Tag Archives: box set

THE CARS – *HEARTBEAT CITY* TURNS 30! (A “Looking Back” Review)…
In 1984 The Cars were everywhere. My earliest memories of watching MTV for the first time in the summer of that year includes two images: Ric Ocasek buzzing around as an animated fly (“You Might Think”) and Ric walking on water across a pool as others chasing him fell in (“Magic”). That was my first […]

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: VAN HALEN – 1984 (A “Looking Back” Review)…
Thirty years ago today, the final album by the definitive original lineup of Van Halen was released. If twitter had been around back then, it would have been interesting to see how many negative tweets would have sprung up at the premiere of the first single “Jump”. After all, Eddie Van Halen was now a […]

REVIEW: ZZ TOP – THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUMS 1970-1990…
One of the biggest tragedies in the practice of “remastering” happened in 1987. It was called The ZZ Top Six Pack. This was a time when many titles were not yet on CD. Instead of putting out the original versions of their early albums, the band chose to have these albums remixed. In doing so, […]