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    Review Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972)

    Let's take a giant step back in time. I was walking by the cut-out bin in a department store when suddenly I noticed a copy of the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street – a special double LP with a full set of trendy postcards packaged inside of a B & W collage comprising war-torn photos of...
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    Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)

    British Steel (30th Anniversary Edition) - Judas Priest Ask any Judas Priest fan about British Steel, and they’ll more than likely confirm it is the band’s definitive masterpiece. Aside from spawning the singles, “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight,” the album headed up the U.K...
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    Review Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider (2008)

    If there’s one thing you can say about Alice Cooper, it’s that he’s diabolically consistent. Along Came A Spider, his 25th album, has all the makings of a perfect Alice Cooper record — snappy hooks, guttural lyrics, heavy-duty guitars and a death-defying bottom end — wrapped around a sinister...
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    The Monkees - The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees Box Set (2010)

    The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees is the fifth studio release from the manufactured band created especially for TV. At this point, however, the show was on its last legs and the “band” was angling to seize more control over the music. That came with both good and bad consequences. They’d already...
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    Frank Zappa ~ The Freak-Out List

    The Freak-Out List ~ Frank Zappa To truly understand the madness and motivation of Frank Zappa’s musical ambitions is an impossible task; however, to learn more about the source of his inspiration, the figures who influenced his work, may offer more than a mere glimpse into how and why...
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    Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority {Quad DVD} (2010)

    Chicago Transit Authority (in Quad) Who needs surround when quad is back. At least it is on Chicago Transit Authority — precisely a remastered early 70s quadraphonic mix, previously only available on 8-track tape (!), now available on DVD and perfectly playable on a 5.1 surround system...
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    Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion (2010)

    Emotion & Commotion Jeff Beck There are probably more guitar players than lawyers. Maybe in some remote part of the world. Some of them play really cool riffs. A few even have a couple of neat little tricks up their sleeves. But where do you go when it’s all been said and done? If you’re...
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    T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)

    For anyone interested in the history of glam rock, the best place to start is with T. Rex's Electric Warrior. Led by the flamboyant Marc Bolan, T. Rex wasn't so much of a band as it was a figment of the singer's imagination. Along with percussionist Mickey Finn, Bolan had been spinning out his...
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    Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune (2010)

    Four decades after his untimely death, Jimi Hendrix is still releasing music. Yeah, he’s that good. Actually, his little sister Janie is minding the store these days, and she keeps uncovering hidden gems and sharing them with the world. In one interview, she said there’s enough stuff in the...
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    Review Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)

    Kind Of Blue Miles Davis Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue was recorded in the spring of 1959, over two sessions — one on March 2 and the other on April 22. I was born on a day that fell between these two dates, so I feel like I have some strange, cosmic connection with the album. Maybe they...
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    Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969)

    Blind Faith In the late 60s, the term supergroup was hardly a part of the English lexicon. Some individuals used to think that Led Zeppelin and The Jeff Beck Group were supergroups, but these were bands that merely traded in on their lead guitarists’ reputations. To be a true supergroup...
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    The Jeff Beck Group - Truth & Beck-Ola (2001)

    Truth Beck-Ola The Jeff Beck Group Although it was intended to function solely as a vehicle for the former Yardbirds guitarist, The Jeff Beck Group haphazardly introduced the world to a couple of unknowns by the name of Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Even so, Beck wasn’t as concerned with...
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    Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (1968)

    Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Once the psychedelic and sunny days of 1967 came to an end, the Rolling Stones took the lead and delved into a world that would come to embody the swagger and swine of rock and roll. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones were especially eager to go in a...
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    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Last DJ (2002)

    The Last DJ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tom Petty's clashes with the record industry are legendary. He squared off with MCA in the 80s, knee deep over contractual disputes and careening record prices, and challenged their unruly business practices. "Into The Great Wide Open" furthered...
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    Santana ~ Supernatural {Legacy Edition} (1999)

    By the end of the 90s, the music of Carlos Santana was apparently in need of a major overhaul. Actually, many of Santana’s peers were up against the same wall, scrambling to stay in the game amidst social, economical and technological tides usurping the music industry at the time. Still, vintage...
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    Review Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971)

    The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Traffic Whether light or heavy, Traffic consistently occupied the charts in both the U.K. and the U.S. during the late 60s and early 70s. With both Dave Mason and Steve Winwood at the helm, fans got a double dose of superb songwriting and vocals. When you...
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    Review Van Halen - I (1978)

    One of my fondest rock and roll memories took place in the spring of 1977. A friend rang me up and asked if I'd like to go to the Whisky A Go-Go to see this new and exciting band. He said they were a hard rockin' four-piece with a monster of a guitarist. As my friend himself was a monster of a...
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    Review Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974)

    Court And Spark Joni Mitchell With her folksy ruminations pretty much behind her, Joni Mitchell emerged as a vital singer and songwriter in the early 70s with such hip little sing-alongs like “Big Yellow Taxi.” She also fleshed out her creativity on compelling albums like Blue and Court And...
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    Review Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (1969)

    Whether by detour or design, the antics of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart were enough to fan the flames of the misdirected idealism that eerily seeped out from the neo-hippie movement of the late 60s. Who knows, maybe they just didn’t get the punch line. Regardless, Zappa’s We're Only In It...
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    Review Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)

    Machine Head Deep Purple Deep Purple's Machine Head wasn't exactly made under favorable circumstances. The band was originally scheduled to record the album at The Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, but, in their own words, "some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground." So they...
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    The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)

    Abbey Road The Beatles As their swan song to the world, the Beatles' Abbey Road sealed the legacy — forever set in stone and brilliant to the very last drop. But it wasn't easy to squeeze one last album out of Mssrs. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. They were barely speaking to one...

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