V.O.L.
Artist: Vigilantes of Love
Community Score: 3.50

The first Vigilantes of Love album on the Warner Brothers label is a retrospective of their first five CDs, which featured five different band lineups. Fittingly, singer-songwriter Bill Mallonee has recorded four new songs for the compilation with yet another new band. With the exception of the rock-hymn "Double Cure," the new songs are the... Read More

Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back - DVD VIDEO
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 10.00
Down by the River
Artist: Neil Young

During Neil Young's limited acoustic tour of 1999, he virtually duplicated the same set for the first few nights, rotating selections from Tonight's the Night, Harvest Moon, and After the Goldrush, while plugging in a few new songs. On this night in Oakland, CA, he mixed it up, unleashing a slew of rarely performed acoustic goods-from the... Read More

Come on Now Social
Artist: Indigo Girls
Community Score: 5.50

Indigo Girls had sort of boxed themselves into the corner during the late '90s. They had become pop culture icons, as known for their politics as their music. Unfortunately, being in such a position meant their music had gotten a little stale, as the good but predictable Shaming of the Sun illustrated. The duo seized the opportunity to... Read More

The Best of John Hiatt - INTERSCOPE
Artist: John Hiatt
Catalog
Artist: Danielle Howle

On her fourth release Catalog, singer/songwriter Danielle Howle serves up more subtle, complex songs that draw from her folk and punk roots. Her intuitive style of singing and playing ranges from soft to forceful, her songs from funny to sad, and her music is always compelling and original. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide Read More

Whereabouts
Artist: Ron Sexsmith
Community Score: 8.90

Ron Sexsmith's third album continues the singer/songwriter's talent -- and perhaps his need -- for revealing his delicate and contemplative reflections on life and himself. On Whereabouts, Sexsmith sounds vulnerable yet a bit more worldly than on his previous two albums, and his clear, plaintive vocals sound best on the most introspective tracks... Read More

The Get Together/Elephant Mountain
Artist: The Youngbloods

At a time when bands like the Byrds and the Jefferson Airplane were trying to find a balance between folk, rock, blues, country, and psychedelia, the Youngbloods cut a masterpiece of a debut that made it all look easy. The melodies poured out, and the members' relaxed, laid-back approach to playing across the genres, from blues to country to... Read More

Angels & Electricity
Artist: Eddi Reader
Community Score: 10.00

In these health-conscious times, it's tempting to distrust the sweet and pretty. But not everything that tastes good is bad for you. Bear that in mind as you listen to Eddi Reader's latest solo album, on which she teams up with fellow British pop-folkie Boo Hewerdine (who plays guitar, produces and wrote half the songs) to deliver a luscious... Read More

Best Bit EP
Artist: Beth Orton

Best Bit is a masterpiece in miniature, a four-track EP of stunning vision and depth. Beth Orton's first substantial release since her groundbreaking debut album, Trailer Park, it moves away from the electronic textures of her previous work to forge a more organic compound of folk, dance-pop, and jazz. The title track, with its loose, swinging... Read More

Super Hits
Artist: Dan Fogelberg

Super Hits is a budget-priced, ten-track collection that features a pair of Dan Fogelberg's biggest hits, "Longer" and "The Language of Love," which are balanced by a selection of album tracks and failed singles. Although many of these songs equal his hits in terms of quality, anyone interested in those songs will be happier with the original... Read More

Live
Artist: Julie Adams
White Ladder
Artist: David Gray
Community Score: 7.92

David Gray's fan base is strong and active. They have seen him through his years with Virgin Records, during which time he was applauded for his talent, emotive voice, and songwriting skills yet never quite broke through to a mainstream audience. White Ladder showcases Gray like never before; it's an album of such depth and quality that one... Read More