Cheap Trick | In Another World – New Studio Release Review
Some things you just look forward to, no questions asked. Just like an old friend that you haven’t seen since the lockdown, Cheap Trick has returned with their 20th...
Cactus | Tightrope – New Studio Release Review
Returning with a heavy-hitting album for 2021, Cactus presents Tightrope, featuring new members, longtime members, and one original member — iconic drummer Carmine Appice. This seminal rock band (dubbed...
The Who | Endless Wire – CD Review
OK, I admit it: I truly believed not so long ago that the Who were a creatively spent entity. Twenty-four years is just way too long between albums, especially...
Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Psychedelic Pill – CD Review
When Neil Young picks up the phone and calls guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina, it generally means he's ready to grind it out...
Steve Hunter | Before The Lights Go Out – CD Review
Longtime Alice Cooper, Lou Reed axe man Steve Hunter might be struggling with failing eyesight, but he is playing better than ever. His 2017 release Before The Lights Go...
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,...
Justin Hayward | Spirits Of A Western Sky – CD Review
Justin Hayward - lead singer, guitarist and front man of the Moody Blues for over 45 years, says of Spirits Of A Western Sky, his 2013 solo album: "Every...
Blackmore’s Night | All Our Yesterdays – CD Review
Blackmore’s Night have returned in 2015 with the 12-song All Our Yesterdays album. Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night once again create a thick tapestry of Renaissance flavored...
Quiet Riot | Road Rage – CD Review
Quiet Riot has come back stronger than ever with their 2017 studio album Road Rage. Steered by drummer Frankie Banali, who has worked overtime to bring this band back...
Aerosmith | Music From Another Dimension! – New Studio Release Review
It’s with more than a little trepidation that I crack open Aerosmith’s Music from Another Dimension!. Based on the first tune, “LUV XXX,” I have hope. Though a rather...
