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31 items by J.D. Considine

Dreamland | ALBUM REVIEW

Back when he was the voice of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant's enthusiasms included country blues, Middle Eastern music and Sixties folk. These days, his taste in songs remains the same, but the way he plays them has...
July 15, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Mirror Ball | ALBUM REVIEW

It's hardly a secret that Neil Young loves Pearl Jam and vice versa. When the band opened for Young in 1993, he often brought them out during the encores for a run through "rockin' in the Free...
February 2, 1998 12:00 AM ET
Never Let Me Go | ALBUM REVIEW

Never Let Me Go, like most Luther Vandross albums, is a flawless display of technique blessed with exquisite singing, well-crafted arrangements and a mix that has been tweaked to perfection. Unfortunately, the end result is more soporific...
July 17, 1997 12:00 AM ET
Louder Than Love | ALBUM REVIEW

Forget all that stuff you might have heard about sex-crazed groupies and luxurious L.A. mansions; the real reason most guys want to be heavymetal rock stars is because they want to make a whole lotta noise. And...
June 17, 1997 12:00 AM ET
Star Time | ALBUM REVIEW

James Brown can seem like an insufferable braggart. He makes no bones about his greatness, proclaiming himself not only the King of Soul but the inventor of funk and the progenitor of rap and disco — not...
June 17, 1997 12:00 AM ET
Superunknown | ALBUM REVIEW

Between Kim Thayil's Sabbath-style hypnoriffs and Chris Cornell's keening, Robert Plant-like tenor, Soundgarden are generally written off by alternative fans as just a smarter-than-average metal band. After all, how much was there to "Rusty Cage" or "Outshined"...
January 31, 1997 12:00 AM ET
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere | ALBUM REVIEW

When he's onstage with Guns n' Roses, it's easy to see Slash as the strong, silent type, happily inscrutable behind his thick mop of curls. Unlike Axl Rose, who seems obsessed with verbalizing his deepest fears, Slash...
February 23, 1995 12:00 AM ET
Unplugged... and Seated | ALBUM REVIEW

Let's start with truth in pack-aging: Rod Stewart's Unplugged ... and Seated is packed to the gills with clichés. It's mostly oldies. It's got a guest star, Stewart's former Faces sidekick Ron Wood. It finds the band...
June 24, 1993 12:00 AM ET
Adrenalize | ALBUM REVIEW

Generally speaking, it's time to worry when the term long-awaited gets appended to an album. Long-awaited doesn't just mean that the band in question took its sweet time delivering the disc; usually, it's industry code for "bloated...
April 16, 1992 12:00 AM ET
But Seriously | ALBUM REVIEW

Phil Collins is a perfect example of the contemporary English megastar. He's personable, photogenic, witty, quotable and damn near ubiquitous, thanks to concurrent careers as Genesis frontman, solo singer-songwriter and sometime actor. Better still, he backs up...
January 11, 1990 12:00 AM ET
Listless Bob Dylan Turns In Indifferent Show | ARTICLE

Bob DylanConstitution Hall Washington, D.C.October 17th, 1989 Trying to figure out Bob Dylan isn't exactly a new pastime for his fans, but...
November 30, 1989 2:00 PM ET
Journeyman | ALBUM REVIEW

After Crossroads, the twenty-five-year retrospective whose very title conveyed the importance of Eric Clapton's achievement, there's something disconcertingly modest about the title of his new album. A journeyman, after all, is hardly the most glamorous of workers....
November 30, 1989 12:00 AM ET
Beyond Appearances | ALBUM REVIEW

There's still a lot of power to Santana, but it gets squandered pretty thoroughly on this album, as producer Val Garay shoehorns the band into a series of unflattering and ill-managed bids for mass-market acceptance. Garay has...
June 21, 1989 12:00 AM ET
Like A Prayer | ALBUM REVIEW

Ever since Madonna's bellybutton first undulated its way into mass consciousness, her fame has been more a matter of image than artistry. Never mind whether there was any depth or resonance behind it; for many of her...
April 6, 1989 12:00 AM ET
Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm | ALBUM REVIEW

Back when Joni Mitchell first began to make a name for herself as a singer and songwriter, what appeared to matter most about her music was the words. Sure, the melodies were important — she was a...
April 21, 1988 12:00 AM ET
Echo & The Bunnymen | ALBUM REVIEW

When it comes to studio craft, the accepted wisdom is that every song could benefit from another hook, another coat of polish. Although some producers approach these makeup sessions as if they were cosmetic surgery, their true...
October 22, 1987 12:00 AM ET
Mob Rules | ALBUM REVIEW

After 1980's harder and faster Heaven and Hell, there was reason to believe that singer Ronnie James Dio might pull Black Sabbath off the heavy-metal scrapheap. Didn't happen. Mob Rules finds the band as dull-witted and flatulent...
February 19, 1986 12:00 AM ET
Spoiled Girl | ALBUM REVIEW

Carly Simon is the perfect yuppie pop star. Fame and money, desire and revenge, are her favorite subjects, and when she sings of suburban Connecticut or the view over Central Park, you know it isn't as a...
September 26, 1985 12:00 AM ET
King Of Rock | ALBUM REVIEW

"I'm the king of rock, there is none higher," insists D.M.C. at the beginning of the title cut, adding, "Sucker emcees should call me Sire!" It's an outrageous boast, even given the usual braggadocio of rap artists,...
March 28, 1985 12:00 AM ET
1984 | ALBUM REVIEW

This album confirms what a lot of Van Halen fans have suspected for some time: this is no mere arena-rock band. Beneath all the strutting and heavy-metal antics lies a band with more pop savvy than a...
March 1, 1984 12:00 AM ET