The Allman Brothers Band’s Enlightened Rogues (released February 1979) is the result of the seminal Southern band’s reunion following their tawdry, fractious break-up of 1976. Produced by Tom Dowd, who had also
Released over a half-century ago, Jefferson Airplane’s first live album, Bless Its Pointed Little Head, (released February 1969) offers a stark contrast to its studio predecessor Crown of Creation. The latter release of
Far from sounding dated, the content comprising this edition of Bear’s Sonic Journals vividly and accurately captures a moment in time worth revisiting. Notwithstanding its title as homage to the groundbreaking organization
Gary Clark Jr. is a truly prodigious talent. His ambitious, eclectic solo albums don’t do justice to his multiple distinctions, but his concert recordings certainly do (Live and Live in North America
Arguably the least substantial of all Steely Dan albums, this third outing of the group’s nonetheless marks significant movements in their career. With the success of “Rikki Don’t Lose That
Dave’s Picks Volume 49 is just the third four-CD set in the ongoing Grateful Dead archive initiative and only the second (besides #36) to contain a pair of complete performances by the
For all of the late Gram Parsons’ solemn pronouncements about his mission to nurture the creation of ‘cosmic American music’–an amalgam of rock, and country laced with R&B– there was
In its combination of studio and live tracks, Cream’s fourth album Goodbye (released 2/5/69) amounts to something of a miniature version of Wheels of Fire. Released in the summer of 1968, the
As depicted on the double-live album of 1974, The Gregg Allman Tour, the Southern icon’s first road excursion as a solo artist was a most lavish affair. Besides featuring a backing