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The Jam: Setting Sons Deluxe Edition

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by Doug Collette
January 23, 2016

The Jam's muscular musicianship is a direct reflection of titular leader Paul Weller's compositions for the trio, a symbiosis never more vivid than on the ambitious likes of Setting Sons. And this double-disc edition of the British band's fourth album reaffirms the blinding speed by which the trio progressed from being earnest young musicians paying tribute ...

Article: Film Review

Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at Leeds Roundhay Park 1982

by Doug Collette
January 22, 2016

Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at Leeds Roundhay Park 1982 Eagle Vision 2015 Since they began to suck in the Seventies, the Rolling Stones have turned the concept of a band hiatus into an effective modus operandi for consistent rediscovery. And that, in turn, has presented an opportunity they've ...

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Cowboy: Reach for the Sky & 5'll Getcha Ten

by Doug Collette
January 22, 2016

The one act on Phil Walden's Capricorn Records that did not sound at all like the Allman Brothers Band, Cowboy didn't just boast a down-to-earth charm all their own. This loose aggregation led by Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton predates the Americana genre by some four or five decades and functions without any of the self-conscious ...

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Jeff Beck Group: Rough and Ready & Jeff Beck Group a/k/a 'The Orange Album'

by Doug Collette
January 21, 2016

The early phases of iconic British guitarist Jeff Beck's solo career proceeded in fits and starts, due in no small part to his admittedly temperamental nature, but also via twists of fate that, in fairly quick succession, stymied his progress then accelerated it proportionately. The original Jeff Beck Group, including vocalist Rod Stewart, bassist Ronnie Wood, ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Weather Report: The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981

by Doug Collette
January 20, 2016

The Legendary Live Tapes 1978-1981 is a stellar package of Weather Report concert recordings focusing on that phase of this groundbreaking group's career where they were truly rock stars visiting from a jazz world. It stands as further affirmation of the constant change implied in their name as much as their continual transcendence of the jazz-rock ...

Article: Book Review

The Allman Brothers Band: Classic Memorabilia 1969-1976

by Doug Collette
January 17, 2016

The Allman Brothers Band: Classic Memorabilia 1969-1976 Willie Perkins & Jack Weston 150 Pages ISBN: 088146547X Mercer University Press 2015 Galadrielle Allman, the daughter of the late founder of The Allman Brothers Band Duane “Skydog' Allman, wrote the best book on the seminal Southern Rock band, Please Be With ...

Article: Book Review

The Who: The Official History

by Doug Collette
January 17, 2016

The Who The Official History Ben Marshall with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey 320 Pages ISBN: # 0062396366 Harper Design 2015 The explosive dynamism of The Who on stage, at the peak of their career, was so intense it had to be seen and heard live in the moment ...

Article: Film Review

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Church - Atlanta Pop Festival July 4, 1970

by Doug Collette
January 16, 2016

Jimi Hendrix Electric Church: Atlanta Pop Festival July 4, 1970 Legacy Music 2015 In front of the largest audience he would ever entertain, jimi Hendrix used a select few numbers from his early days-"Fire," “Spanish Castle Magic"--to erect a new persona for himself with more recently composed tunes such as “Room ...

Article: Film Review

Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at the Tokyo Dome 1990

by Doug Collette
January 16, 2016

Rolling Stones Live at the Tokyo Dome 1990 Eagle Vision 2015 As stylized as are the Rolling Stones' 'From the Vault' packages of CD's and DVD/Blu-rays, the uniformity of their design also reflects the care the iconic British band is applying to their archiving project. From video restoration to new mixes ...

Article: Book Review

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead

by Doug Collette
January 9, 2016

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead Jay Blakesberg 208 Pages ISBN: #0984463089 Rock out Books 2015 Jay Blakesberg's photographic documentary of summer 2015's 'Fare Thee Well' shows “Celebrating Fifty years of the Grateful Dead" is remarkable enough for the nuanced clarity and color ...