Mr. Big | What If – CD Review
Like a lot of their contemporaries, Mr. Big got lumped in with the heavy metal thumpers of the 1980s. And while the band’s muscle was indeed hard and heavy,...
Yes | Magnification – CD Review
The key to the music of Yes has always been about how much texturing could be applied to jolt any given piece through the stratosphere. Anyone familiar with the...
Davey Johnstone | Deeper Than My Roots – New Studio Release Review
Davey Johnstone has been Elton John’s guitarist for 50 years. He has also played with Alice Cooper, John Lennon, Stevie Nicks, just to name a few. In his role...
David Hasselhoff | Open Your Eyes – CD Review
Unaware of it as many of us probably are (unless you happen to be living in Germany), David Hasselhoff, star of TV's Baywatch and Knight Rider, has released 14 studio albums...
Steve Hackett | The Circus And The Nightwhale – New Studio Release Review
When he isn’t thrilling audiences the world over, revisiting Genesis classics, Steve Hackett churns out wildly ambitious solo albums — 30 to be exact. For 2024, he’s made it...
Walter Trout & His Band | Luther’s Blues – CD Review
Blues-rock guitar master Walter Trout's story certainly makes for great blues-like topicality. After leaving New Jersey in 1973 and heading to Los Angeles, he played with Joe Tex, Canned...
Kansas | The Absence Of Presence – CD Review
A vintage Kansas sound is certainly present on Kansas' 16th studio album The Absence Of Presence. This is the band's foruth studio album without founding member lead vocalist, keyboardist Steve...
Michael Schenker-Gary Barden Acoustic Project | Gipsy Lady – CD Review
Never let it be said Michael Schenker doesn’t know a good thing when
he’s found it. With his long-time collaborator/vocalist Gary Barden, he
has released the 12-song acoustic CD Gipsy Lady....
Flying Colors | Second Nature – CD Review
When you look at the members of Flying Colors — guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, ex-Kansas), drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), Neal Morse (Transatlantic,...
Foghat | Under The Influence – CD Review
You really can't count a vintage rock band out. Surely keeping a regular presence on the radio in the 1970s with hits like "Fool For The City," "Stone Blue,"...
