Steve Perry | Columbia Reissues – CD Review
If emotions are a language that can be converted into sound, they’re translated articulately and eloquently by Steve Perry. He is, quite simply, a master of musical interpretation. And...
The Keith Emerson Trio – CD Review
Not every unearthed rare recording from the greatest vintage rock guys and gals is always worth listening to. The sound quality from bygone eras or hastily recorded tracks off...
Cheap Trick | Setlist: The Very Best Of Cheap Trick Live
The Setlist series of live CDs draw together familiar live material with some rarer, more obscure tunes. Featuring remastered tracks, new liner notes, photos and additional bonus material, the...
Greg Lake | Welcome Backstage – CD/DVD Review
No longer tied to a band, Greg Lake still possesses the talent and fortitude to keep his musical palette salivated and slippery. Like his former bandmates, he relies heavily...
Kingfish | Sundown On The Forest
(This review originally appeared on the Classic Rock channel of about.com, Spring 1999)
Ever since the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, a number of records featuring his...
Bob Dylan | Live 1966 – CD Review
Nineteen sixty-six was a pivotal year for rock n' roll. This was when the Beatles quit touring and sequestered themselves in the studio; when blues-based groups like Cream and...
The Beach Boys | The Smile Sessions – CD Review
It's hard to talk about the Beach Boys' Smile, their legendary unreleased album, without citing the irony in the title. That's because Brian Wilson's "teenage symphony to God" was...
Refugee | Live In Concert – Newcastle City Hall 1974
So there they were: Lee Jackson and Brian Davison, the rhythm section for
the Nice, left for dead on the side of the road without so much as two shillings
to...
Bob Weir | Ace (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Reissue Review
When a member of a famous band steps out to make a solo record, she or he usually recruits different musicians. Not Bob Weir. Once word got out about...
Dweezil Zappa | Return Of The Son Of… – CD Review
Have you noticed that some tribute bands are actually out-drawing the artists they’re paying tribute to? Funny world, huh? Nevertheless, the glut of tributes continue to invade casinos, county...
