Live At Montreux 2003 Yes

In 1977, Yes welcomed keyboardist Rick Wakeman back into the fold and recorded their magnificent eighth studio album Going For The One in Montreux, Switzerland. Oddly enough, they didn’t...

Live At Montreux 1976 Weather Report

When Mile Davis recorded In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew in 1969 and 1970, respectively, he simultaneously created a new strain of jazz called fusion, combining elements of...

For Patti Smith Upon Her Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

By Gary Peterson "Mayakovsky would read poems in the streets of Moscow and people would riot. It was just like a Who concert." - Patti Smith KRYPTONITE & WILHELM REICH - Milwaukee, March...

Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter | Live At Montreux 1988 – DVD Review

Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter are giants in their there respective musical fields. But together, they take things to an entirely different level. The Live At The 1988 Montreux...

Where’s Phil?

By Ralph Greco, Jr. So the seminal girl group, the Ronettes made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s a long time coming and surely well deserved. Ronnie Spector, the...

Live At Montreux 1973 Canned Heat

Don't tell anyone, but Canned Heat is practically synonymous with the word “boogie.” Over a turbulent run of excessive personnel changes, drug problems, personality disorders, and general malaise, Canned...

Viva Elvis Mashes Up The King Vegas-Style

By Jimmy Casey When I was first told of a Cirque du Soleil tribute to Elvis Presley, I thought, Hey! That's not a bad idea! After all, Cirque du Soleil was responsible...