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...

Sherinian/Phillips Live – Live Release Review

Sherinian/Phillips is the musical alliance of keyboard wizard Derek Sherinian and drummer extraordinaire Simon Philips. Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Black Country Communion, Sons of Apollo) and...

Grateful Dead | Here Comes Sunshine 1973 – Box Set Review

Watch out, it's another live release from the Grateful Dead! Yeah, there’s a regular rotation of the band’s live material bubbling to the surface, though you might want to...

Neal Schon | Journey Through Time – Live Release Review

Given his pedigree, guitarist Neal Schon is surely a rock and roll force to be reckoned with. He joined Santana when he was a teenager. Later, he co-found Journey...

Kiss | Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984 – Live Release Review

Although it is generally regarded that Kiss’s 1975 Alive! album broke the band into worldwide fame (though the album is also known for being totally "live"). We can’t cast aspersions...