This collects the highlights from Young's first six albums, including the original versions of his three most famous songs: "Seven Bridges Road," "Lonesome On'ry and Mean," and "Montgomery in the Rain." Although Young's earliest work is a curious (but enjoyable) mix of Steppenwolf and the Moody Blues, beginning about the time of his third album Seven Bridges Road, Young's original voice establishes itself, and from that point the writing, as well as the performances, are compelli...   [ read more ]

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Steve Young has a big voice. It is the type of voice most shower dreamers wish they had, comprised of volume, sustain, range, and emotion. Young, however, is also an accomplished songwriter, though, typically, his albums tend to be half covers and half originals. This album, released 30 years into his career, finds Young's vocal pipes as strong as ever and his songwriting just as sharp as when he penned such classics as "Seven Bridges Road" and "Montgomery in the Rain." And, true to form, th...   [ read more ]

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With the wailing lap steel of the album opener "Farewell Transmission," Jason Molina & Company usher in a new day, playing the sort of rock that your cool uncle liked back in the '70s. Landing somewhere on the radar sonically between Bob Dylan's "Desire" and Bob Seger's "Beautiful Loser," though thematically in-line with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man," "The Magnolia Electric Co." lies at the crossroads of working class rock, white soul, swamp rock, and outlaw country. Boasting a doo-wop-like line-up with fi...   [ read more ]

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