Compared to the splendidly comprehensive scholarship that is the four-CD hardbound set, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar from 2004, the five-disc box You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or
It’s a tribute to the longstanding appeal of the Grateful Dead that their (and rock’s?) first bonafide archival series is now well into it’s third year of reissues via Real
As depicted in its chronological delineation of recordings, True to the Blues illustrates how the recently deceased Johnny Winter became one of contemporary blues’ most formidable guitar heroes. Rising above
It’s a measure of Eric Clapton’s iconic stature as the prototypical guitar hero that his extended career encompasses so many stellar milestones. The tenure with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers remains a
It is perhaps only inevitable marketing to see the Beatles US Albums out in line with the fiftieth anniversary of the Fab Four’s first visit to America. Unlike the previous
Heading toward the twentieth anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death and the ostensible passing of the Grateful Dead, the band’s legacy has never loomed larger in the history of contemporary rock
Just as there was much more than meets the eye to Tommy Bolin, so is there much more than meets the eye to The Definitive Teaser Collector’s Edition. Enclosed in a slipcase of distinctly budget design, the five CDs within reaffirm why the late guitarist is so rabidly revered to this day, close to four decades after his most untimely death.
English Beat were not the first of the Two-Tone groups–that honor goes to The Specials–but the Dave Wakeling-led band nurtured an eclectic style that broadened their appeal beyond the bounds of their peer bands from the early Eighties. In short order, then, The English Beat usurped the mantle of the movement.
The entire audio discography of Rory Gallagher has been re-released during the course of 2011 under the aegis of the late guitarist’s family, rightfully acknowledging the work of iconoclastic musician whose work is growing in importance with each passing year.
An unsung member of the late 60's guitar gods including Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher’s profile has risen dramatically in the years following his untimely death in 1995. His stubborn integrity, combined with the furious immersion in his live performances, won him a staunch following that has compelled the remaster of his entire original catalog. Uniformly excellent, even if a bit similar from album to album, these recordings capture the essence of what blues-rock was intended to be, a genre unto itself honestly derived from its roots.