As its title suggests, the ambitious, far-reaching 1972 double album provided early proof that the possibilities were endless.
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For the 1971 release, Croz gathered a superb supporting cast, one that featured the communal contributions of friends and fellow travelers.
Every defining characteristic of the British band’s self-titled debut would become a hallmark of the oft-maligned heavy metal genre.
Considering that this is a 28-year-old recording made in a train station, the sound quality is impressive.
The new seven-disc box set offers a close look at a 1972 concert series, although the repetition of tracks may appeal only to completists.
The Amsterdam concert features the late Motown star delivering many of his hits, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”
The audience was treated to a mix of hits and album cuts, and the spectacular light show that has always been one of the band’s live hallmarks
The 17th volume of the Bootleg Series dives deep into the 1997 album that many see as Dylan’s best since the 1970s.
The album, Costello’s fifth overall, captures the quartet at a potent but troubled peak, its title a loaded, ironic signifier
‘Pearl’ remains Janis Joplin’s most fully realized record, fronting the best band she would ever lead on her strongest set of material.