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New Box Set Captures Orbison's Otherworldlinessnew

This career-summarizing four-CD collection supplants the 18-year-old box The Legendary Roy Orbison, and serves as a cost-effective alternative to Orbison, Bear Family's pricey, comprehensive seven-CD overview of Orbison's days at Sun, RCA, and Monument.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  10-03-2008  |  Reviews
Tags: box sets, Roy Orbison, The Soul of Rock and Roll

Music of Many Colorsnew

Nigeria Special is consistently surprising, enlightening, and danceable.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  03-21-2008  |  Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6

Social 'Distortion'new

The Magnetic Fields finds melody and romance amid the searing shoegaze noise.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  02-22-2008  |  Reviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields

George Jones and Merle Haggard Box Sets Help Us Through Decembernew

Haggard's The Studio Recordings and Jones' She Thinks I Still Care duly honor the country greats.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  12-14-2007  |  Reviews

Bettye LaVette Powers into the Futurenew

She may be gazing in a rear-view mirror on the cover of The Scene of the Crime, but LaVette is not looking back.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  10-05-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Bettye LaVette, The Scene of the Crime

Songs to Run for Cover Tonew

Get down to the death and disaster songs of People Take Warning!
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  09-21-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, People Take Warning!

'Lonely' So Much Morenew

Soul pioneer Arthur Alexander's stellar final release receives a lively reissue.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  09-07-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Arthur Alexander, Lonely Just Like Me

This 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' is Packin'new

Miranda Lambert brings a little noir to country's new mainstream.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  05-04-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Miranda Lambert

Return of the Bad Girlnew

Shangri-Las leader Mary Weiss' new album is tough but sweet.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  03-09-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Dangerous Game, Mary Weiss

A 'Place' Out of Timenew

Dark and gorgeous, and soon to be reissued, Catherine Howe's obscure 70s album is still an oddity.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  01-12-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Catherine Howe, What a Beautiful Place

Renegades of Funknew

Rhino digs deep into the vaults for What It Is! and the righteous funk that time forgot.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Don Waller  |  01-02-2007  |  Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, What It Is!

The Cycle of 'Changes'new

This new Fahey set captures the guitarist revisiting his roots near the end of his life.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  12-15-2006  |  Reviews
Tags: John Fahey, Sea Changes & Coelacanths

'Love' Affairnew

George Martin's Beatles "mash-up" sparks passion even in veteran fans.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  12-01-2006  |  Reviews
Tags: The Beatles, love

FutureFake Timberlakenew

FutureSex/LoveSounds is such a transparent gambit that you can see right through the disc if you hold it up to the light.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  09-25-2006  |  Reviews
Tags: FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake

Redemption Songsnew

Springsteen's Seeger tribute fiddles, while Young's Living With War burns.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  05-05-2006  |  Reviews

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