Neal Schon | Vortex – CD Review
Vortex, guitarist Neal Schon’s ninth solo album, is a two-CD guitar work-out of noodling high-fret explosions without the pop expectations of Journey. Pushed along by ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith,...
Red Dragon Cartel | Red Dragon Cartel – New Studio Release Review
Red Dragon Cartel, the new project featuring guitarist Jake E. Lee, opens up with "Deceived," chunky with a clear tight drive, Darren James' solid growl of a vocal...
Bob Seger | Ride Out – CD Review
Bob Seger's 17th studio album, Ride Out, arrives eight years after his previous platinum selling album Face The Promise. This record by the rock icon who gave us "Night...
Squackett | A Life Within A Day – CD Review
So Squackett, the collaboration that Steve Hackett and Chris Squire have been working on for some four years now, has finally surfaced The two began working together — after...
Jeff Lynne | Long Wave / Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of...
We haven’t heard much in the way of new music from Jeff Lynne in a long time. FOR 2012, he has returned with Long Wave, a new solo album...
SiX By SiX – New Studio Release Review
SiX By SiX is a new three-piece featuring guitarist Ian Crichton, a founding member of Saga, along with drummer Nigel Glockler from Saxon and bassist and vocalist Robert Berry,...
Alice Cooper | Welcome 2 My Nightmare – CD Review
Sequels, as applied to concept albums, never quite match the expectations of those who set about to create such things. Nevertheless, they do happen - albeit far more infrequently...
The Winery Dogs | The Winery Dogs – CD Review
It seems Mike Portnoy takes his friendship with Eddie Trunk of That Metal Show fame very seriously. Along with bassist Billy Sheehan, the ex-Dream Theater drummer began a project...
Deep Purple | Whoosh! – New Studio Release Review
For the third time in a row, Deep Purple and producer Bob Ezrin have delivered a stellar, rock-solid record that brings out the best in every participant. The 13...
Renaissance | Symphony Of Light – CD Review
The 2014 Renaissance release Symphony Of Light is dedicated to Michael Dunford, the band's longtime guitarist and songwriter who passed away in 2012. The album marks his last appearance...
