Marillion | A Sunday Night Above The Rain – CD Review
I remember first hearing Marillion in a Tower Records store in NYC in 1983. I was taken by lead singer Fish and his Peter Gabriel-like vocals and the group’s...
Roy Orbison | The Last Concert – CD Review
December 4, 1988. The last time Roy Orbison ever sang in public. He would die two days later. No stranger to hardship, the singer was on a major comeback...
UFO | Hot ‘N’ Live – The Chrysalis Live Anthology 1974-1983 – CD Review
UFO’s furious brand of hard rock was a template for groups like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. Despite an impressive catalog, their real strength was on the concert stage,...
Quicksilver Messenger Service | Live At The Old Mill Tavern – March 29 1970...
Live At The Old Mill Tavern - March 29, 1970 marks another live recording in a steady flow from Quicksilver Messenger Service, pulled from a period when the...
Robin Trower | Live! 50th Anniversary Edition – Live Release Review
After striking gold with the Bridge Of Sighs album, guitarist Robin Trower became a hot commodity on the concert circuit. Live albums being all the rage in the 70s,...
Steve Hunter | Tone Poems Live – CD Review
Steve Hunter’s slightly distorted lead guitar cuts over a solid beat from drummer Alvino Bennett, low down moments from bassist Tony Levin and a subtle Phil Aaberg organ slippin’...
Joe Lynn Turner | Street Of Dreams – Boston 1985 Sunstorm | Edge...
In a career spanning nearly three decades, including over 60 album credits, singer Joe Lynn Turner has fronted such rock notables as Deep Purple and Rainbow. He remains one...
Freedom: Jimi Hendrix Experience Atlanta Pop Festival – CD Review
Even with the challenges of putting on a rock festival in the Deep South, the apparent success of the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival prompted promoter Alex Cooley to stage...
Eric Johnson | Europe Live – CD Review
It is a fairly safe bet, when listening to a CD by a "guitar virtuoso” you won’t be disappointed by the musicianship. The skill level is all but guaranteed...
Grateful Dead | Fillmore West 1969 – Live Releases Review
In the nonstop cavalcade of live releases from the Grateful Dead camp, Fillmore West 1969 is a stand-out collection. Taken from the same four-night run comprising the legendary Live...
