As much as the release of the Replacements’ Tim on Sire Records caused consternation among their ever-so-independent fans, the first release of the Minnesota ne’er do wells’ work on a
In the past few years, Little Feat has experienced a dramatic elevation in its public profile. But it hasn’t just happened: the group has slowly but surely nurtured its reputation, long-term and short,
As illustrated by David Lemieux and his crack team of Grateful Dead archivists, there’s a big difference between ‘predictable’ and ‘consistent.’ Continuing from late 2021 into and throughout this year, their ongoing efforts to provide provocative exhumations from the vault of the iconic band span decades of performances by the various personnel lineups of the Dead
Little Feat’s live album Waiting For Columbus (Warner Bros., 1978) became very popular immediately upon its original release in 1978. Yet in its first configuration as a double-LP of vinyl, the title
The Beach Boys underwent what is arguably the most radical transformation of any band in the contemporary rock of the Sixties and Seventies. The group’s sound metamorphosed from its forays
Becoming immersed in the five-CD version of the Almost Famous 20th Anniversary Expanded Soundtrack is no doubt somewhat akin to attending a high-school reunion. Even as this quasi-autobiographical film of
, Cumbersome as is the unboxing of the deluxe limited edition of The Jimmie Vaughan Story, at its core it is as efficient as its condensed companion piece. This career
Neil Young’s Archives II is hardly the treasure trove its predecessor was, but then, leave it to the Canadian rock icon to come up with an unconventional and thought-provoking premise
Medeski Martin & Wood have traveled a most intriguing career path over the course of their near-thirty years together. Since their formation as an unusually ambitious jazz trio through the
Released roughly a year after the very milestone its subtitle commemorates, Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection spans the arc of The Allman Brothers Band’s near half-century career. Producers Bill
