Kansas | Leftoverture Live & Beyond – CD Review
I had the privilege of seeing Kansas twice in 2017. Celebrating yet another rock and roll 40th anniversary, the band's break-out album Leftoverture was played from top to bottom...
Uriah Heep | Raging Through The Silence – CD/DVD Review
Uriah Heep have released a nice package of their May 28, 1989 20th anniversary show, previously only available on VHS until now. The double CD, single DVD Raging Through...
Jimi Hendrix Experience | Los Angeles Forum April 26, 1969 – Live Release Review
Just ahead of what would have been the 80th birthday of Jimi Hendrix on November 27 comes yet another live album from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Los Angeles Forum...
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 Who | Live At The Fillmore East 1968 – CD Review
Live At Leads, the Who's first official live album released in 1970, accurately captures the band's fiery chemistry, precociously executed, flavored with pure bluster, sweat, bravery and recklessness...
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...
Jimi Hendrix Experience | Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui...
One night in the free-flowing 1980s, I saw Rainbow Bridge on TV, and was both confused and exhilarated. Of course, I wanted to see Jimi Hendrix, and he shows...
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...
Jefferson Airplane | Setlist: The Very Best Of Jefferson Airplane Live – CD Review
The Setlist series of live CDs draw together familiar live material with some rarer, more obscure tunes. Featuring remastered tracks, new liner notes, photos and additional bonus material, the...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Greg Lake King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live...
From the King Biscuit Flower Hour come two newly remastered reissues from the ELP camp. The Greatest Hits Live set from Emerson, Lake and Palmer is taken from two...
