Carl Palmer | Working Live Volume 3 – CD Review

Drummer Carl Palmer still hits very hard, very hard indeed. Carl Palmer is still pushing the limits of his drumming, pushing very hard indeed. Carl Palmer is not a...

John Fogerty | 50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks – DVD/CD Review

John Fogerty is in fine form celebrating his half-century in music on 50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks, available on CD, vinyl and DVD. Filmed and recorded on...

Gary Moore | Live From Baloise Session – Live Release Review

My live introduction to the late great Gary Moore was seeing him play guitar on Greg Lake’s first solo tour. Replicating the Keith Emerson keyboard parts on his Les...

Def Leppard | Viva Hysteria! Live At The Joint, Las Vegas – CD Review

A loud crazy clapping crowd feeds into the buzzing guitar start of the plodding "Women" that opens VIVA! Hysteria: Live At The Joint, Las Vegas, the 2013 live set...

Steve Hillage | Madison Square Garden 1977 – CD Review

Besides his association with Gong, Khan and System 7, guitarist Steve Hillage has released quite a few critically acclaimed solo flights of guitar mastery. On Madison Square Garden 1977,...

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...

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...

Iron Butterfly | Live At The Galaxy 1967 – CD Review

If we were to play a rock and roll word association game, and I tossed out the name “Iron Butterfly,” odds are you would reply, "In a Gadda Da...

The Derek Trucks Band | Roadsongs – CD Review

The live animals that they are, the Derek Trucks Band has stirred the pot with yet another token from the road, Roadsongs. The double-disc set was recorded over two...

Joe Jackson & Todd Rundgren | State Theater New Jersey 2005 – Live...

Way back in 2005, Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson teamed up for a series of joint shows, each performing 11-song solo sets, plus a duet encore. With New York-based...