John Wetton | Akustika: Live In Amerika / Akustika II: Return To Amerika –...
As a singer, bassist and songwriter who played with Asia, UK, King Crimson, Uriah Heep and Roxy Music, John Wetton was a giant on the prog music scene. The...
Steve Hunter | Tone Poems Live – CD Review
Steve Hunter’s slightly distorted lead guitar cuts over a solid beat from drummer Alvino Bennett, low down moments from bassist Tony Levin and a subtle Phil Aaberg organ slippin’...
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 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...
Jethro Tull | Aqualung Live – Live Release Review
Back in 2005, Jethro Tull released Aqualung Live, which captured a live performance of their classic 1971 album, Aqualung. Performed by the lineup of singer and flautist Ian Anderson,...
The Myths And Legends Of Rick Wakeman – Live Release Review
“I’m still wondering, though, if I am more of a myth than a legend,” Rick Wakeman quips over the title of the four-disc live collection, The Myths And Legends Of...
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...
Roy Orbison | The Last Concert – CD Review
December 4, 1988. The last time Roy Orbison ever sang in public. He would die two days later. No stranger to hardship, the singer was on a major comeback...
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...
The Who | Live At The Eden Project – Live Release Review
The Who, (or “The Two” as I have affectionately called Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey for a while now) played and recorded a landmark concert back in 2023. Even...
