Even without their light show, the music on this prog classic is enveloping.
Author: Jeff Burger
Jeff Burger
Jeff Burger's website, byjeffburger.com, contains more than four decades' worth of music reviews and commentary. His books include the recently published Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters as well as Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters.
The folk-punk trio’s 1983 debut album was their best-selling, and is widely and understandably viewed as its best moment.
Now, here’s a guy who knows how to throw a party! And what a guest list: Keith Richards, Neil Young, Tom Jones & more.
This exhaustive 20-CD set took 13 years to compile and comes with a 360-page hardcover book. Definitive is an understatement!
Their fifth album wasn’t nearly as successful as later effort like ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ but there’s much here worth considering.
With classic tracks like “Stir It Up” and “Slave Driver,” this 50th anniversary release is an essential component of any reggae collection.
A 3-disc collection offers choice cuts from within the loosely defined genre, by Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley & more.
Zappa’s first gold record now packs in 47 bonus tracks, including live material, and a Blu-ray featuring several new mixes.
The Velvets’ original recordings are definitive, but this CD manages to be the next best thing: a new live album from the original band.
Missteps notwithstanding, there’s more than enough good stuff in this box to suggest that it belongs in any Dylan fan’s collection.