Rockshow, the long-awaited concert film documenting Paul McCartney & Wings historic 1976 Wings Over America tour, is better than it really has any right to be. This isn’t so much because of the surprisingly high quality of the video and audio restoration (particularly considering its near forty year vintage), nor …
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Music Review: R.E.M. – Green: The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Green wasn’t my favorite R.E.M. album when it was first released way back in 1988, and to be perfectly honest, it still isn’t. Not by a longshot. But it was definitely a turning point, both in terms of where they were headed creatively, and certainly – pardon the expression, here …
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If you're old enough to have attended the Isle of Wight Festival, or any other Moody Blues concert of the time, and you're willing to forgive a really rough and ready sound, by all means spend Tuesday afternoon, or any other, back in an era when live meant live.
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On this career-spanning concert DVD, Judas Priest triumphantly display that its innovative brand of heavy metal music has stood the test of time (40 years and counting) and remains vital today.
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A flashback to when Bear Stanley mixed the best acid ever while he pioneered the best stage sound of the psychedelic era.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – ‘Blues for Allah’ and ‘Shakedown Street’ Remastered on 180-Gram LPs
These hefty chunks of black vinyl in their gorgeous packaging should please Deadheads and audiophiles alike.
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