Shake Your Money Maker
Artist: The Black Crowes
Community Score: 7.61

The Black Crowes' debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, may borrow heavily from the bluesy hard rock grooves of the Rolling Stones and Faces (plus a bit of classic soul), but the band gets away with it due to sharp songwriting and an ear for strong riffs and chorus melodies, not to mention the gritty, muscular rhythm guitar of Rich Robinson and... Read More

The Best of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Artist: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

Concentrating on the highlights from Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' late-'70s albums, Best of Southside Johnny offers a good introduction to the hard R&B-influenced rock of the New Jersey band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read More

Pumping Iron & Sweating Steel: The Best of the Iron City Houserockers
Artist: The Iron City Houserockers

A generous compilation of the best of an underrated rock & roll band from the late '70s and early '80s. Some of Joe Grushecky's songs on Pumping Iron & Sweating Steel equal the best of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Bob Seger during this period. Fans of those artists will definitely find the Iron City Houserockers worth investigating. ~... Read More

Better Days
Artist: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

A comeback album that by all rights shouldn't be this good, Better Days reunites Southside Johnny with his old cohorts Springsteen and Van Zandt and some special guests (Jon Bon Jovi, Flo and Eddie) for 11 bittersweet originals capped by the gorgeous soul ballad "It's Been a Long Time." ~ Kit Kiefer, All Music Guide Read More

Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings
Artist: Dion

After many hit singles with the Belmonts, Dion went solo and became one of the first rock & roll stars signed to the Columbia label. Although he was only with the label for four years, Dion recorded some of his most adventurous music during this period. Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings chronicles this phase in his career, and is the best... Read More

Hey Let's Twist!: The Best of Joey Dee and the Starliters
Artist: Joey Dee & the Starliters

While Joey Dee is generally looked upon as the quaint bearer of the twist to a mass audience (clean covers of R&B tunes palatable to White audiences), the truth is that Dee had a racially integrated band (in 1961, no less) that not only delivered the goods, but put some high voltage energy into the tunes as well. Although this 18-track... Read More

The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Artist: The Black Crowes
Community Score: 7.61

The addition of the more technically gifted guitarist Marc Ford and a full-time organist gives the Black Crowes room to stretch out on The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, perhaps the band's finest moment. Using Rich Robinson's descending chord progressions as a base, the band grooves its way through a remarkably fresh-sounding collection... Read More

A.K.A. Grafitti Man
Artist: John Trudell

Poet John Trudell's first major release incorporates rock & roll, blues and traditional Native American music to create a compelling backdrop for his views on society, love, loss and life in this country as a Native American. The opening track, "Rockin' the Res," kicks off the record with an Indian chant, before a barrage of drums, bass and... Read More