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...

Roy Orbison | The Last Concert – CD Review

December 4, 1988. The last time Roy Orbison ever sang in public. He would die two days later. No stranger to hardship, the singer was on a major comeback...

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 | Welcome Backstage – CD/DVD Review

No longer tied to a band, Greg Lake still possesses the talent and fortitude to keep his musical palette salivated and slippery. Like his former bandmates, he relies heavily...

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,...

Grateful Dead | Live At The Cow Palace: New Year’s Eve 1976 – CD...

A flood of live recordings resting idly in the vault, and the keepers of the Grateful Dead flame continue to dig for new and acute angles in which to...

Tuscaloosa | Neil Young + The Stray Gators – CD Review

Crazy Horse allows Neil Young to get in touch with his inner angst; the Stray Gator lets him explore the outer beauty of his melodies. Just one spin through...

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...

Joe Lynn Turner | Street Of Dreams – Boston 1985 Sunstorm | Edge...

In a career spanning nearly three decades, including over 60 album credits, singer Joe Lynn Turner has fronted such rock notables as Deep Purple and Rainbow. He remains one...

Head East | Raise A Little Hell – CD Review

In their four decades, Head East has certainly made its mark on good time rock and roll featuring songs with tight harmonies, rockin’ guitars and a fair amount of...