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Sound Bytes

Sound Bytes

After years lost in a creative wilderness and stuck on a series of greatest-hits tours, Van Halen has returned with former lead singer David Lee Roth and a brand-new album to reclaim its place in the rock 'n' roll pantheon. If only the record lived up to lofty expectations. More

Past Columns

Music Review: Van Halen's Comeback Album Returns With Roth, Stock Sounds
Concert Review: Bon Iver's Stage Return Invites Celebration
Music Review: Robertson's 'Clairvoyant' Lacks Brilliant Insights
Music Review: Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' Suffers Fatal Injuries
Soundbytes: Top 5 Best Irish Drinking Songs
Concert Review: Dylan Doubleheader Delivers Surprises, As Expected
Concert Review: The National Rocks For Obama, Claims Spotlight
Music Review: Stone Temple Pilots' Disc Is Attempt At Second Takeoff
Music Review: Apples In Stereo's 'Travellers' Venture Into '70s Dance Pop
Music Review: The National's 'High Violet' Makes Case For Rock Greatness
Concert Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Stubbornly Stick With Sound, Fury
Concert Review: Vetiver Wins New Converts With Acoustic-Guitar Gems
Concert Review: Dr. Dog Gives Retro-Rock Vibrant New Spin
Soundbytes: 2010 Grammy Awards Predictions
Soundbytes: Top 10 All-Time Best Movie Music Moments
CD Review: Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' Dripping With Ambition
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2009
CD Review: Them Crooked Vultures Fulfill Supergroup Tag For Wrong Reasons
Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen Embraces, Celebrates Legacy At Milwaukee Stop
CD Review: Devendra Banhart Continues Free-Spirited Wanderings On New Disc
Soundbytes: Pop Music's 5 Best Halloween Songs
Concert Review: Dinosaur Jr. Refuses Fossil Status
Concert Review: Sufjan Stevens Thrills With Hits, Bores With Jams
CD Review: Alice In Chains Attempts Grunge Resurrection On New Record
CD Review: Muse's New Album Seeks To Overcome Lingering 'Resistance'
CD Review: Os Mutantes' Return Offers Tropicalia Flashback
CD Review: Jay-Z Relies On Hit-Making Designs For 'The Blueprint 3'
CD Review: Arctic Monkeys Freeze Out Doubters With 'Humbug'
CD Review: Raconteurs' Benson Hones Power-Pop Punch On Solo Effort
CD Review: Jack White's The Dead Weather Yields Fearsome Guitar Thunder
Jackson's Legacy: Dizzying Triumphs, Bizarre Episodes
CD Review: Band Vocalist Levon Helm Digs Up, Exposes 'Electric' Roots
CD Review: Eminem Mixes Earnestness With Malevolence On 'Relapse'
CD Review: Grizzly Bear's 'Veckatimset' Quietly Confirms Internet Buzz
CD Review: St. Vincent's 'Actor' Commands Center Stage
CD Review: Bob Dylan's New 'Life' Excited With Blues Spirit
CD Review: Silversun Pickups Aim To Usher In '90s Music Revival
CD Review: Neil Young's 'Fork' Stalls Out As Gearhead-Talking Protest LP
CD Review: Mastodon's Disc Pummels Ears With Smarter Brand Of Metal
Soundbytes: 2009 Rock Hall Inductees Honor Pop's Subgenres
CD Review: Indigo Girls' 'Poseidon' Emerges With Pop Buoyancy
Soundbytes: Top 5 Irish One-Hit Wonders
CD Review: Chris Cornell's 'Scream' Howls For Electro-Pop Stardom
CD Review: U2's 'Horizon' Hints At Group's Creative Sunset
CD Review: Van Morrison Revisits, Reworks '60s Masterpiece On Live Disc
CD Review: Antony And The Johnsons' 'Light' Brightens His Melancholic Star
Soundbytes: 2009 Grammy Awards Predictions
Review: Springsteen Summons Rock's Redemptive Power
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2008
CD Review: Animal Collective Discovers Pop Formulas As Latest Experiment
CD Review: Kanye West's 'Heartbreak' Skews Midas Touch To Suit Dark Mood
CD Review: Guns N' Roses' Much-Delayed 'Democracy' Displays Authoritarian Streak
Concert Review: Eagles Of Death Metal Bring Boogie Back To Rock 'N' Roll
Music Review: Van Halen's Comeback Album Returns With Roth, Stock Sounds
Concert Review: Bon Iver's Stage Return Invites Celebration
Music Review: Robertson's 'Clairvoyant' Lacks Brilliant Insights
Music Review: Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' Suffers Fatal Injuries
Soundbytes: Top 5 Best Irish Drinking Songs
Concert Review: Dylan Doubleheader Delivers Surprises, As Expected
Concert Review: The National Rocks For Obama, Claims Spotlight
Music Review: Stone Temple Pilots' Disc Is Attempt At Second Takeoff
Music Review: Apples In Stereo's 'Travellers' Venture Into '70s Dance Pop
Music Review: The National's 'High Violet' Makes Case For Rock Greatness
Concert Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Stubbornly Stick With Sound, Fury
Concert Review: Vetiver Wins New Converts With Acoustic-Guitar Gems
Concert Review: Dr. Dog Gives Retro-Rock Vibrant New Spin
Soundbytes: 2010 Grammy Awards Predictions
Soundbytes: Top 10 All-Time Best Movie Music Moments
CD Review: Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' Dripping With Ambition
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2009
CD Review: Them Crooked Vultures Fulfill Supergroup Tag For Wrong Reasons
Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen Embraces, Celebrates Legacy At Milwaukee Stop
CD Review: Devendra Banhart Continues Free-Spirited Wanderings On New Disc
Soundbytes: Pop Music's 5 Best Halloween Songs
Concert Review: Dinosaur Jr. Refuses Fossil Status
Concert Review: Sufjan Stevens Thrills With Hits, Bores With Jams
CD Review: Alice In Chains Attempts Grunge Resurrection On New Record
CD Review: Muse's New Album Seeks To Overcome Lingering 'Resistance'
CD Review: Os Mutantes' Return Offers Tropicalia Flashback
CD Review: Jay-Z Relies On Hit-Making Designs For 'The Blueprint 3'
CD Review: Arctic Monkeys Freeze Out Doubters With 'Humbug'
CD Review: Raconteurs' Benson Hones Power-Pop Punch On Solo Effort
CD Review: Jack White's The Dead Weather Yields Fearsome Guitar Thunder
Jackson's Legacy: Dizzying Triumphs, Bizarre Episodes
CD Review: Band Vocalist Levon Helm Digs Up, Exposes 'Electric' Roots
CD Review: Eminem Mixes Earnestness With Malevolence On 'Relapse'
CD Review: Grizzly Bear's 'Veckatimset' Quietly Confirms Internet Buzz
CD Review: St. Vincent's 'Actor' Commands Center Stage
CD Review: Bob Dylan's New 'Life' Excited With Blues Spirit
CD Review: Silversun Pickups Aim To Usher In '90s Music Revival
CD Review: Neil Young's 'Fork' Stalls Out As Gearhead-Talking Protest LP
CD Review: Mastodon's Disc Pummels Ears With Smarter Brand Of Metal
Soundbytes: 2009 Rock Hall Inductees Honor Pop's Subgenres
CD Review: Indigo Girls' 'Poseidon' Emerges With Pop Buoyancy
Soundbytes: Top 5 Irish One-Hit Wonders
CD Review: Chris Cornell's 'Scream' Howls For Electro-Pop Stardom
CD Review: U2's 'Horizon' Hints At Group's Creative Sunset
CD Review: Van Morrison Revisits, Reworks '60s Masterpiece On Live Disc
CD Review: Antony And The Johnsons' 'Light' Brightens His Melancholic Star
Soundbytes: 2009 Grammy Awards Predictions
Review: Springsteen Summons Rock's Redemptive Power
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2008
CD Review: Animal Collective Discovers Pop Formulas As Latest Experiment
CD Review: Kanye West's 'Heartbreak' Skews Midas Touch To Suit Dark Mood
CD Review: Guns N' Roses' Much-Delayed 'Democracy' Displays Authoritarian Streak
Concert Review: Eagles Of Death Metal Bring Boogie Back To Rock 'N' Roll

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