Rory Gallagher | Live At Montreux – Live Album Release

“I want to be playing when I'm 50,” Irish son Rory Gallagher stated rather matter-of-factly during a Beat Instrumental interview in June 1971. In all likelihood, the acclaimed blues...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Out Of This World: Live (1970-1997) – Live Release...

According to most online discographies — often plagued with inaccuracies — Emerson, Lake & Palmer have unveiled over 20 live releases. That includes four multi-disc sets of bootleg recordings....

Tuscaloosa | Neil Young + The Stray Gators – CD Review

Crazy Horse allows Neil Young to get in touch with his inner angst; the Stray Gator lets him explore the outer beauty of his melodies. Just one spin through...

The Who | BBC Sessions – Live Release Review

Amid a sundry of bedazzling accolades, the Who have the dubious distinction of releasing more compilation records of one form or another than actual original studio albums. Perhaps it...

Alice Cooper | A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris Live 2018 –...

Welcomed to spend the night with Alice Cooper via a PA voiceover just before opener “Brutal Planet,” the crowd gathered this night in the City of Light is pretty...

Keith Emerson & The Nice Vivacitas | Live At Glasgow 2002 – CD...

At 60, Keith Emerson has more on his plate than most men half his age. Never one to rest on his laurels, Emerson actively records on his own or...

Foghat | 8 Days On The Road – Live Release Review

Blue-rock quartet Foghat formed in 1971 when guitarist and singer “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens left Savoy Brown to set out on their own. They...

Joe Bonamassa | Tales Of Time – Live Release Review

A sly percussion bed, twinkly acoustic, and spoken word intro of “Dawn Of Time” flows right into Joe Bonamassa’s single sailing Les Paul notes on “Notches,” which opens the...

King Crimson | Official Bootleg: Live In Chicago, June 28th, 2017 – CD...

King Crimson pump out live records almost as expeditiously as the Grateful Dead, and with the band back on the circuit and touring relentlessly, it’s no surprise, they’ve released...

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...