Unless David Bowie returns to the land of the living (and anything’s possible where he’s concerned), a new box set will be the last in a series of massive compendiums devoted to phases of his career. The series began less than four months before his January 2016 death with Five Years [1969–1973]. Subsequently issued boxes […]
Album Reviews: Eric Andersen Dance of Love and Death, plus Cat Stevens and Wanda Jackson For whatever reason, folk singer/songwriter Eric Andersen is probably still best known for such self-penned classics as “Thirsty Boots,” “Close the Door Lightly When You Go,” and “Violets of Dawn,” all of which appeared on his 1966 sophomore album, ‘Bout […]
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Lucinda Williams has recorded lots of country- and soul-flavored music over her four-decade career, but her heart has always been in rock, a fact she reaffirms on her effusive latest CD, her first collection of new material since 2020’s Good Souls Better Angels. Like that album, the just-released Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart […]
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