Robert Plant | Mighty Rearranger – New Studio Release Review
Even as he attempts to shake off a monolithic past, Robert Plant allows the proverbial monkey on his back to make an appearance now and then. At least that's...
Asia | XXX – CD Review
Thirty years after their eponymous debut hit and remained on #1 on the Billboard charts for nine consecutive weeks, the original Asia returns XXX, their third studio album since...
Leslie West | Unusual Suspects – CD Review
His career began with the Vagrants, one of the few teenage garage rock bands to come out of NYC. But Leslie West is probably best remembered as a founding...
Mick Jagger | Goddess In The Doorway
The beauty behind the Rolling Stones has always been their unrefined, coarse manner. Even as they have cleaned up their act in recent years, the swagger is still very...
Ian Gillan | One Eye To Morocco – CD Review
Ian Gillan, vocalist extraordinaire with Deep Purple, says of his CD One Eye To Morocco: “From a café’ in the Jewish Quarter of Cracow, where the conceptual seeds were...
AC/DC | Black Ice – CD Review
With the world's economy in the dumper, Black Ice, the first
new studio album in eight years from AC/DC, could be just what the doctor ordered.
Think about it: When all...
Cactus | Black Dawn – CD Review
Cactus was born from the detritus of Vanilla Fudge in 1970 when drummer Carmine Appice and bassist Tim Bogert were planning to start a band with Rod Stewart and...
Richie Onori’s Blues Messenger | In The Name Of Freedom – CD Review
Revolutionary. That was my first impression when I received and heard Richie Onori's Blues Messenger's In The Name Of Freedom. That was the first word that came to mind...
Boston | Life, Love & Hope – CD Review
When their self-titled debut album sold a gazillion copies, their guitar sound became an instantly recognizable 70s FM rock radio staple, and their vocal harmonies hit unheard-of atmospheric highs,...
Cheap Trick | We’re All Alright (Deluxe Edition) – CD Review
Cheap Trick’s 18th studio album We're All Alright! is a bit more than alright; it’s a pure rock and roll gem. Singer Robin Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom...
