Pink Floyd's 1987 record, made without its former chief writer, depends on guitar and mood. A track by track look at what still works.
A forceful record: Neil Young and Crazy Horse chase noise and repetition on Re·ac·tor, a small, rough turn in a long career.
A record born of absence: tribute to a lost friend, and bitter word against the machine that fed upon him.
A review of Neil Young's American Stars 'n Bars, a mixture of country tunes and wandering guitar pieces that never quite agree.
A wild, revisited highway of rock: Dylan's electric 1965 record, dared and never forgotten, holds a lofty rank among great works.
A soundtrack record from Pink Floyd, sitting between two grander works, weighed song by song for what it truly gives.
A look at Pink Floyd's Meddle, the record where a distant echo points toward the band's next great work.
A 1970 record of grand titled pieces and outside voices, its reach vast, its hold in doubt, three songs the true prize within.
A grim wake of a record: Neil Young's Tonight's the Night, ten songs of uneasy grief, opened and closed by the same tune.
A grim, deliberate turn from Neil Young: a record of ruin and quiet accusation, never once eased for the listener.
A soundtrack review of Pink Floyd's 1969 record More, a fevered work caught between gentle melody and dark, driving experiment.
A record of quiet guitar, piano, and fierce song, wherein a man moves through every voice within his soul, a grand and lasting work.
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