Blackmore’s Night | Winter Carols – CD Review
I’m one of those guys who is gonna take Ritchie Blackmore anyway I can
get him. From his days in the big bad Deep Purple, up through Rainbow (their
Long Live...
Rush | Clockwork Angels – CD Review
Rush's 20th album, Clockwork Angels, is some of the heaviest music the Canadian trio has ever created. Bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart...
Neil Young | Hitchhiker – CD Review
It's hard to say how much time Neil Young spends in recording studios or how many songs come tumbling out when he's there. Suffice to say, it's more than...
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...
Ken Hensley & Live Fire | Faster – CD Review
Far from re-retiring, multi-instrumentalist (but known for his keyboard work) Ken Hensley aims to bring back that band feeling, ala Uriah Heep and Blackfoot, with Norway's Live Fire for...
Foghat | Last Train Home – CD Review
When does a band stop being the band it was and become something totally new?
If a group has seen too many personal changes, deaths, or splits, is it still
the...
Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends | Guitars For Wounded Warriors – CD review
Producer, guitarist and composer Brian Tarquin called on a bunch of heavy duty guitarists to help out with a project near and dear to his heart, Guitars For Wounded...
Venice | Stained Glass – New Studio Release Review
For their 2024 studio release, Stained Glass, Southern California band Venice have, to paraphrase one of their old song titles, gone “back to the well” to give their fans...
Alice Cooper | Detroit Stories – New Studio Release Review
Old geezers over 70 shouldn’t be making records like Detroit Stories, but then Alice Cooper isn’t your typical old geezer. Aside from a few lines etched in his face,...
Scorpions | Rock Believer – New Studio Release Review
It was a bit of a long slog for one of Germany’s greatest musical exports to achieve chart dominance in the states back in the day. Yet ever since...
