Dio | The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986 / Magica – CD Review
By the mid 80s, Ronnie James Dio had well established himself as a solo artist with three albums under his belt. Guitarist Vivian Campbell left after the Sacred Heart...
Stuff | Live At Montreux 1976 – CD Review
There are just some things that have to be. If you gather guitar players, Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale, bassist Gordon Edwards, drummer Steve Gadd and keyboardist Richard Tee...
Foreigner | Alive & Rockin’ – CD Review
When Foreigner recorded Alive & Rockin' (originally released as a DVD) in 2006 at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Balingen, Germany, they offered themselves up like sacrificial...
Rory Gallagher | Irish Tour ’74 – CD Review
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of release of Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour '74, Eagle Rock and Sony are behind a double-CD Special Edition and seven-CD/single-DVD boxset. It may seem like...
Various Artists | The Bottom Line Archive Series – CD Review
Ah the days of The Bottom Line. The venerable small music club in the West Village of New York City has seen historic multi-night stands by Bruce Springsteen and...
Rush | Clockwork Angels Tour – CD Review
The thick sounding double punch of the keyboard-bleeding "Subdivisions" into "Big Money" opens Rush's 2013 live release (Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD) Clockwork Angels Tour. Not that anyone would...
The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Uncut – DVD Review
When the Rolling Stones reconvened after a five-year hiatus in 1989, the tours became more elaborate, bigger and frequent, as the band, the crew, the whole production became a...
Greg Lake | London ’81 – CD Review
I recall being rightly impressed by guitarist Gary Moore and his finger flights of fancy, emulating Keith Emerson on "Fanfare For The Common Man," when I caught a Greg...
BEAT | Live – Live Release Review
Calling BEAT a “creative reinterpretation” of 80s-era King Crimson is arguably misleading.
If you listen closely to this quartet, you’d swear it was the real, original thing.
With this 19-track Live...
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...
