3 | Rockin’ The Ritz: NYC 1988 – Live Release Review

Man, did Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer and Greg Lake make it hard for their fans during the 1980s. Breaking up my beloved Emerson, Lake and Palmer at the tail...

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...

Grateful Dead | Friend Of The Devils: April 1978 – Live Release Review

When the drum solo comes around at concerts, lots of folks see that as an opportunity to head to the bathroom or beer line. When the “Drums” and “Space”...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | CSNY: Déjà Vu Live – CD Review

One can only speculate what was brewing in Neil Young’s mind when he wrote and recorded his 2006 protest album, Living With War. It's easy to say that the...

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...

King Crimson | 2014 NYC – Live Release Review

In 2014, after seven years of inactivity, King Crimson returned with yet another new configuration for the unsuspecting public to absorb. This wasn’t your regular group of replacements assembled...

Yes | Topographic Drama: Live Across America – CD Review

Topographic Drama — Live Across America was recorded over 12 concerts from February 2017. For this record, this incarnation of Yes — guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist...

Iron Butterfly | Live At The Galaxy 1967 – CD Review

If we were to play a rock and roll word association game, and I tossed out the name “Iron Butterfly,” odds are you would reply, "In a Gadda Da...

Keith Emerson & Greg Lake | Live From Manticore Hall – CD Review

The dynamic duo of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (two-thirds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer) went on tour in 2010. Four years later, Live From Manticore Hall captures nine...

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...