The album is packed with “20 original hits by the original artist,” some of the most intense, gut-wrenching, clever and joyfully sad songs he ever wrote
Browsing: Album Rewinds
Given the test of time and the wisdom of hindsight, how do significant albums from the past sound and play today? Our critics take a second look from a fresh perspective
The album kept selling to teenagers who barely remembered the Kinks of the previous decade, or thought they were a new band
Cut with his new group Barnstorm, his debut solo album became his commercial breakthrough.
How they pulled off one of the best live albums of all time is a heartening story of persistence and a sad, cautionary tale.
It didn’t sound at first listen like something to change the course of rock music, but they opened doors for any number of rock acts.
It ushered in the singer-songwriter era and has endured as a beacon to listeners and like-minded musicians for half a century.
The Long Island trio had to go to England to find success playing American rockabilly. By the time they returned home, they were stars.
The enhanced original ‘It’s Too Late to Stop Now’ and the added three discs and DVD are a treasure trove of live in-concert gems
The Summer of Love landmark sounds like a sonic experiment, drenched in echo and reverb, with poetic lyrics that often flirt with the totally irrational.
With songs like “Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers, Guns and Money” and the title track, it was not only his greatest work but a singer-songwriter classic