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Rocket Radio: Lo-Fi at Its Best

Reprinted by popular request, one of our most-read posts ever. Those of a certain age may well have experienced the pleasures of “Rocket Radio”.

In 1981 Springsteen went into the studio alone to record the mythic, powerful, unforgettable album Nebraska.

We start with a classic that belongs in every jazz library, then bring things into the 21st century with recent releases.

‘Band of Joy’ is an absolute delight – a revelation that grows with repeated listening.

The legendary 1973 album from Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks was cancelled by Polydor in 1978 – never to be digitized, never to be streamed.

Long out of print, this classic album Spirit in the Sky with its genre-bending sonic ingenuity returns to captivate new listeners.

These 7 Crossover Jazz albums found huge audiences by incorporating elements of rock, hip-hop and world music.

We’ve put together a series of 3 posts to guide you toward the pleasures of listening to jazz, beginning with the Classic era.

Moody, lush, enticingly slow and highly evocative, this may well be the most romantic album ever made.

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This has been my favorite Kinks album since I bought it in 1971. And I have them all.

I've loved Gene Pitney's voice for 60 years. I was 12 when I started listening to him and I still…

What a great blast from the past, Brian. We had one of those rocket crystal radios as a kid. Though…

I love everything Bob Lind writes and records. The man is an artist. Thanks for your review on Something Worse…

Excellent suggestion for a post on Tangerine Dream! Thank you, David - look for it in the coming weeks.

I love the feelings and textures that come from listening to the release. I think Jarre along with Tangerine Dream,…