The Aquarian

December 30, 2022 0

When the Beach Boys recorded most of the music that appears on the new Sail On Sailor – 1972 box set, they were at a...

On The Record: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘At the Royal Albert Hall,’ plus Dave Alvin’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ & Sam Platts’ ‘West Side’

December 23, 2022 0

You need to keep your eyes wide open when shopping for concert albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Live in Europe, for...

On The Record: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection,’ plus Willie Nelson & Cat Stevens

Jeff Burger

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December 16, 2022 0

After Fleetwood Mac unceremoniously ejected Lindsey Buckingham from the group in 2018, the chances that we’d ever again hear new music from...

On The Record: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Only the Strong Survive,’ plus Alex Chilton & Melissa Carper

Jeff Burger

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December 9, 2022 0

To the uninitiated, Bruce Springsteen’s new Only the Strong Survive CD may come as a surprise. Aside from 2006’s Pete Seeger–inspired We Shall Overcome,...

On The Record: Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Use Your Illusion’ (Super Deluxe Ed.), plus Jimi Hendrix, Amy Ray, James Houlahan, Eddie & the Hot Rods, & Louis Armstrong

Jeff Burger

Columns

December 2, 2022 0

Guns N’ Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II, their third and fourth albums, simultaneously, on September 17, 1991. They’re not the only...

On The Record: Jonathan Richman Reissues, plus Dolly Parton, the Smithereens, Peggy Lee, & Fredrik Lundin

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 25, 2022 0

A Flurry of Reissues from the Inimitable Jonathan Richman Jonathan Richman is an artist you’ll likely love or hate. His idiosyncratic,...

On The Record: Billy Joel’s ‘Live at Yankee Stadium’ & John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’ (Deluxe Ed.), plus Dee Clark, Luke LeBlanc, the Great Divide, Rick Berthod, & Daniel Sherrill

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 18, 2022 0

Billy Joel’s ‘Live at Yankee Stadium’ Hits Some Homers Billy Joel had already recorded nearly all his best-known songs by June...

On The Record: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ plus Tommy James & World Party

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 11, 2022 0

Bob Dylan released the terrific Chronicles, Volume One, in 2004. Eighteen years later, we’ve yet to see part two of this memoir,...

On The Record: The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ (Super Deluxe Edition) & Lou Reed’s ‘Words & Music,’ plus Trampled by Turtles, a Boston Soul Anthology, Mali Obomsawin, Jonas Fjeld, & Julian Taylor

Jeff Burger

Columns

November 4, 2022 0

The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Reappears as a Box Set Can we pinpoint the time when the Beatles took their first giant...

On The Record: Leonard Cohen Tribute, Roy Orbison, Joe Ely, Dean Torrence, the Claudettes, & Daphne Parker Powell

Jeff Burger

Columns

October 28, 2022 0

Various artists, Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen. Nobody performs Leonard Cohen’s songs as well as their creator, though artists ranging...

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On The Record: A Hot Concert Highlights the Beach Boys’ ‘Sail On Sailor – 1972’

On The Record: Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘At the Royal Albert Hall,’ plus Dave Alvin’s ‘Eleven Eleven’ & Sam Platts’ ‘West Side’

On The Record: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Alternate Collection,’ plus Willie Nelson & Cat Stevens

On The Record: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Only the Strong Survive,’ plus Alex Chilton & Melissa Carper

On The Record: Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Use Your Illusion’ (Super Deluxe Ed.), plus Jimi Hendrix, Amy Ray, James Houlahan, Eddie & the Hot Rods, & Louis Armstrong

On The Record: Jonathan Richman Reissues, plus Dolly Parton, the Smithereens, Peggy Lee, & Fredrik Lundin

On The Record: Billy Joel’s ‘Live at Yankee Stadium’ & John Mellencamp’s ‘Scarecrow’ (Deluxe Ed.), plus Dee Clark, Luke LeBlanc, the Great Divide, Rick Berthod, & Daniel Sherrill

On The Record: Bob Dylan’s ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song,’ plus Tommy James & World Party

On The Record: The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ (Super Deluxe Edition) & Lou Reed’s ‘Words & Music,’ plus Trampled by Turtles, a Boston Soul Anthology, Mali Obomsawin, Jonas Fjeld, & Julian Taylor

On The Record: Leonard Cohen Tribute, Roy Orbison, Joe Ely, Dean Torrence, the Claudettes, & Daphne Parker Powell

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