Alan Parsons | The NeverEnding Show: Live In The Netherlands – Live Release Review
Before starting his own Project, Alan Parsons worked as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios, earning his first album credit on the Beatles’ Abbey Road. He went on...
Rory Gallagher | Live At Montreux – Live Album Release
“I want to be playing when I'm 50,” Irish son Rory Gallagher stated rather matter-of-factly during a Beat Instrumental interview in June 1971. In all likelihood, the acclaimed blues...
Gary Moore | Live At Bush Hall 2007 – CD Review
In 2007, guitarist Gary Moore entertained a small audience of 400 lucky fans who had won tickets from UK radio station Planet Rock, the same radio station that broadcast...
The Beatles | On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2 –...
Without question, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was pivotal in introducing the Beatles to the UK. From 1962 through 1965, broadcasts with the Fabs on the BBC became regular...
Elvis Presley | Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (The Legacy Edition) – CD Review
I recall being at a party at my aunt’s house in April 1973. Two of my aunts were scrambling in front of the TV to watch Elvis Presley’s satellite...
Neil Young | Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968 – CD Review
Think of the possibilities. You’re sitting in a small venue called the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan as a ministry...
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...
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention | Whisky A Go Go, 1968 –...
Billed on the world-famous Whisky a Go Go’s marquee as “Mothers Of Invention – Recording Session,” Frank Zappa and his band at the time — Ray Collins (vocals, percussion), Ian...
Joe Bonamassa | Tales Of Time – Live Release Review
A sly percussion bed, twinkly acoustic, and spoken word intro of “Dawn Of Time” flows right into Joe Bonamassa’s single sailing Les Paul notes on “Notches,” which opens the...
Rory Gallagher | Irish Tour ’74 – CD Review
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of release of Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour '74, Eagle Rock and Sony are behind a double-CD Special Edition and seven-CD/single-DVD boxset. It may seem like...
