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By Michael Jefferson On Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
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The Band: Live at the Academy of Music 1971

The Band Live at the Academy of Music 1971 (Capitol Records) A legendary live album is now twice as good. The Band’s Live at the Academy of Music 1971 box set now includes two discs of remixed and unreleased More...

By Michael Jefferson On Friday, September 6th, 2013
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Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On

Fleetwood Mac Then Play On (Reprise Records) B.B. King once praised Peter Green by saying he was the only guitarist who ever gave him the “cold sweats.” Then Play On is Green’s masterpiece, his last album More...

By Michael Jefferson On Monday, July 15th, 2013
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Billy Joel: She’s Got a Way – Love Songs

Billy Joel She’s Got a Way: Love Songs (Sony Legacy) Billy Joel should know about love – he’s been married three times, including famously to Christie Brinkley, who could inspire an album of love songs all More...

By Michael Jefferson On Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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Dead Can Dance: In Concert

Dead Can Dance In Concert (Pias) The mythical music of Dead Can Dance takes you back to the time of gods and goddesses, Minotaurs and human sacrifices. Their sound had been classified as dark wave, ethereal More...

By Michael Jefferson On Friday, March 22nd, 2013
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Robin Trower: Roots and Branches

Robin Trower Roots and Branches (V-12 Records) Guitar virtuoso Robin Trower’s 31st (!) album pays homage to his musical roots and successfully blends in new tunes that underscore his legacy as a guitar god. Trower’s More...

By Michael Jefferson On Saturday, February 9th, 2013
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Carl Perkins: The Sun Era Outtakes

Carl Perkins The Sun Era Outtakes (Bear Records) In the late 50′s, Sun Records sported the first roster of rock n’ roll superstars – Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and good ole boy guitar god Carl More...

By Michael Jefferson On Saturday, January 5th, 2013
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The Doors: Live at the Bowl ’68

The Doors Live at the Bowl ‘68 (Rhino) Capturing the danger, creativity and occasional mad brilliance of Jim Morrison live was the equivalent of trying to hold mercury in your hands. Morrison fancied himself More...

By Michael Jefferson On Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
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Taj Mahal: Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal (Sony Music) “It’s all there, man. Just drive a fucking hole in it!” So says Taj Mahal in “You Ain’t No Streetwalker Mama, Honey But I Do Love the Way You Strut More...

By Michael Jefferson On Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
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Sade: Bring Me Home Live 2011

Sade Bring Me Home – Live 2011 (Sony) Sade averages a new album about every ten years, so it’s a blessing she’s followed 2011’s Soldier of Love with Bring Me Home, which celebrates her first More...

By Michael Jefferson On Saturday, May 26th, 2012
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Carole King: The Legendary Demos

Carole King The Legendary Demos (Rockingale Records) Not many artists deserve the title “legendary.” Carole King, whose second solo album, 1971’s Tapestry, went on to sell 25 million copies worldwide and More...