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Music Reviews: A Deluxe Edition of the Band’s ‘Cahoots,’ plus ABBA and Paul Kelly
The Band's fourth LP reappears as a 50th-anniversary box set, plus ABBA's first album in 40 years and a noteworthy Christmas CD.
Read More »Music Reviews: The Doors’ ‘L.A. Woman’ (50th-Anniversary Edition), plus Rod Stewart and a Holiday-themed Anthology
The sixth and final studio album by the original Doors has been expanded to include more than two and a half hours of previously unavailable material.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): American Classical Orchestra Plays Mozart at Alice Tully Hall (14 December 2021)
The musicians' joy at performing live on stage in a well-tuned concert hall again was visible in their body language as well as audible in their sound.
Read More »Music Reviews: Pretenders Albums Expanded, Plus Dion, Carole King, James Taylor, and More
The Pretenders' first two albums are expanded to three-CD sets with previously unreleased material.
Read More »Music Reviews: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert, plus Eric Clapton, a Fred Neil Tribute, and More
The Boss proves it all night in a classic concert, which is finally available after more than four decades.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): ‘Handel & Hanukkah’ – Clarion Choir and Clarion Orchestra Perform ‘Judas Maccabeus’ and More, 1 December 2021
There's more to Handel and the holidays than the 'Messiah.' A suite from his oratorio 'Judas Maccabeus' featured original instruments and superb soloists.
Read More »Music Reviews: Cat Stevens, Lucinda Williams, and Joe Grushecky
A big-box edition of a Cat Stevens bestseller, four volumes of great covers by Lucinda Williams, and Joe Grushecky's collaboration with Bruce Springsteen.
Read More »Music Review: Flèche Love – Naga Part ll
'Naga Part ll' by Flèche Love is a beautiful and haunting album that will stir listeners' emotions and make them think.
Read More »Music Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives Vol. 2’ plus the Wandering Hearts & the Accidentals
A five-CD box set consists entirely of previously unreleased material from one of Joni Mitchell's most creative periods.
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