John FogertyRevivalFantasyBy David Chiu Perhaps his strongest work to date, Revival is a fun, back-to-basics works for the legendary leader … Continue reading CD Review: John Fogerty

Elvis CostelloMy Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition)Hip-O/UMEBy David Chiu At the height of punk year ’77 came this bespectacled geeky-looking … Continue reading CD Review: Elvis Costello

Joy DivisionUnknown Pleasures [Collector’s Edition]Closer [Collector’s Edition]Still [Collector’s Edition]Rhino/London/Warner Bros.By David Chiu The band that launched post-punk and Goth, the … Continue reading CD Review: Joy Division

Rilo KileyUnder the BlacklightWarner Bros.By David Chiu The recent Fleetwood Mac comparison, as made by Spin, about this L.A. band … Continue reading CD Review: Rilo Kiley

Bob DylanDylanColumbia/LegacyBy David Chiu As a single disc, Dylan, which commemorates Bob Dylan’s 45th anniversary in the recording business, offers … Continue reading CD Review: Bob Dylan

ChicagoThe Best of Chicago—40th Anniversary EditionRhinoBy David Chiu Yet here comes another Chicago compilation (a.k.a. Chicago XXXI). But what makes … Continue reading CD Review: Chicago

Pink FloydThe Piper at the Gates of DawnCapitolBy David Chiu In comparison to the other records that came out in … Continue reading CD Review: Pink Floyd

Bee GeesGreatestRhinoBy David Chiu After a period that saw them achieving initial success as balladeers, then followed by a creative … Continue reading CD Review: Bee Gees

Clare BursonThievesBy David Chiu Brooklyn-based musician Clare Burson’s latest album is a stark work, but nevertheless quite intimate and moving. … Continue reading CD Review: Clare Burson

Prefab SproutSteve McQueenSonyBMG Music Entertainment/LegacyBy David Chiu A masterpiece by one of pop’s under appreciated British bands (at least here … Continue reading CD Review: Prefab Sprout