WilcoStar Wars
(dBpm/ANTI-)
In A Word: Fun (Wilco-Style)
“It’s the sound of a band with no agenda other than to enjoy themselves making music. That’s good enough for me.”
Neil Young + Promise of the RealThe Monsanto Years
(Reprise)
In A Word: Almost
“The Monsanto Years boils down to not quite fulfilled promise… of a new musical collaboration. And flag waving for favored causes that just doesn’t catch enough wind.”
No Pier Pressure
(Capitol)
In A Word: Buoyant
His 11th studio album “is as cheery as that punny title suggests, but also deeply moving and life-affirming.”
Sometimes I Sit And Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
(Mom + Pop)
In A Word: Rawk!
“[H]er impressively assured debut album… grabs you by the lapels and insists you hear what she has to say.”
The KinksThe Anthology 1964-1971
(Sanctuary/BMG/Ingrooves)
In A Word: Overdue
“This five-CD, 140-track collection… is the authoritative retrospective that the Kinks’ watershed years have long deserved.”
Nellie McKayMy Weekly Reader
(429/Savoy Jazz)
In A Word: Über-Charming
“[Y]ou just want to spin this disc all over again, as it’s nigh-on-impossible not to be utterly enchanted with this glowing gem of an album.”
Pink FloydThe Endless River
(Rhino)
In A Word: Echo
“Going out with more a whisper than a bang for a last album is fine for Pink Floyd…. Not quite for fans only and not quite an album.”
Van MorrisonDuets: Re-Working The Catalogue
(RCA)
In A Word: Sing!
“The singer that outshines everyone is Morrison…. Hence [it’s] a worthy addition to his estimable catalog.”
Vanilla FudgeSpirit of ‘67
(Purple Pyramid)
In A Word: Solid
“The album’s funky. It rocks. It’s moving in multiple ways…. [T]his collection of the greatest hits of 1967 works together or individually.”
Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey
Going Back Home (Deluxe Edition)
(Chess/Universal)
In A Word: Death-defying
“Going Back Home is such a consistent blast that Johnson’s surprise recovery is excellent news for listeners as well.”
The Blues MagoosPsychedelic Resurrection
(Kayos)
In A Word: Flashback-tastic
“This agreeably lighthearted reunion of three original Magoos offers a scrappy mix of new tunes and reworkings of some of the band’s vintage gems.”
Rewind Reviews
The Rolling StonesGet Yer Ya-Ya’s Out
London Records
In A Word: Rocks!
“[T]hey were there not to simply perform but really play. Like a genuine band they’re locked in with one another and roaming together like a pack within the grooves, tunes and spirits of the songs.”
