Deep Purple | Paris 1975 – CD Review
It's easy to assess Deep Purple as a powerful live band on the basis of Made In Japan, which featured the classic line up of Richie Blackmore, Ian Paice,...
The ABC&D Of Boogie Woogie Live In Paris – CD Review
The great double piano stride racing of "Bonsoir Boogie" opens The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie - Live In Paris CD, featuring Axel Zwingenberger, Ben Waters, Charlie Watts (yeah that...
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...
Rainbow | Live In Germany 1976 – Live Release Review
Not to be confused with the equally gripping DVD/CD set, Live In Munich 1977, the double-CD Live In Germany 1976 features a classic lineup of Rainbow with guitarist Ritchie...
Rockpile | Live At Montreux 1980 – Live Release Review
Without hesitation, Rockpile's Live At Montreux 1980 gets your blood racing and your heart pounding quick. The band gets right to it, commanding you to move to the beats...
Saga | Heads Or Tales Live – Live Release Review
Any album from the Canadian prog quintet Saga is always welcomed. In this case, a live album from 2010, during the brief time that Rob Moratti replaced lead vocalist...
Gentle Giant | Live In Santa Monica 1975 – Live Release Review
We listeners and lovers of classic rock are a faithful breed, often derided by ‘other’ music fans for our love of ‘the old stuff’. If you happen to be...
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 | Greg Lake King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live...
From the King Biscuit Flower Hour come two newly remastered reissues from the ELP camp. The Greatest Hits Live set from Emerson, Lake and Palmer is taken from two...
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...
