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
2022 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
The year’s best music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with Chuck Berry, Charlie Watts, Bob Dylan, Eagles, plus much more!
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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection’: Fascinating Variations on 6 Best-Selling Albums
Some of the recordings (especially many of the concert tracks) are as good as—or arguably even better than—the familiar ones.
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Joan Baez ‘Any Day Now’: A Loving Tribute to Bob Dylan
In 1968, the singer decamped to Nashville and cut a double album’s worth of songs written by her good friend and collaborator. The results were mostly glorious
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Only the Strong Survive’: A Soulful Side Trip
The new album—more a heartfelt tribute to the music Springsteen grew up with than an attempt to reinvent it—is a home run.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers’ ‘Live!’ Album: Reggae Rocks Babylon
The London concert providedvalidation that Marley and his band, the Wailers, had breached the rock market with their potent strain of reggae.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Heats Up the L.A. Forum: Review
Throughout the well-recorded album, which draws from their first three albums, the guitar pyrotechnics range from excellent to astonishing.
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Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Use Your Illusion’ (Super Deluxe): A Big Statement Gets Bigger
In his best moments, Axl Rose sings up a storm and is a compelling stage presence. And the rest of the band is on fire.
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‘All Things Must Pass’–George Harrison’s Crowning Solo Set
Released in 1970 as the Beatles officially split and all four dropped solo albums, Harrison’s mammoth boxed set was a dark horse.
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The Grateful Dead’s ‘American Beauty’: The Cream of the Crop
At least half of its songs are recognized as Dead classics: “Box of Rain,” “Friend of the Devil,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Truckin’” and “Ripple.”
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Olivia Newton-John and Her Audience: A Love-Fest
The beloved singer has a big vocal range and signature sound unlike anyone else’s. Her 2017 tour resumed just months after she announced a recurrence of cancer
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