The Beatles | 1+ – Blu-ray Disc/CD Review

When The Beatles 1 CD compilation first came out in 2000, I was suspicious and took a few hardy swings at it. I argued that there were better, more...

Neil Young | Rust Never Sleeps – DVD Review

Always one step ahead, Neil Young was one of the few musicians from the 60s who wholeheartedly embraced the spirit of punk and new wave of the late 70s. He had...

Foreigner | Double Vision: Then And Now – Blu-ray Disc Review

There are a few bands that have managed to turn around original lineups and remain successful. Foreigner with only one original — guitarist Mick Jones — is one of...

Free | Free Forever – DVD Review

Bits and pieces have surfaced over the years, but nothing is more comprehensive than Free Forever when it comes to early 70s blues rockers Free. Free Forever is a...

Genesis | When In Rome 2007 – DVD Review

When word leaked out that Genesis was reforming, speculation as to which lineup was slated to come back was rampant all over fan web sites and message boards. Most hoped for...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Pictures At An Exhibition (Special Edition) – DVD Review

When I first saw Pictures At An Exhibition, it was 1976 at a midnight movie screening, doubled-billed with Pink Floyd’s Pompeii. Back then it was called Rock N’ Roll...

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...

Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sweet Home Alabama: The Rockpalast Collection – DVD Review

If I have one pet peeve peevier than any other, it is how some bands carry on with so many new members that they are wholly new bands — or...

Ozzy Osbourne | Speak Of The Devil – DVD Review

There are two Speak Of The Devil live releases from Ozzy Osbourne. The album, originally issued in November 1982, was recorded at The Ritz in New York in September...

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus – Blu-ray Disc Review

In November 1968, the Rolling Stones released Beggars Banquet, the last full album with the five original Rolling Stones. Even as guitarist Brian Jones' grasp on reality was taking...