 Chooglin’ With CCR’s Bayou Country & Green RiverBy
JBev
What a year 1969 was for Creedence Clearwater Revival. The San Francisco-based quartet followed up their 1968 debut album with three more smash records, including Bayou Country and Green River.  The Doors Break on ThroughBy
JBev
Released in the year of The Summer of Love (1967), the Doors’ memorable debut provided a different take on flower power, rawer and darker and more sexual. But how does it hold up today? A song-by-song review will tell the tale.  In a Class of Its Own: Pulp’s 1995 Brit-Pop SmashBy
Douglas Newman
Pulp became an unlikely overnight sensation with their critically lauded 1995 album Different Class. Were Jarvis Cocker’s bitingly honest tales of everyday blokes really all they were cracked up to be, or was Pulp just the right band for the right movement?  Experience ‘67: A Closer Look at Two of Jimi Hendrix’s Defining StatementsBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock For all of the influence he has had on rock music and the shadow he casts to this day on his chosen instrument of electric guitar, it is startling to [...]  R.E.M. MurmurBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock Out of Athens, Georgia, the quartet known as R.E.M. started an unlikely revolution by proving that you can play mainstream rock and roll without being signed to a mainstream label. [...]  The Legend of Big Star: A Look Back at #1 Record & Radio CityBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock In the counterintuitive world of the early 1970’s music scene, Big Star, which churned out two albums filled with radio-friendly power-pop gems, was relegated to cult status. That wasn’t [...]  Re-Examining Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left & Pink MoonBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock British folk singer Nick Drake released three albums in a four-year span from 1969-1972, all of which were overlooked by the public. He died of an overdose at the [...]  Re-assessing The Cure: Disintegration & Three Imaginary BoysBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock Can it possibly be that The Cure have been around for 30 years now? Are we all getting that old? On the heels of their new album, we [...]  Jackson Browne Late for the SkyBy
JBev
At the peak of his songwriting powers in 1974, Jackson Browne released his third album, Late for The Sky, a collection of songs regarding love and loss that is generally considered one of the very best LP in his long and storied career.  The Jayhawks Tomorrow The Green GrassBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock Out of Minnesota came The Jayhawks, who were one of the leading lights on the burgeoning alt-country scene in the early-90’s. Their efforts built to a peak with 1995’s [...]  From Oh Mercy to Modern Times: Bob Dylan’s Studio Albums from 1989-2006By
JBev
In honor of the release of Tell Tale Signs, Bob Dylan’s latest release in his fabled Bootleg Series, we go back through that period of his career and take a closer look at the studio albums he released between 1989-2006.  Stage Fright by The BandBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock Coming on the heels of their first two albums, which were lauded by critics and embraced by rock musicians, it was inevitable that The Band might suffer some sort of [...]  U2: Re-issued and Re-evaluatedBy
JBev
A classic
Deserving of a spot on any mix CD
Worthy of a download, but not of frequent play
Dump it like a hot rock In spite of the 1980’s, U2 was born. While the rest of the music scene was about to take a dramatic turn toward weightless, frothy pop that looked better [...]  XO by Elliott SmithBy
JBev
**** *** ** * In a heartbeat, Elliott Smith shot from relative obscurity right onto the stage at the Oscars singing “Miss Misery” in front of a worldwide audience. Whether or not he ever wanted that type [...] |
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