Alice Cooper | Paranormal – CD Review

Alice Cooper’s Paranormal, his 27th studio album, sees the man who originated “shock rock” collaborating with producer and songwriter Bob Ezrin, U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., Deep Purple bassist...

Black Country Communion | Afterglow – CD Review

Black Country Communion, featuring bassist and singer Glenn Hughes, drummer Jason Bonham, keyboardist Derek Sherinian and guitarist and singer Joe Bonamassa, are back for thirds with a 11-song disc...

Neal Schon | The Calling – CD Review

Neal Schon, guitarist, songwriter and only constant on every single Journey album, has stepped out from the group and released his seventh solo album, The Calling. Playing all guitars...

Firefall | Friends And Family – New Studio Release Review

Firefall manages to cover some of their favorites from the 1970s on Friends And Family. In picking these 13 songs, the group celebrates “the family” of band members — Rick Roberts, Mark...

Prog Collective | Epilogue – CD Review

Billy Sherwood has amassed a bunch of killer players for a second Prog Collective album. Epilogue features star turns on each of the nine songs, with Sherwood providing instrumentation...

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,...

LMR | Levin Minnemann Rudess – CD Review

How does one even begin to keep up with side projects these days? The disintegration of the record industry and the homegrown nature of recording technology have made it...

Bruce Springsteen | We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions – CD Review

Well, Before I get started, let me offer all of you rockers out there the opportunity to bow out of any commitment you might feel for reading this Springsteen...

Europe | Secret Society – CD Review

The 80s were definitely not Europe’s final countdown. The band is still blasting off — this time into worlds of brash, pile-driving guitars that have sent synthesizers running for their lives....

Pink Floyd | The Endless River – CD Review

Just when you thought we'd heard the last of Pink Floyd, they show up with a "new" album. Certainly not "new" in the sense that the surviving members gathered...