Heart & Friends | Home For The Holidays – CD/DVD Review

In 2013, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart and a number of guests played a special Christmas show in their hometown of Seattle at the Benaroya Symphony Concert Hall....

Deep Purple | Graz 1975 & Live In Verona – CD & Blu-ray Disc...

Live recordings from Deep Purple continue to fall out of the sky at an alarming rate. And if you’re a fan like me, you only wish you had enough...

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....

Eric Johnson | Europe Live – CD Review

It is a fairly safe bet, when listening to a CD by a "guitar virtuoso” you won’t be disappointed by the musicianship. The skill level is all but guaranteed...

Marillion | A Sunday Night Above The Rain – CD Review

I remember first hearing Marillion in a Tower Records store in NYC in 1983. I was taken by lead singer Fish and his Peter Gabriel-like vocals and the group’s...

Keith Emerson & Greg Lake | Live From Manticore Hall – CD Review

The dynamic duo of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (two-thirds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer) went on tour in 2010. Four years later, Live From Manticore Hall captures nine...

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Harpo’s Detroit Dec. 11, 1980 – CD...

In the early 70s, I first experienced Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and their own interpretation of music, thanks to a couple of albums my brother owned. In...

Iron Butterfly | Live At The Galaxy 1967 – CD Review

If we were to play a rock and roll word association game, and I tossed out the name “Iron Butterfly,” odds are you would reply, "In a Gadda Da...

The Who | Quadrophenia – Live In London – CD Review

There is, arguably, no other album in the Who's discography that divides fans' opinions more than 1973's Quadrophenia. For some, it's their greatest artistic statement, finally accomplishing what Pete...

Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – CD & Blu-ray Disc review

You can make fun of his voice and scratch your noggin about his seemingly dour demeanor, but the one thing everyone seems to agree on about Bob Dylan is...