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Rod Stewart: 'The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998'new
There are dozens of Rod Stewart compilations covering everything from his early years as the sassy, strutting "Rod the Mod" Faces frontman to his most recent incarnation as a somewhat unlikely crooner of the great American songbook. This isn't one more. Rather, the four-disc box unearths rarities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Glory Days: 'Glitter and Doom Live' From Tom Waitsnew
rom the first strangulated “aaargh” to its final, rumbling growl 16 songs and 73 minutes later, Tom Waits’ first official live album since 1988’s Big Time captures every oblique aspect of the singer/songwriter’s funhouse mirror persona.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Glitter and Doom Live, Tom Waits
Daryl Hall and John Oates Get the Box Set Tribute They Deservenew
Four discs, packed with 74 tracks -- including 16 previously unreleased rarities, about half of them live -- and a glossy 60-page book with track-specific information, details Hall & Oates' crossover appeal, longevity and somewhat unexpected resurgence in recent years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
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U2's 'Unforgettable Fire' Documents an Early Shift in the Band's Soundnew
Best considered as a warm-up for U2's next album, the classic The Joshua Tree, 1984's The Unforgettable Fire finds the quartet retreating from the overt commerciality of War and, with the help of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, gradually shifting to a more ambient sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
Court-ordered Conflictnew
Here, My Dear overflows with vitriol, love, confusion and sorrow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
03-05-2008 |
Reviews
Furnace Blastnew
Costello and his Attractions machine-gun through 17 tunes on latest reissue.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Muddy Mississippinew
Costello takes a good, long dunk in swampy blooze.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Sean Costello, We Can Get Together
Three-Night Standnew
Film documents the group at Madison Square Garden on the Houses of the Holy tour.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Run the Gamutnew
DVD varies from inspired to insipid.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Last Wordnew
Double DVD evolves from a primitive and raw presentation to a more sophisticated and commercial approach.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ramones, It's Alive 1974-1996 DVD
Shot Heard 'Round the Worldnew
A virtually unknown guitarist named Jimi Hendrix hit the stage for less than an hour at the closing set of 1967's Monterey Pop Festival, and the music world was changed forever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-08-2007 |
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Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Live at Monterey DVD
Contagiously Cheerfulnew
The Pietasters charge through 14 slices of retro-soaked party rave-ups.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: All Day, The Pietasters
Peak Performancenew
Sly's positive lyrics, racially and sexually integrated band, and crisp combination of Memphis soul, rock, funk and pop created a template that still hasn't been bettered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-13-2007 |
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Reinventionnew
Soulive seems handcuffed on most of this compact, jam-free material.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
08-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: No Place Like Soul, Soulive
He Bends Genre Bordersnew
There's nothing particularly mad about Manx's smooth, bluesy, singer/songwriter fare, and the mantras are rarely more than bubbling under the surface.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Harry Manx, Mantras for Madmen
