BEAT | Live – Live Release Review

Calling BEAT a “creative reinterpretation” of 80s-era King Crimson is arguably misleading. If you listen closely to this quartet, you’d swear it was the real, original thing. With this 19-track Live...

Foghat | 8 Days On The Road – Live Release Review

Blue-rock quartet Foghat formed in 1971 when guitarist and singer “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens left Savoy Brown to set out on their own. They...

Neil Young | Songs For Judy – CD Review

If you follow Neil Young's career with an ear for history, it seems like the mid 1970s was when the singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist really started to assert...

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”...

Greg Lake | London ’81 – CD Review

I recall being rightly impressed by guitarist Gary Moore and his finger flights of fancy, emulating Keith Emerson on "Fanfare For The Common Man," when I caught a Greg...

The Beatles | Live At The Hollywood Bowl – CD Review

Another year, another glimpse of everyone’s favorite mop tops — the Beatles! It’s really quite astounding that during their short reign in the 1960s, the Beatles made an impact...

The Who | Live At The Fillmore East 1968 – CD Review

Live At Leads, the Who's first official live album released in 1970, accurately captures the band's fiery chemistry, precociously executed, flavored with pure bluster, sweat, bravery and recklessness...

John Wetton | Live Via Satellite – CD Review

As the lead singer of Asia, UK and King Crimson, plus an extensive solo catalog, John Wetton has lots to offer in concert. Live Via Satellite certainly proves this...

B.B. King | In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival –...

B.B. King’s In France: Live At The 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival was recorded at the third bi-annual Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival in Nancy, France. The set sees the...

Cat Stevens | Saturnight: Live From Tokyo – Live Release Review

Cat Stevens, who goes by Yusuf Islam these days, released issued his live album, Saturnight: Live From Tokyo in 1974 as an exclusive Japanese release. The proceeds of the...