Various Artists | The Bottom Line Archive Series – CD Review

Ah the days of The Bottom Line. The venerable small music club in the West Village of New York City has seen historic multi-night stands by Bruce Springsteen and...

Gentle Giant | Live In Santa Monica 1975 – Live Release Review

We listeners and lovers of classic rock are a faithful breed, often derided by ‘other’ music fans for our love of ‘the old stuff’. If you happen to be...

The Call Featuring Robert Levon Been Of B.R.M.C. | A Tribute To Michael Been...

On April 19, 2013, the surviving three members of the Call reunited for the first time in close to two decades. They were joined by bassist and vocalist Robert...

Deep Purple | Graz 1975 & Live In Verona – CD & Blu-ray Disc...

Live recordings from Deep Purple continue to fall out of the sky at an alarming rate. And if you’re a fan like me, you only wish you had enough...

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...

Kiss | Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984 – Live Release Review

Although it is generally regarded that Kiss’s 1975 Alive! album broke the band into worldwide fame (though the album is also known for being totally "live"). We can’t cast aspersions...

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...

The ABC&D Of Boogie Woogie Live In Paris – CD Review

The great double piano stride racing of "Bonsoir Boogie" opens The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie - Live In Paris CD, featuring Axel Zwingenberger, Ben Waters, Charlie Watts (yeah that...

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...

Dirty Honey | Mayhem & Revelry Live – Live Release Review

“When this fuckin’ riff kicks in, I want to see everybody in this fuckin’ house jumpin’, ” shouts Dirty Honey singer Marc LaBelle right before the opening riff to...