Band Moondog Matinee CD * includes extra track with the help of Bob

with the help of Bob Earland

near Cologne

THE ESSENTIAL ALICE IN CHAINS is an excellent two-disc set that provides a definitive overview of the Seattle quartet's output

West Hills

its core skirting universal interpretation in favor of specificity

Band Moondog Matinee CD * includes extra track with the help of BobThe Band started their career with two stunningly perfect albums in '68 and '69 (MUSIC FROM BIG PINK and THE BAND, respectively). An edgy comment on their newfound fame, STAGE FRIGHT, came in '70. Then an album of scattered focus (CAHOOTS) and a brilliant live retrospective (ROCK OF AGES) followed over the next two years. Whether or not the well of new material was running dry, The Band wisely chose to take some of the pressure off by revisiting their