Bad Company | Live At Wembley – DVD Review

Of all the sturdy, blues-based hard rock bands from the 70s, Bad Company were able to transcend pedigree and pop with smart, catchy and radio-friendly songs, superbly executed by former members...

War | Greatest Hits Live – DVD Review

War is a great band….in fact, War — the jazz, funk, Latin, rock (and many other) styles seven-man hybrid — is a great band. Enjoying hits with Eric Burdon and “Spill...

America | Live In Central Park 1979 – DVD Review

Ah, what a time the '70s were. Men wore their hair long, women wore their jeans tight, and bands like America were still dominating the airwaves (there was this thing called...

The Who | The Who, The Mods And The Quadrophenia Connection – DVD Review

Critical analysis of rock and roll can be a sticky wicket to be sure. When critics pro and con, musicologists and teachers attempt to dissect music that makes you tap your...

Deep Purple | They All Came Down To Montreux – DVD Review

Ever ponder the origins of “Smoke On The Water”? Probably not, but there’s another DVD from Deep Purple offering all the answers you could ever want. Taken from the...

Peter Gabriel | New Blood Live In London – Blu-ray Disc Review

Leave it to Peter Gabriel to seize the latest technology and use it to his advantage. His concert film New Blood Live In London was filmed in high definition...

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...

Black Sabbath | Live…Gathered In Their Masses – DVD Review

There's no denying that 2013 has been a bombastic year for Black Sabbath. First there was the aptly named studio album, 13, the first one with Ozzy Osbourne since...

Barclay James Harvest | Berlin: A Concert For The People – DVD Review

Barclay James Harvest is a British band that made its reputation mainly in Europe. England, Spain, Switzerland and Germany are countries where the band could attract monster-size crowds to...

Neal Morse | Testimony Two: Live In Los Angeles – CD/DVD Review

Along with Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse's Spock's Beard was a big part of the new progressive rock movement of the late 80s and early 90s. Forming...