The Beatles | The First U.S. Visit – DVD Review
Released in 2004, The First U.S. Visit offers a complete discourse on the Beatles’ first visit to the United States. From the minute they land at JFK, to their...
Pink Floyd | Atom Heart Mother (Special Edition) – CD/Blu-ray Disc Review
Don’t let the Holstein dairy cows on the cover fool you. Even if you’re lactose intolerant, Pink Floyd’s 1970 album, Atom Heart Mother, is easy to digest, especially when...
Mark Farner | Rock ‘N’ Roll Soul: Live 1989 – DVD Review
Mark Farner came to the public’s attention as the primary vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad. He hasn’t been part of the current lineup of the group...
Four 70s Classic Albums Get Quadio Upgrades – Blu-ray Disc Review
Following Rhino’s release of Quadio sets from Chicago in 2016 and the Doobie Brothers in 2020 comes four more albums from the 70s mixed in quadrophonic sound. Out of...
A Night At The Family Dog, Go Ride The Music & West Pole –...
Ralph J. Gleason, noted music critic and co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, typically championed the underdog. Be it the dissidents of jazz, up-and-coming folkies, or the way-out, psychedelic freaks,...
The Rolling Stones | GRRR LIVE! – CD & Blu-ray Disc Review
It goes without saying that the Rolling Stones have pumped out a boatload of live releases on CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc over the past few years. Certain purists...
Supertramp | The Story So Far – DVD Review
There is some speculation that Supertramp squeezed the pop strains of progressive rock further than Genesis and Journey could have ever imagined. The fact that they did it with...
Porcupine Tree | Closure/Continuation – Blu-ray Disc Review
For me to gain full appreciation of Closure/Continuation, Porcupine Tree’s 11th studio album coming 12 years after the last one, 2009’s The Incident, I had to listen to it...
Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy | Songs For While I’m Away + The Boys...
Thin Lizzy is another one of those 70s bands that should have been bigger. They had the chops, the songs and charismatic frontman Phil Lynott. Maybe it was timing...
Led Zeppelin DVD – Classic Commentary
What made Led Zeppelin and a few other bands from their era so unique and special? Well, for one, it was their mystique. Aside from their albums, concerts, and...
