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
The Sprawling ‘London Calling’ From The Clash
The 2-LP set was one of the best albums of its time, and marked the evolution of the UK quartet from punk heroes to great rock band
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Frank Zappa’s ‘Waka/Wazoo’ Box: The Jazz-Rock Side of the Master
Along with ‘Hot Rats,’ the recordings in this box underscore Zappa’s strengths as a jazz-rock fusion composer, arranger and bandleader.
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Michael Nesmith’s Evening of Music and Stories: 2019 Review
In concert, Nez still beamed with the youthful exuberance and playful goofiness that marked his years on ‘The Monkees’ TV show
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A Hot Concert Highlights the Beach Boys’ ‘Sail on Sailor—1972’ Box
Six years removed from their last big hit, the group was unsure how to move forward. A new collection focuses on what they came up with.
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2022 in Review: Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues
Our annual roundup of the year’s best archival rock releases includes impressive packages from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elton and more.
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Petula Clark Treats Audience to Her Big Hits
The English singer performed many of the hit singles that delighted radio listeners in the ’60s, displaying an air of confidence befitting her 7 decades as an entertainer
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Steely Dan’s ‘Gaucho’: Perfection and Chaos
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s quest for the perfect groove proved a key denominator across the 1980 album.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1970 Royal Albert Hall Show Finally Surfaces: Review
Though the group would begin to splinter less than a year after the Royal Albert Hall show, you’d never know it from that performance.
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Abbey Road Studios Documentary From Mary McCartney: Review
“If These Walls Could Sing” includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and more
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2022 in Review: The Best New Albums by Classic Rockers
Recording legends such as Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top, Jethro Tull and many others, released outstanding LPs in ’22.
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