busy week. i also reviewed jack white's new album

i wrote about 250 american songs for america's 250th

i went back and listened to all of joe jackson's albums

The best box sets, deluxe editions and lost gems from the past three months:

A string of Top 40 albums and songs made Carly Simon one of the most popular singer-songwriters of the '70s: ultimateclassicrock.com/carly-simon-...

this was a fun one to pull together. all choices are mine, so post complaints below

i reviewed paul mccartney's new album

my latest

Happy birthday to Stevie Wonder! UCR ranks his albums below: ultimateclassicrock.com/stevie-wonde...

R.I.P. producer Jack Douglas: ultimateclassicrock.com/jack-douglas...

i saw a lot of fire and rain working my way through james taylor's catalog recently

Released 50 years ago today, the Rolling Stones' 1976 album divided fans and critics but still topped the charts:

Released 50 years ago today, Ramones shaped punk music with their debut album:

Ringo Starr's new album comes out on Friday. Read the UCR review

my latest project: songs chosen by staff, words by me

Happy birthday to the Cure's Robert Smith! UCR picks the band's best albums: ultimateclassicrock.com/cure-albums-...

Foo Fighters' new album comes out Friday. Read the UCR review: ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters...

A look at 35 essential double albums that shaped the music world. What are YOUR favorites? ultimateclassicrock.com/best-double-...

i’m 17 again, listening to rem in the dark

"Is She Really Going Out With Him?" singer and songwriter mixes genres and moods on 22nd LP: ultimateclassicrock.com/joe-jackson-...

From 21-year-old blues prodigy to late-'80s comeback queen, Bonnie Raitt's resilience and proficiency have made her one of music's most enduring artists: ultimateclassicrock.com/bonnie-raitt...

The decade where music hit its groove: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist goes solo for the first time, hits some jazz notes with Nick Cave, Thom Yorke and others. Flea's first solo album is out Friday. Read the UCR review: ultimateclassicrock.com/flea-honora-...

I don’t know if people have realized that we have lost well over a decade of our lives to Trump. Like, he’s literally polluted our lives, our families, our communities and it’s years and years of rage and lunacy thanks to him and his supporters.

Soul legend returned after a three-year break with a complicated and controversial set of songs that helped ignite a genre: ultimateclassicrock.com/marvin-gaye-...

The best box sets, deluxe editions and rediscovered lost records of the past three months: ultimateclassicrock.com/music-reissu...

Featuring timeless tracks from the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and more:

The Black Crowes' follow-up to 2024's reunion record "Happiness Bastards" dishes out more of the same. The album is out Friday!

i spent some time recently with carole king's albums

hot take i know but as far as mid-'90s bands/albums go, i'd rather listen to counting crows than soundgarden

Overshadowed by masterpieces from Stevie Wonder, Eagles and Ramones, these underrated records deserve another chance: ultimateclassicrock.com/1976-underra...

i wrote about some underrated albums that came out 50 years ago ultimateclassicrock.com/1976-underra...

Forty years ago, world music, metal, art-rock and old-fashioned rock 'n' roll converged at the 1980s' midpoint: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

there's a new beach boys box set out friday. here's my review

Rock and pop LPs found new ways of expression during the year. A revolution was right around the corner: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

i wrote about the best albums from 60 years ago: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

Coming off his first No. 1 single and in the middle of a nasty cocaine addiction, David Bowie made one of his best albums: ultimateclassicrock.com/david-bowie-...

"The Beach Boys Love You," "15 Big Ones" and (finally!) "Adult/Child" sessions on 3-CD/3-LP box: ultimateclassicrock.com/beach-boys-w...

selected by the ucr staff, written by me: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-songs-19...

Like many albums in Bob Dylan's extensive discography, this one didn't start the way it ended up: ultimateclassicrock.com/bob-dylan-de...

i wrote about some great old records ultimateclassicrock.com/iconic-songs...

As the decade turned a midpoint corner 50 years ago, some of the biggest artists of the '70s reached their stride: ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

starting the new year by writing about the best albums from 50 years ago ultimateclassicrock.com/top-albums-1...

Fifteen years ago, rock 'n' roll lost one of its most singular voices. Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, died on Dec. 17, 2010. UCR looks back at his magic career with a rundown of all of his albums: ultimateclassicrock.com/captain-beef...

On this day in 1971, David Bowie released the album that set the stage for David Bowie, the legend: ultimateclassicrock.com/david-bowie-...

The best archival collections, deluxe box sets and expanded editions of classic albums from the past three months: ultimateclassicrock.com/music-reissu...

Ritchie Blackmore picked up the pieces after Deep Purple, with a new band and a new outlook: ultimateclassicrock.com/rainbow-band...

From lavish box sets to deluxe editions of classic albums, the year's best archival releases explore the past from new perspectives: ultimateclassicrock.com/best-music-r...

i wrote about my favorite reissues of the year ultimateclassicrock.com/best-music-r...