Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Harpo’s Detroit Dec. 11, 1980 – CD...
In the early 70s, I first experienced Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and their own interpretation of music, thanks to a couple of albums my brother owned. In...
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...
Stuff | Live At Montreux 1976 – CD Review
There are just some things that have to be. If you gather guitar players, Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale, bassist Gordon Edwards, drummer Steve Gadd and keyboardist Richard Tee...
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...
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”...
Van Halen | Tokyo Dome Live In Concert – CD Review
The original lineup of Van Halen, together from 1974 until 1985, never released a live album during their time together. This, when you consider how powerful and energetic they...
Foreigner | Alive & Rockin’ – CD Review
When Foreigner recorded Alive & Rockin' (originally released as a DVD) in 2006 at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Balingen, Germany, they offered themselves up like sacrificial...
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...
King Crimson | Official Bootleg: Live In Chicago, June 28th, 2017 – CD...
King Crimson pump out live records almost as expeditiously as the Grateful Dead, and with the band back on the circuit and touring relentlessly, it’s no surprise, they’ve released...
Dio | The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986 / Magica – CD Review
By the mid 80s, Ronnie James Dio had well established himself as a solo artist with three albums under his belt. Guitarist Vivian Campbell left after the Sacred Heart...
