Music & Book Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives, Volume 1,’ plus John Lennon’s Solo Years
Listen in as an obscure folksinger first reveals her brilliance. Plus, two books focus on a Beatle’s final decade.
Category: Book Reviews
Book & Music Reviews: A History of TV’s ‘Ready Steady Go!’ plus Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield
A book documents the history of a popular 1960s British TV rock and pop show. Also, reviews of CDs from Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield.
Music & Book Reviews: The Doors’ ‘Soft Parade’ Turns 50, plus Jerry Leger, Swans, and ‘The Specialty Records Story’
A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade,’ plus albums from Jerry Leger and Swans and a book about Specialty Records.
Music & Book Reviews: Rolling Stones’ ‘Beggars Banquet’ Anniversary Edition, plus the Animals, Paul Oscher, Shawn Mullins, and ‘Dreaming of Dylan’
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Beggars Banquet’ resurfaces in a 50th anniversary edition. Plus more new CDs and a book called Dreaming about Dylan.
Music & Book Reviews: The Doors’ ‘Waiting for the Sun’ Turns 50, plus Granville Automatic, Linda Thompson, and a Bruce Springsteen Biography
A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ most commercially successful album includes previously unreleased studio mixes and live recordings. Plus, more noteworthy new CDs and a Bruce Springsteen bio.
Book & Music Reviews: Steve Forbert’s ‘Big City Cat’ and ‘Magic Tree,’ plus Anthony Geraci, Vanessa Peters, and Chris Darrow & Max Buda
Steve Forbert delivers a not-so-revealing memoir and an excellent new CD. Plus, noteworthy albums from Vanessa Peters, Anthony Geraci, and Chris Darrow & Max Buda
By Jeff Burger 