Steve Hackett | Surrender Of Silence – New Studio Release Review

In an artistic sense, guitar maestro is a master of duplicity. He is expert at knowing how to manipulate sounds and moods to invoke contrasting ambiances of light and...

Adrian Belew | Side Three – CD Review

“Expect the Expected” seems to be the motto these days in the music industry. It seems that the once-wonderful art of music has fell prey to the dollar. There is now...

David Gilmour | Rattle That Lock – CD Review

David Gilmour's first studio release since 2006's On An Island, Rattle That Lock contains 10 tracks composed by the guitarist — five with lyrics by writer (and wife) Polly...

Michael Des Barres | The Key To The Universe – CD Review

The Key To The Universe, Michael Des Barres' 2015 solo release, is a solid simple brilliant rock and roll record. Bassist Nigel Harrison (former Blondie and Silverhead with...

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks | True – New Studio Release Review

Since parting ways with Yes in 2008, Jon Anderson has continued to record new music and play live alone or in collaboration with others. No matter how he tries...

Gregg Allman | Low Country Blues – CD Review

One liver transplant later, and Gregg Allman is thankful to still be alive and kicking. But to still make music at a level that rivals his best days with...

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...

Ozzy Osbourne | Patient Number 9 – New Studio Release Review

Apart from his first pair of solo efforts with Randy Rhoads, along with releases that came after, up to 1991’s No More Tears, Ozzy Osbourne’s albums have been hit...

Todd Rundgren | Arena – CD Review

With the New Cars debacle fading in his rear view mirror, Todd Rundgren returns with Arena, his first studio album in four years. Recorded in Princeville, Hawaii (the singer's homebase where...

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...