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Sail On Sailor – 1972 Deluxe Edition Box Set
PerformancesSound In the early-1970s, two new VIP members of The Beach Boys not sporting the surnames Wilson, Love, or Jardine came to the forefront of the band — namely, guitarist/vocalist Blondie...
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John Cougar Mellencamp: Scarecrow – Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
PerformancesSound John Mellencamp was making waves. Unfortunately saddled with the stage name “John Cougar” when he came onto the scene in the late-1970s, once he began climbing the singles and sales...
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Remaster Class - XTC: Nonsuch
Any Kind of Love Is Alright XTC was indeed riding high following the both-sides-of-the-Pond success of February 1989’s psychedelically fulfilling Oranges & Lemons, but far be it from Andy...
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Bob Dylan: Fragments – Time Out of Mind Sessions Deluxe Edition Box Set
PerformancesSound Bob Dylan hit a bit of a rough patch as the freewheelin’ 1980s gave way to the dour 1990s. Dylan ended the MTV decade on a high note with September 1989’s Oh Mercy—a visceral, smoky...
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Remaster Class – The Doobie Brothers: The Captain and Me
The Doobie Brothers are the consummate 1970s band. Their Northern California-bred sound consists of a harmonious amalgamation of rock, R&B, soul, and blues — a veritable melting-pot musical blend...
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Intrique — Steven Wilson Presents: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music...
PerformancesSound Steven Wilson has long been a man with a mission to push musical boundaries and stretch the limits of our listening expectations with his own music, whether it be the post-prog...
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Remaster Class – R.E.M: Out of Time
The Hint of the Century No one could have predicted how a guitar band from Athens, Georgia would turn into the biggest international alt-rock darlings of the 1990s — and yet, that’s exactly what R.E.M....
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Remaster Class – Tears for Fear: Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears vaulted into the international big leagues with the take-no-prisoners layered-sound approach to their February 1985 sophomore album, Songs From The Big Chair. It was a calculated...
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Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights Box Set
PerformancesSound I hesitate using trendy acronyms when writing reviews — but in this case, saying I had a clear-cut case of FOMO when Eric Clapton’s slightly misnamed 24 Nights 2 CD clamshell...
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Remaster Class – Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral
No one does self-loathing, despair, and existential angst quite like Trent Reznor. Right from the outset of his then one-man band Nine Inch Nails’ October 1989 TVT debut album Pretty Hate Machine and...
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Jethro Tull: ‘The Broadsword and the Beast’ Box Sets
Photo by Martyn GoddardPerformancesSound40th Anniversary Monster Edition & Vinyl Edition Box Sets Like many rock bands that initially emerged from the free-flowing nether-reaches of the 1960s,...
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The Who – Who’s Next: Life House Super Deluxe Edition & 4LP Box Sets
Photo: Trinifold ArchivePerformancesSoundLife House was intended to be Pete Townshend’s life’s work, so to speak, following the somewhat unexpected runaway success of The Who’s May 1969 groundbreaking...
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Remaster Class – Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
Left to right: 1991 A&M CD, 2016 A&M 2 LP (top), 2019 A&M-UMe 2LP (bottom), 2016 Blu-ray from A&M box set.Burning Dinosaur Bones Soundgarden was catching fire. The proto-headbanging...
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Remaster Class – Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies
Upon inception, Alice Cooper was conceived more as a group construct, not just a moniker for one person. The name itself was intended to encompass an all-for-one band concept, but it was also...
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Frank Zappa – Over-Nite Sensation: Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
PerformancesSound Frank Zappa was a master at creating musical Venn diagrams. What do I mean by that? Well, Zappa’s compositional talents stretched well beyond the rock music idiom, so many of his...
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