BEAT | Live – Live Release Review

Calling BEAT a “creative reinterpretation” of 80s-era King Crimson is arguably misleading. If you listen closely to this quartet, you’d swear it was the real, original thing. With this 19-track Live...

Rush | Clockwork Angels Tour – CD Review

The thick sounding double punch of the keyboard-bleeding "Subdivisions" into "Big Money" opens Rush's 2013 live release (Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD) Clockwork Angels Tour. Not that anyone would...

Whitesnake | Live In 84 – Back To The Bone – DVD/CD Review

Whitesnake’s 1984 Slide It In album spawned such hits as “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Guilty Of Love,” “Slow & Easy” and the title track. The band’s leader and singer...

Jethro Tull | Bursting Out (The Inflated Edition) – Live Release Review

When it comes to the great live albums of the 1970s, you typically see lists with At Fillmore East by the Allman Brothers Band and The Who's Live At...

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...

Freedom: Jimi Hendrix Experience Atlanta Pop Festival – CD Review

Even with the challenges of putting on a rock festival in the Deep South, the apparent success of the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival prompted promoter Alex Cooley to stage...

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | Live At The Roxy 9.25.14 –...

You put Slash at the Roxy with gold-throated Myles Kennedy singing and the band the Conspirators behind them, you can pretty much be assured that you're going to get...

Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen | Live In San Francisco 1971 –...

Reminiscent of those live country radio broadcast from the 1950s, Commander Cody’s “Lost In the Ozone” opens Live In San Francisco 1971. Taken from an evening that Commander Cody...

John Wetton | Live Via Satellite – CD Review

As the lead singer of Asia, UK and King Crimson, plus an extensive solo catalog, John Wetton has lots to offer in concert. Live Via Satellite certainly proves this...

Yes | The Royal Affair Tour, Live From Las Vegas – CD Review

Recorded during Yes’ 2019 run with Asia, John Lodge, and Carl Palmer, The Royal Affair Tour, Live From Las Vegas is a 10-song live album featuring the present lineup...