Grateful Dead | Crimson, White & Indigo: Philadelphia July 7, 1989 – DVD Review

Yet another nugget has been sprung from the Grateful Dead vault by the good folks at Rhino. The year — an important factor — is 1989, a festive time...

Yes | The Director’s Cut – DVD Review

It’s like assembling a great baseball team. They score and field with fewer errors, becoming the stuff of legends so much so that the individual players, despite their obvious...

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow | Black Masquerade – DVD Review

Ritchie Blackmore trots out his 1995 version of Rainbow on the Black Masquerade DVD. This disc captures the band following Blackmore's second and final departure from Deep Purple, supporting...

The Jeff Healey Band | Live In Belgium – DVD/CD Review

There's a double-disc CD/DVD from the Jeff Healey Band called Live In Belgium, featuring 82 minutes of prime blues that only Healey and his trio (augmented here by two...

Various Artists | A Musicares Person Of The Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor –...

Every year, the GRAMMY association’s charity arm designed to provide aid to musicians and people of the musical community – Musicares – honors a musician whose contributions to the music go...

Michael Schenker Group | The 30th Anniversary Concert Live In Tokyo – DVD Review

It’s hard to get too excited about everything Michael Schenker has done since he foolishly abandoned UFO in the late 70s. Really…how could he expect to possibly top Phenomenon, Force It or...

Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago Transit Authority – DVD Review

Who needs surround when quad is back. At least it is on Chicago Transit Authority — precisely a remastered early 70s quadraphonic mix, previously only available on 8-track tape (!), now...

Queen | Queen Rock Montreal – DVD Review

Since Freddie Mercury’s untimely passing in 1991, posthumous releases from Queen have been consistent and plentiful. Queen Rock Montreal isn’t exactly a new release. Originally titled We Will Rock You, this concert...

Flying Colors | Second Flight: Live At The Z7 – Blu-ray Disc Review

Five-man prog pop supergroup Flying Colors may be a tad underappreciated in the States, but in Europe, they are revered like prog rock royalty. So it stands to reason that after...

Jimi Hendrix Experience | Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui...

One night in the free-flowing 1980s, I saw Rainbow Bridge on TV, and was both confused and exhilarated. Of course, I wanted to see Jimi Hendrix, and he shows...