Grateful Dead | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 – Live Release Review

When the drum solo comes around at concerts, lots of folks see that as an opportunity to head to the bathroom or beer line. When the “Drums” and “Space”...

Dickey Betts | Live From The Lone Star Roadhouse: New York City 1988 –...

Fronting a band that included guitarist Warren Haynes, keyboardist Johnny Neel, bassist Marty Privette, and drummer Matt Abts, Allman Brothers Band guitarist, singer and songwriter Dickey Betts took New...

Jethro Tull | Bursting Out (The Inflated Edition) – Live Release Review

When it comes to the great live albums of the 1970s, you typically see lists with At Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers Band and The Who's Live At...

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention | Whisky A Go Go, 1968 –...

Billed on the world-famous Whisky a Go Go’s marquee as “Mothers Of Invention – Recording Session,” Frank Zappa and his band at the time — Ray Collins (vocals, percussion), Ian...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Live In France: The 1966 Concert In Limoges – Live...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe isn’t exactly a name on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But if you have any interest in the origins of rock and roll, it’s a name...

The Who | Live At Shea Stadium 1982 – Live Release Review

The Who as a live unit is unquestionably on-topic when it comes to which rock bands dominate the concert circuit. Sorry Beatles and Stones fans, but this is one...

3 | Rockin’ The Ritz: NYC 1988 – Live Release Review

Man, did Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer and Greg Lake make it hard for their fans during the 1980s. Breaking up my beloved Emerson, Lake and Palmer at the tail...

Jimi Hendrix Experience | Hollywood Bowl August 18, 1967 – Live Release Review

Even before Are You Experienced was released in the States, the buzz around the Jimi Hendrix Experience was ubiquitous. Their performance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 18,...

Beck, Bogert & Appice | Live In Japan 1973, Live In London 1974 –...

There are many chapters in the Jeff Beck story. There is, however, one without closure. From 1972 to 1974, Beck released an album and toured with bassist Tim Bogert...

Steve Hackett | Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton – Live...

There seems to be no stopping guitarist Steve Hackett. Rising to fame with Genesis, then leaving in 1977 to forge his way through a solid career of 30 solo...