The Ox Box Set in Bloomington, MN

John Entwistle
's six solo albums received deluxe reissues in 2023, leading to
Demon
rounding up these expansions as a six-CD box set called
The Ox Box
. Spanning the course of a quarter-century --
Smash Your Head Against the Wall
arrived in 1971,
The Rock
closed out his solo career in 1996 --
Entwistle
's solo career remained on the fringes of arena rock, sounding heavier and weirder than
the Who
. That vibe extends to the bonus tracks -- primarily demos, although those contain some unreleased songs; there's a total of 29 extra cuts in all -- which help flesh out one of the more eccentric side journeys in classic rock. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine