"It all becomes a bit by-numbers": Sheryl Crow fails to evolve on unambitious Evolution album By Pat Carty published 29 March 24 Sheryl Crow's 12th album Evolution starts strongly but soon falters
"More soulful than a gospel convention, warmer than a mother's love and groovier than the Grand Canyon": The Black Crowes return in righteous form on Happiness Bastards By Pat Carty published 19 March 24 The Black Crowes are still shaking on reunion album Happiness Bastards
"Hardly likely to convert Dylan doubters, but it's an interesting curio all the same": Bob Dylan: The Complete Budokan 1978 By Pat Carty published 17 November 23 Dylan's 1979 live album Bob Dylan At Budokan expanded, featuring two full shows from the famed Budokan arena in Tokyo
The deluxe version of Aerosmith's Greatest Hits: includes everything a reasonably sane person could possibly want By Pat Carty published 22 August 23 If you have an arse they will kick it: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits is now even more deluxe than it used to be