The Hollies made their recording debut in 1963, playing energetic but well-scrubbed versions of American
R&B classics, but within a few years they would make an international impression with their glorious three-part harmonies, jangling guitars, and clever, catchy pop tunes. ...
Crafting the sort of heavy alternative rock that was a radio staple before rap-metal blew
up, Cyclefly continues to get better with every album. Tracks like Karma Killer have a pleasantly catchy feel that puts the emphasis on the hooks ...
The last Stones album in which cover material accounted for 50 percent of the content
was thrown together from a variety of singles, British LP tracks, outtakes, and a cut from an early 1964 U.K. EP. Haphazard assembly aside, much ...
Although not quite as good as her first American LP, Dusty is a good mix
of soul/R&B covers and orchestrated popock in the manner of early Dionne Warwick. Standouts include the cover of Bacharach-David's I Just Don't Know What to ...
Considering the quality of the original material on With the Beatles, it shouldn't have been
a surprise that Lennon & McCartney decided to devote their third album to all-original material. Nevertheless, that decision still impresses, not only because the album ...
For whatever reason, Pretty Things failed to make significant inroads in the U.S. when the
window of opportunity was open widest. Perhaps the Rolling Stones, the Who, and the Animals more than fulfilled the quota for invading bad boys. Maybe ...
Hot Rocks covers most of the monster hits from the Stones' first decade that remained
in radio rotation for decades to come. More Hot Rocks goes for the somewhat smaller hits, some of the better album tracks, and a whole ...
There was no shortage of good psychedelic albums emerging from England in 1967-1968, but Ogdens'
Nut Gone Flake is special even within their ranks. The Small Faces had already shown a surprising adaptability to psychedelia with the single Itchycoo Park ...