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John Mayall was fine, but his band let him down.

It's a strange set that sometimes sounds like Dylan has cajoled Santa into joining him for a night of carousing.

There's nothing like a successful burst of creativity to fix a band's problems.

Orla Fallon's latest solo set mixes her usual Celtic-pop concepts with some interesting cover material.

Tinariwen's blues-based sound provides a perfect opportunity for dangling one's feet in the genre of world music.

It may be his best album yet.

After his comeback concert, Elvis assembled the album he needed to make to continue his resurgence.

This three-disc installment travels back to the summer of 1974.

American Idiot wasn't a fluke. It was a new beginning.

Willy Porter commingles personal and political sentiments on his latest set.

Once again, Smither conjures magic by setting his guitar and voice against an understated backdrop.

There's nothing here that is new, but it still serves as nice primer.

The give-and-take between DeLuca's songs and Lanois' production is remarkable.

Last year's collaboration worked so well that Adams and Camara decided to give it another shot.

This hodgepodge of previously unreleased material is better than Manassas' sophomore set and nearly as good as its debut.

The Black Crowes' latest set is highly focused and intensely riveting.

This DVD features performances, good and bad, from artists who contributed their time and energy to supporting Amnesty International.

Johnny Winter hadn't yet learned the meaning of restraint.

Much as its title suggests, Tough is a forceful set of blues-baked material.