Honky Tonk Heroes
Artist: Billy Joe Shaver
Greatest Hits - SONY INTERNATIONAL
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
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

Blue Days Black Nights
Artist: Freedy Johnston

The darkest, most understated Freedy Johnston record to date, Blue Days Black Nights is also the singer's most intimate effort, largely rejecting the quirky character studies of prior outings in favor of more plainly personal narratives, and revealing new shades of depth and honesty in the process. Co-producers T-Bone Burnett and Roger Moutenot... 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

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