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...
The Who | BBC Sessions – Live Release Review
Amid a sundry of bedazzling accolades, the Who have the dubious distinction of releasing more compilation records of one form or another than actual original studio albums. Perhaps it...
Dweezil Zappa | Return Of The Son Of… – CD Review
Have you noticed that some tribute bands are actually out-drawing the artists they’re paying tribute to? Funny world, huh? Nevertheless, the glut of tributes continue to invade casinos, county...
The Myths And Legends Of Rick Wakeman – Live Release Review
“I’m still wondering, though, if I am more of a myth than a legend,” Rick Wakeman quips over the title of the four-disc live collection, The Myths And Legends Of...
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...
Whitesnake | Live In 84 – Back To The Bone – DVD/CD Review
Whitesnake’s 1984 Slide It In album spawned such hits as “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Guilty Of Love,” “Slow & Easy” and the title track. The band’s leader and singer...
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...
Cactus | Live In The USA – CD Review
In 2006, drummer Carmine Appice gathered bassist Tim Bogert and guitarist Jim McCarty together for a special Cactus reunion show at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City....
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...
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...
