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...

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...

Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – CD & Blu-ray Disc review

You can make fun of his voice and scratch your noggin about his seemingly dour demeanor, but the one thing everyone seems to agree on about Bob Dylan is...

The Moody Blues | Hall Of Fame – CD Review

The kings of symphonic rock, the Moody Blues have always been able to add an elegant touch of class, an expanse of surreal finesse that has consistently made their...

Deep Purple | In Concert With The London Symphony – Live Release Review

Deep Purple is at a stage in their career where they either fall under tweo labels: "classic rock oldies act" or "dynamic recording and touring act". In Concert With...

Glenn Hughes | Live In Wolverhampton – CD Review

Glenn Hughes' Live In Wolverhampton was recorded over the course of two nights in June 2009 in the singer's hometown of Bilston, England. This rehabilitating performance consists of Hughes...

Renaissance | DeLane Lea Studios 1973 & Academy Of Music, NYC (1974) – CD...

De Lane Lea Studios 1973 comprises seven songs on a tour promoting the Ashes Are Burning album. According to the liner notes, the band was reluctant to tour...

Steve Hackett | Wuthering Nights: Live In Birmingham – CD Review

Marking the 40th anniversary of Wind & Wuthering, the last Genesis studio album Steve Hackett appeared on, the guitarist’s live set Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham, available on two...

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...

Michael De Barres & The Mistakes | Live At The Hi Hat – Live...

The 26th Marquis Michael Des Barres, known to lovers of the classic film “To Sir With Love” as the kid wearing sunglasses, lead singer, and integral member of bands...