy 1976-80 Treasures

A lot of spectacular stuff was sitting in the vaults. You’ll find it in ‘Vol. 4’

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1977’s Incendiary ‘Moonflower’ From Santana

After several years without a hit single or album, this top 10 hybrid studio/live LP featured a cover of the Zombies’ “She’s Not There.”

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Paul Simon ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’: A Solo Triumph

His only #1 LP, and an Album of the Year Grammy winner, this 1975 release offered definitive proof that he was not going back to the past.

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Eric Clapton 2024 Concert: Energetic But Not Inspiring—And Short on Hits

The veteran guitar hero delivered a solid, but not spectacular, 90-minute set that consisted mostly of old blues covers.

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A Singles Anthology from Roots Rocker Dave Edmunds: Review

The lion’s share of the roots rocker’s best solo work showed up on Swan Song Records between 1976 and 1981.

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Bob Dylan & the Band’s Mind-Blowing ‘1974 Live’: Review

Many of the numbers have been reimagined to the point where they bear little resemblance to the earlier studio recordings.

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Continental Drifters Celebrated with Anthology, Book & Tribute LP

The group’s sound is difficult to categorize—not surprising given the disparate musical backgrounds of the players who were members at one time or another.

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Warren Zevon Copes with Mortality in ‘Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School’

Newly sober after years of alcohol abuse and subsequent bad behavior, the singer and songwriter was forthcoming about his new outlook.

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Electric Light Orchestra: ‘Eldorado’—A Mighty Spark

For their fourth LP, ELO moved past the uncertainties of their early years and took listeners on a journey into the future.

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