Foghat | 8 Days On The Road – Live Release Review
Blue-rock quartet Foghat formed in 1971 when guitarist and singer “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens left Savoy Brown to set out on their own. They...
Jeff Beck | Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott’s – Live Release Review
To get a sense of how important a guitarist Jeff Beck is, you have to read through his resume and listen to everything he’s played on. An even better...
Willie Nelson | Setlist: The Very Best Of Willie Nelson 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...
The Who | BBC Sessions – Live Release Review
Amid a sundry of bedazzling accolades, the Who have the dubious distinction of releasing more compilation records of one form or another than actual original studio albums. Perhaps it...
Allman Brothers Band | Fillmore East February 1970 – CD Review
What a difference a year makes!
At Fillmore East, the seminal 1971 ABB classic that gave proper validity to the southern rock genre and made the sextet superstars is our...
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...
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...
Alice Cooper | A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris Live 2018 –...
Welcomed to spend the night with Alice Cooper via a PA voiceover just before opener “Brutal Planet,” the crowd gathered this night in the City of Light is pretty...
The Who | Live At Shea Stadium 1982 – Live Release Review
The Who as a live unit is unquestionably on-topic when it comes to which rock bands dominate the concert circuit. Sorry Beatles and Stones fans, but this is one...
Greg Lake | Live In Piacenza – CD Review
Released a year after Greg Lake's passing, Live In Piacenza certainly delvers a double-edge sword of poignancy — recounting the ELP singer’s “Songs Of A Lifetime” solo tour, as...
