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Spins: Paul McCartney ⢠McCartney III
Paul McCartney III (Capitol) III is compelling and worthwhile, even if thatâs more because of what the album represents as an artifact of its time and Paul McCartneyâs artistic resilience than it is for the songs themselves. The album was built upon the back of its most fully-realized song, a lovely chestnut from the vault […]
Spins: Taylor Swift ⢠evermore
Taylor Swift evermore (Taylor Swift) Despite the roller-coaster year that was 2020, it seems that nothing can stop Taylor Swift from doing what she does best. Swift dropped her surprising second no-skip album of the year in early December, somehow managing to display her own genius yet again. Continuing the contemporary alternative writing of her […]
Spins: U2 – “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” ⢠Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set
U2 All That You Canât Leave Behind Super Deluxe vinyl box set (Island/Interscope/UMe) During the year 2000, U2 was a band on a mission. After the perceived disappointment of 1997âs experimental and techno-friendly Pop (an album that went âmerelyâ platinum in the United States), the Irish quartet were determined to reclaim their signature soundâand with […]
Spins: Bobby Bare ⢠Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus
Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus (Bear Family) Country music superstar Bobby Bareâs career spans more than six staggering decades, with an extensive catalog peppered with hits from the heyday of American radio from the late ’50s to the mid-’80s. Bareâs 1958 #2 single âThe All American Boyâ (errantly credited to Bill Parsons) […]
Spins: Paul McCartney ⢠McCartney 50th Anniversary Half Speed Master
Paul McCartney McCartney 50th Anniversary Half-Speed Master (UMe/MPL/Capitol) Paul McCartneyâs debut solo album McCartney followed releases by all three of his Beatles bandmates and arrived a month before the bandâs 1970 swan-song release Let it Be. This 50thanniversary reissue made its own debut with Septemberâs Record Store Day Drop and now remains available in a […]
Spins: Credence Clearwater Revival ⢠Cosmos Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmoâs Factory (Craft) In a brief career littered with highlights, most fans point to CCRâs fifth album as its best. Cosmoâs Factoryarrived in July 1970 with a feel-good country-folk single âLookinâ Out My Back Door.â The LP produced six top-ten hits and spent nine weeks atop the Billboard albums chart, toppling chart rivals […]
Spins: The Rolling Stones ⢠Steel Wheels Live: Atlantic City
The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Live: Atlantic City, New Jersey (Eagle Vision) The Rolling Stones hit the road in 1989 like they had something to prove. It was the British juggernautâs first North American run in eight years, and the band was keen to make a good showing for the solid work heard on their […]
Spins: Tom Petty ⢠Wildflowers & All The Rest Deluxe Edition – Reviewed
Tom Petty Wildflowers & All the Rest Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros.) After seven gold and platinum-selling albums with the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty released his first solo album in 1989.Chart favorites including âFree Fallingâ and âI Wonât Back Downâ helped the Jeff Lynne-produced Full Moon Fevereclipse even the success of 1979âs Damn the Torpedoes. When Into the […]
Spins: Depeche Mode ⢠Live Spirits Soundtrack
Rock Hall of Fame inductees Depeche Mode remain a touring force 40 years into their career. No stranger to selling out massive stadiums around the world, the band embarked on their longest trek yet with the Global Spirit Tour. To commemorate the outing, the final date in Berlin was filmed for the 2019 documentary Spirits […]
Spins: Taylor Swift – Folklore
Taylor SwiftFolklore(Taylor Swift) Taylor Swift surprised fans with her eighth studio album in late July, and as expected – many fans and this writer think it’s her best. Swift heavily strays away from her history of pop radio hits with her first alternative album, collaborating with Jack Antonoff, who has worked closely with the singer […]
Spins: Michael McDermott ⢠What in the WorldâŚ
Michael McDermott What in the World⌠(Pauper Sky) Chicagoâs Americana and folk-rock hero Michael McDermottâs 15th solo album finds his songwriting sharp and full of fire. The high-spirited title track of What in the World⌠is a thundering folk-rock anthem for the election year that unleashes a torrential flood of words a la Bob Dylanâs […]
Spins: Bob Dylan ⢠Rough and Rowdy Ways
Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways (Columbia) In 2012, Bob Dylan released his 35th studio album Tempest. The collection was loaded with potent songs like âPay in Blood,â âScarlet Town,â and âEarly Roman Kingsâ that served Dylan well during stops on his Never Ending Tour. The album earned stellar marks from musicologists, but despite a […]
Spins: INXS ⢠Live Baby Live: Wembley Stadium
INXS Live Baby Live: Wembley Stadium (Eagle Vision) INXSâ concert film Live Baby Live was originally released on VHS in 1991, following the Aussie dance-rock kingsâ juggernaut world tour supporting 1990âs X album. The Summer XS event was held at Londonâs original Wembley Stadium at the peak of the sextetâs popularity, cementing the multiplatinum success […]
Spins: Paul McCartney ⢠Amoeba Gig
Paul McCartney Amoeba Gig (MPL/Capitol/UMe) Lots of artists play informal sets at record shops when promoting an album. These appearances offer the chance for fans to get up-close-and-personal with their favorites, but how memorable could they be without the pomp and production of a full-blown concert experience? If the artist in question is Paul McCartney, […]
Spins: Hall & Oates ⢠Our Kind of Soul
Daryl Hall & John Oatesâ Our Kind of Soul (Friday Music) Making its vinyl debut, this reissue of 2004âs Our Kind of Soul takes a deep dive into the roots of Daryl Hall & John Oatesâ chart-topping blue-eyed soul. The duoâs own ebullient âLet Love Take Controlâ fits well alongside an urgent performance of the […]
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