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...
Genesis | BBC Broadcasts – Live Release Review
The sprawling BBC Broadcasts, 53 songs in all, is an “alternative greatest hits” collection by Genesis. Curated by the band’s keyboardist Tony Banks, along with engineer and producer Nick...
The Beatles | Get Back: The Rooftop Performance – Live Release Review
When Let It Be Special Edition and Peter Jackson’s three-part docuseries The Beatles: Get Back finally dropped toward the end of 2021, speculation ran high about what else there...
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...
B.B. King | In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival –...
B.B. King’s In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival was recorded at the third bi-annual Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival in Nancy, France. The set sees the...
Saga | Heads Or Tales Live – Live Release Review
Any album from the Canadian prog quintet Saga is always welcomed. In this case, a live album from 2010, during the brief time that Rob Moratti replaced lead vocalist...
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | The Roxy July 7, 1978 –...
Broadway’s latest star, Bruce Springsteen, has officially released one of the most infamous live concerts of his career. Sure, “Bruuuuce” fans have heard this show on bootlegs, in bits...
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Harpo’s Detroit Dec. 11, 1980 – CD...
In the early 70s, I first experienced Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and their own interpretation of music, thanks to a couple of albums my brother owned. In...
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....
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...
