Album Reviews6/10
Stones Cover Album From 1964 Scores 6 Out of 10
A review of the Rolling Stones' 1964 album 12 x 5, a collection of covers with three originals, including Time Is on My Side and It's All Over Now.
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Records we have scored.
Album Reviews7/10
A Decade On, This Covers Collection Still Sounds Like a Band Finding Its Voice
A review of The Rolling Stones' second album, a chase of American rhythm and blues with rough, confident originals.
Album Reviews10/10
Fifty-Five Years On, Sticky Fingers Still Sounds Like the Stones at Their Peak
A look back at the Rolling Stones' 1971 masterpiece Sticky Fingers, track by track.
Album Reviews8/10
Their Satanic Majesties Request Review: The Stones’ Psychedelic Experiment Stumbles Past Reason
A review of The Rolling Stones' 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request, a strange and uneven psychedelic trip.
Album Reviews7/10
The Rolling Stones Stop Copying Others on Out of Our Heads
A record wherein the Stones, once mere imitators, begin to sound like themselves — a tale of covers and originals alike.
Album Reviews8/10
The Rolling Stones’ Emotional Rescue Dances Around Ambition and Lands on 8 Out of 10
A record of motion and stillness, wherein the Stones dance without much invention, yet offer moments of real joy.
Album Reviews6/10
David Bowie’s ‘Hours…’ Trades Drama for Comfort — and Mostly Succeeds
A review of David Bowie's 1999 album Hours..., weighing its strengths against its retreat from daring creativity.
Album Reviews7/10
Bowie’s Comeback Album Lands Mostly Between Statement and Comfort Zone
A review of David Bowie's comeback album The Next Day, weighing its highs against its weaker middle tracks.
Album Reviews8/10
David Bowie’s ‘Earthling’: Bowie Wrestles With Fame, Aging, and Creativity on a Brave, Strange Album
A review of David Bowie's 1997 album Earthling, a strange, ambitious record about sound, identity, and fear.
David Bowie’s ‘Toy’: A Minor Footnote, Not a Lost Masterpiece
A look back at David Bowie's 2011 'Toy,' a curious collection of early Sixties originals, now reviewed anew.