Classic Pop & Rock Reviews

Latest Classic Pop & Rock Reviews

• Paul Weller: Deluxe Edition Paul Weller

  
  This sounds better today than it ever did.

  reviewed by Chris Roberts

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again John Fogerty

  
  Fogerty, despite the famous friends and the elderly tunes, still rocks.

  reviewed by David Quantick

• Live at Reading Nirvana

  
  Nirvana’s triumphant final UK performance finally released as a live album.

  reviewed by Stevie Chick

• The Circle Bon Jovi

  
  Dependable drive-time rock delivered with an admirable straight face.

  reviewed by Tom Hocknell

• The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Sparks

  
  The story of a maverick creative force – remind you of anyone?

  reviewed by Louis Pattison

• Christmas in the Heart Bob Dylan

  
  Indulge Dylan his whims and this is worth a spin come Christmas morn.

  reviewed by Nigel Smith

• One Step Beyond... (30th Anniversary Edition) Madness

  
  The vaudevillian nuttiness of their debut set hasn’t diminished over the decades.

  reviewed by Stevie Chick

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Bleach: Deluxe Edition Nirvana

  
  An unheard live set makes this album worth investing in again.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Once More Spandau Ballet

  
  First album for 20 years from former kilt-wearing New Romantics.

  reviewed by Paul Lester

• Celebration Uriah Heep

  
  English heavy rock veterans re-record classic tracks.

  reviewed by Greg Moffitt

• Kats Karavan – The History of John Peel on the Radio Various Artists

  
  One hopes this inspires a new generation of investigative listeners.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• A Solitary Man - The Early Songs of Neil Diamond Various Artists

  
  Paints a picture that his tunes could be sung by anyone, in any style.

  reviewed by Andy Fyfe

• Crazy Rhythms The Feelies

  
  1978’s best underground band in New York get the reissue treatment.

  reviewed by Barney Hoskyns

• Forever, For Always, For Love Luther Vandross

  
  Vandross creates his own universe with his loved one at its very centre.

  reviewed by Daryl Easlea

  • Trevor Nelson's Album of the Week

• Closer to the Bone Kris Kristofferson

  
  An album that only adds to Kristofferson’s phenomenal legacy.

  reviewed by Rob Crossan

• Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 Various Artists

  
  This is where the action was, folks…

  reviewed by Barney Hoskyns

• The Fountain Echo & The Bunnymen

  
  Aims for an awkward middle ground between tested styles.

  reviewed by Mike Diver

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Sandinista! The Clash

  
  A triple album of two halves, embracing reggae and disco at its best.

  reviewed by John Doran

  • 6 Music Album of the Day

• Love is the Answer Barbra Streisand

  
  This double album celebrates Streisand’s enduring star quality.

  reviewed by Adrian Edwards

  • Radio 2 Album of the Week

• Love (Omnibus Edition) The Cult

  
  The ultimate version of one of the greatest British rock records of the 80s.

  reviewed by Greg Moffitt