John Lennon Anthology
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John Lennon Anthology

Capitol’s John Lennon Anthology Box Set sheds some fascinating light on rock’s first intellectual. The set’s four disc contain nearly 100 tracks, nearly all of which have never been officially released; many hadn’t even appeared […]

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Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance

Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance (Columbia, 1982) You have to forgive Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing if some of their recollections from their band’s 30-year-plus career are imprecise. “You’ve got to remember,” […]

Frank Zappa Unsentimental Guitarist
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Frank Zappa Unsentimental Guitarist

Frank Zappa never had much use for sentimentality. As a lyricist, he could be sly, silly or bitingly sarcastic, addressing anything from groupie sex to the perils of yellow snow. But he had no more […]

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Godsmack Smack Attack

Who says you need a big budget, a hotshot producer or a fancy, gazillion-track studio to make a hit record? Not Godsmack, a Boston-based band that sounds more like Seattle (their name actually comes from […]