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
Fleetwood Mac ‘1969 to 1974’ Revisited in New Boxed Set: Review
The collection includes seven complete studio albums featuring the early lineups of the band, before they became a household name.
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2020 in Review: The Best New Albums by Classic Rockers
It’s time to stock up on the year’s best new albums, by such classic rock giants as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and many others
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Jesse Colin Young Gets it Together on New Acoustic Solo Album
The recent material is excellent, but longtime fans will likely be most interested in the re-recordings of Youngbloods classics and early Young solo tunes.
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2020 in Review: The Best Music Books of the Year
We put on our reading glasses and dug in to the year’s best books for fans of classic rock and related music. Happy reading!
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live in Maui 1970: Review
Thanks to today’s studio technology, the original, elusive hour-and-40-minute concert recording has been enhanced and released on a two-CD set.
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Cameo-Parkway Records’ ’60s Dance & Soul Compilations: Review
A trio of new collections highlight the dance crazes that emanated from artists like Philly’s Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp, plus classic soul.
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2020 in Review: Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues
It’s that time of year and we’ve ID’d great titles from the Allmans, Joni, Hendrix, Petty, Clapton & more. Our guide to the year’s best. Happy shopping!
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The Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’: Deluxe Edition Reviewed
You get a good sense of the atmosphere in the studio with the Doors: fun, creative, and—thanks largely to Morrison—more than a little bit wild.
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U2’s ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’ Deluxe Edition: Review
Two decades after its release, it still sounds great. There’s more terrific music in this one box than in many artists’ entire catalogs.
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Bee Gees’ Rare Performances Collected in New Box Set: Review
The sound quality and performances are excellent, many different from the well-known studio versions. And the set lists cover lots of territory.
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