First Step
Artist: Faces
Community Score: 10.00

On their first album, the Faces established the pattern they would follow throughout their four albums -- a ragged mix of breakneck rockers ("Shake, Shudder"), sensitive yet gritty ballads ("Devotion"), folk songs ("Stone"), revelatory covers (Bob Dylan's "Wicked Messenger"), and relaxed, friendly rockers ("Three Button Hand Me Down"). Although... Read More

Henry Gross - A&M
Artist: Henry Gross
Entrance
Artist: Edgar Winter

Edgar Winter came out of the chute kicking with this remarkable record filled with jazz, blues and a little old-fashioned rock & roll. The record follows an established theme throughout its first side, stringing the songs together without breaks, highlighted by dreamy keyboard and sax work, plus Winter's smooth vocalizations. But jazz isn't the... Read More

They Only Come Out at Night
Artist: The Edgar Winter Group
Community Score: 6.45

While this album will forever be remembered for spawning the huge hit singles "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride," there's plenty more to appreciate on this stellar release. From "the other single," "Hangin' Around," to the pretty melodies of "Round & Around" and "Autumn," the set collects ten outstanding cuts, played with fervor by Edgar Winter,... Read More

Seven
Artist: Bob Seger
Community Score: 7.65

With his seventh album, appropriately titled Seven, Bob Seger delivered one of his strongest, hardest-hitting rock records -- the toughest since the days of the Bob Seger System. Not to say that he ever abandoned rock & roll, since Back in '72 was filled with fantastic rockers, but it was tempered with reflective singer/songwriter material. Not... Read More

Hot Rocks, 1964-1971
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Community Score: 7.55

This two-LP/two-CD set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years' worth of mostly very high-charting -- and all influential and important -- songs, leaving out some singles in favor of well-known album tracks, and in the process, giving an overview not just of the Rolling Stones' hits but of their evolving image.... Read More

Sticky Fingers
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Community Score: 8.33

Pieced together from outtakes and much-labored-over songs, Sticky Fingers manages to have a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark undercurrents of the songs. It's a weary, drug-laden album -- well over half the songs explicitly mention drug use, while the others merely allude to it -- that never fades away, but it... Read More

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Community Score: 8.30

Recorded during their American tour in late 1969, and centered around live versions of material from the Beggars Banquet-Let It Bleed era. Often acclaimed as one of the top live rock albums of all time, its appeal has dimmed a little today. The live versions are reasonably different from the studio ones, but ultimately not as good, a notable... Read More

He Touched Me
Artist: Elvis Presley
Community Score: 8.00

As if to make up for not recording in the studio for all those Hollywood years, Elvis took the first few years of his comeback dead serious. As it stands, He Touched Me blends the earthiness of the 1960 gospel album with a bit of the preternatural churchiness of the 1966 recordings. This is a fine record and you don't need to be a Christian to... Read More

Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Artist: Elvis Presley
Community Score: 8.00

When Elvis and the Colonel decided it was time to start appearing live again, they assembled a crackerjack band (featuring James Burton) and took on Vegas full-bore. Easily the King's best live album, In Person at the International Hotel featured a slew of hits, including "Johnny B. Goode," "My Babe," the "Mystery Train/Tiger Man" medley, and... Read More

The Kink Kronikles
Artist: The Kinks

Strictly speaking, the double-album compilation The Kink Kronikles isn't a greatest-hits collection. Covering the years 1966 through 1970, The Kink Kronikles may not be packed with hits -- out of the album's 28 tracks, only nine were hits in the U.K. or the U.S. -- yet it's a definitive overview of this era, which was one of Ray Davies' most... Read More

The J. Geils Band
Artist: J. Geils Band
Community Score: 10.00

Their debut paid homage to the likes of Otis Rush, John Lee Hooker, and Motown through blistering covers, but originals such as "Wait" and "What's Your Hurry" more than hold their own. Magic Dick steals the show on this one. ~ John Floyd, All Music Guide Read More

Long Player
Artist: Faces
Community Score: 6.00

With their second effort, Long Player, the Faces grew more muscular and loose, rocking with loose abandon on "Bad 'n' Ruin" and "Had Me a Real Good Time," two of their best songs. At the same time, their ballads also improved, with Rod Stewart's "Tell Everyone" and Ronnie Lane's "Richmond" rivaling each other for the most touching number on the... Read More

Ducks Deluxe/Taxi to the Terminal Zone - EDSEL
Artist: Ducks Deluxe

Both of the group's albums, Ducks Deluxe and Taxi to the Terminal Zone, compiled on one CD with one song from each removed to fit the format's time restriction -- really a best-of, and worth any three Led Zeppelin albums. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Read More