Allman Brothers Band | Fillmore East February 1970 – CD Review

What a difference a year makes! At Fillmore East, the seminal 1971 ABB classic that gave proper validity to the southern rock genre and made the sextet superstars is our...

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...

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...

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...

Steve Hackett | Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More – Live Release Review

Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More is another live document of the legendary guitarist and his band — keyboardist Roger King, sax, flutist, percussionist and keyboardist Rob Townsend,...

The Clash | Live At Shea Stadium – Live Release Review

On October 13, 1982, at Shea Stadium in New York, a little four-piece English band called the Clash warmed up for another four-piece English band called the Who. The...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Out Of This World: Live (1970-1997) – Live Release...

According to most online discographies — often plagued with inaccuracies — Emerson, Lake & Palmer have unveiled over 20 live releases. That includes four multi-disc sets of bootleg recordings....

Renaissance | DeLane Lea Studios 1973 & Academy Of Music, NYC (1974) – CD...

De Lane Lea Studios 1973 comprises seven songs on a tour promoting the Ashes Are Burning album. According to the liner notes, the band was reluctant to tour...

Tonite Lets All Make Love In London (Remastered Edition) – CD Review

The remastered (from the original master tape) Tonite Lets All Make Love In London soundtrack brings one instantly back to the kaleidoscopic height of “swinging” London in 1967. British...

Various Artists | The Bottom Line Archive Series – CD Review

Ah the days of The Bottom Line. The venerable small music club in the West Village of New York City has seen historic multi-night stands by Bruce Springsteen and...