The Who’s Odds & Sods (released 10/4/74) is a prime example of how retrospect can reveal more than a little profundity in the work of rock and roll’s most ambitious artists.
The night before, the Allman Brothers Band hosted Dr. John at the Beacon Theater in 2011 for a spirited run-through of his composition “Walk On Gilded Splinters” (in regular rotation
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to find a more resounding return to form in the annals of contemporary rock than Neil Young’s 1989 Freedom (released 10/2/89). Following one digression after another
Followers of R.E.M., both casual and devoted, must’ve been shocked when encountering Monster (released 9/27/94) upon its original release thirty years ago. Far removed from 1991’s Out of Time and the very next year’s Automatic
An object of great affection since its release over a half-century ago, the Beatles’ Abbey Road (released 9/26/69) has only grown in prominence since it was issued. In the fifty-five-year interim, this
With the black background for austere lettering spelling out the group’s name and the album title, the funereal cover art is ideal for Eagles’ The Long Run. In contrast to the panoramic technicolor
Over the fifty-five years since the release of The Band’s eponymous second studio record (released 9/22/69_—often called ‘The Brown Album’ based on its dominant color scheme—this long player has become
By the time The Gregg Allman Band was recorded on July 1, 1983, at Uncle Sam’s in Hull, MA, it had been ten years since the Allman Brothers had achieved their greatest
In as much as the Allman Brothers Band made “You Don’t Love Me” a central touchpoint of their concerts throughout their forty-five-year career, it only stands to reason Willie Cobbs
It is essential to note that The 1974 Live Recordings is not an entry in the (still?) ongoing Bob Dylan archival initiative known as The Bootleg Series. Instead, This project was conceived and
