Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long
Artist: The Beach Boys

This two-on-one CD reissue offers a pair of "firsts" -- the group's first concept album (in the Sinatra sense of the term, referring to an LP built on a specific theme or subject) and their first long-player to overlap with the British Invasion. The interesting thing about the group's albums up to All Summer Long, including Little Deuce Coupe,... Read More

Paul Weller
Artist: Paul Weller
Community Score: 6.50

Humiliated by Polydor's rejection of the final Style Council album (it remained unreleased until the 1998 box set), Paul Weller retreated from the spotlight, licked his wounds, and redefined his music. He re-emerged with the Paul Weller Movement and the surging trad rock single "Into Tomorrow," a song that may not have been a big hit, but it... Read More

Right Back at Ya (1971-1983)
Artist: Michael Stanley Band
Victory Mixture
Artist: Willy DeVille
The Absolute Best, Vol. 2
Artist: The Beach Boys

Absolute Best, Vol. 2 picks up where the first volume left off, beginning with "California Girls" and running through the early '70s. On the whole, the music on Absolute Best, Vol. 2 is more adventurous than its predecessor, containing more studio experiments and layered arrangements. If you have the first volume, the second volume is equally... Read More

The Absolute Best, Vol. 1
Artist: The Beach Boys

The early hits and their best-known songs ("Surfin' USA," "Fun, Fun, Fun," etc.), and a good anthology from that standpoint -- but none of all the really interesting stuff from the albums and B-sides. It's also a little too predictable, making it okay for the unadventurous. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Read More

Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Artist: The Beach Boys

These two albums represent the point in their history where the Beach Boys essentially divide into two distinct yet interlinked musical entities: Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine (with Glen Campbell, soon succeeded by Bruce Johnston) on-stage and Brian Wilson in the studio, putting together the Beach Boys' music with a host... Read More

The Best of Michael Stanley Band
Artist: Michael Stanley Band