Album Reviews8/10
Rubber Soul Super Deluxe: The Backing Tracks Are the Real Story
A 4CD Super Deluxe edition of The Beatles' Rubber Soul, with 68 tracks, revisits the 1965 album's making and worth while. Review.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: classic rock
Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers Found His Son, the Child He Put Up for Adoption at 14
Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers reunites with a son he gave up for adoption at age 14, nearly 6 decades later.
Metallica Opens Sphere Run by Playing Its Entire ‘…And Justice For All’ Album Live
Metallica kicks off their Sphere residency with a deep-set opener, revisiting '...And Justice For All' for the first time in 12 years.
MTV Unplugged’s 90s Rock Shows Still Sound Better Than the Original Albums
A ranking of the ten greatest MTV Unplugged rock performances from the 90s, from Neil Young to Kiss.
Ten Classic Rock Ballads Built Around Real Breakups, Ranked By How Much They Bleed
A ranking of ten classic rock songs born of heartbreak, each a relic of a writer's shattered soul.
Mick Jagger Explains How Merry Clayton’s Soulful Backing Singing Became the Heart of ‘Gimme Shelter’
Mick Jagger tells the tale of 'Gimme Shelter' and Merry Clayton's haunted backing vocals, born of dread and tragedy.
Album Reviews10/10
The Beatles Unpublished-披头士珍藏版: 30 Years On, Still A Master’s Collection
A bootleg collection of songs never released by the Beatles, from their early years through the mid-sixties, reviewed.
TV Reviews8.5/10
Jackson’s Monument to the Beatles Earns Its Eight Hours
A monument of film stock, eight hours long, wherein four men quarrel and play, deciding if they shall keep their bond.
50 Years Ago Today: Queen and Sex Pistols Play Two Pivotal Shows in England
Fifty years ago, Queen played a massive free Hyde Park show while the Sex Pistols and friends packed the 100 Club in London.
Album Reviews8/10
Nick Cave Turns the Screws on Tender Prey
A grim chronicle of tender prey: Nick Cave and his seed of tormenters confide their sins upon the mercy seat.
Nick Cave Covers Murder Ballads and Gospel Hymns on Kicking Against the Pricks
A review of Nick Cave's 1986 cover album Kicking Against the Pricks, weighing its menace against its borrowed songs.
Album Reviews7/10
Cure Play Their Classics as Written on A Night Like This 2005 & 2008
A live double-album of The Cure's most beloved tracks, performed with ritualistic precision across eighteen tracks.