Recordings
Best Classic Bands offers smart, informed and unbiased assessments of the latest rock album releases and reissues to offer readers guidance on what sounds they might enjoy.
Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks, Before the Fame: Review
Listening now to the album is a bit like hearing the Beatles’ 1962 audition tape for Decca.
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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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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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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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‘I Shall Be Released: Covers of Bob Dylan 1963-1970’: Review
What we largely have here are obscure recordings, some by well-known artists and some by performers who have attracted much less attention than the songs they’re covering.
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‘Who’s Next’ Expanded Edition Reveals ‘Life House’ Opus As Pete Townshend Intended
In the roughly five years encompassing Tommy and Quadrophenia, he amassed a mind-boggling song catalog that rivals that of any of his musical peers.
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Eric Andersen Delivers a Live Version of His Classic ‘Blue River’: Review
It’s a must-hear set—even better than the original ‘Blue River,’ writes our reviewer.
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The Kinks Complete ‘The Journey’ With 3rd Volume: Review
Part 3 delivers remasters of a dozen numbers initially issued between 1977 and 1984, plus a previously unheard 16-song concert.
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Nick Drake: ‘Five Leaves Left’ Expanded—Review
He remained little known for years. One reason might be that he was simply ahead of his time.
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