[Review] Tangerine Dream: Encore (1977)
A double album that collects four performances from the band’s first U.S. tour and the last appearance with Peter Baumann.
[Review] Genesis: Selling England by the Pound (1973)
The real stars were, indeed, still to appear on this celestial alignment of sound and vision.
Joe Jackson’s Jumpin’ Jive: “Jack, You’re Dead” (1981)
The swingingest cats around are back for a second hep’ing on this UK-only single.
[Review] Poco: Seven (1974)
Their seventh album, and first without Richie Furay, rocks a little harder but still rolls easy.
[Review] Eldorado: A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra (1974)
This concept album about an ordinary man’s escape into dreams is itself a kind of dream-come-true for prog fans.
Elliot Easton: “Shayla” (1985)
A likeable, wistful pop song from an album that should have gotten more attention.
[Review] Kansas: Masque (1975)
Another mix of midwestern rock & roll and English prog that, like their last, scratches at greatness.
[Review] Thomas Dolby: The Flat Earth (1984)
The complicated, quasi-conceptual second album from Thomas Dolby falls flat.
The B-52’s: “Rock Lobster” (1978)
The original, regional release of the crustacean who would soon sweep the nation.
[Review] The Flying Burrito Bros: Burrito Deluxe (1970)
A brighter, bouncier Burrito this time, without the psychedelic pedal to the metal.
[Review] Graham Parker: Heat Treatment (1976)
Imagine if Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello had a baby. Now try not imagining it.
Weezer: “Hash Pipe” (2001)
What better way to promote Weezer’s new album than a song about drugs and transvestite prostitutes?
[Review] Led Zeppelin (1969)
The beginning of a musical voyage unlike any other, reaching new heights of rock and roll.
[Review] Nilsson: Aerial Pandemonium Ballet (1971)
New vocals and a new mix for old songs from his first two RCA albums.
The Doors: “The Unknown Soldier” (1968)
If you can make television from war, why not a top 40 single?