Marillion | Sounds That Can’t Be Made (Special Edition) – CD Review
Originally released in 2012, Marillion's Sounds That Can't Be Made has been reissued as a Special Edition double-CD set with the original album and a second disc of bonus...
Deep Purple | NOW What?! Gold Edition – CD Review
In 2013, Deep Purple released NOW What?!, their 19th studio album. I called it the best Purple studio album since Perfect Strangers, released almost 30 years beforehand. It also...
Michael Des Barres | Hot N Sticky Live – CD Review
We get a live document of what singer Michael Des Barres manages presently with his band on this 11-song live disc, Hot N Sticky Live. Opening with arguably the...
Eric Clapton | Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings & Unplugged – Deluxe –...
For some reason, we're getting loads of stuff from Eric Clapton at the end of 2013, and all of it is pretty much delicious ear candy from start to...
Rush | Clockwork Angels Tour – CD Review
The thick sounding double punch of the keyboard-bleeding "Subdivisions" into "Big Money" opens Rush's 2013 live release (Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD) Clockwork Angels Tour. Not that anyone would...
Status Quo | The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1) –...
Boy is the crowd with Status Quo on their double live CD set, The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1). With over 100 million records sold...
REO Speedwagon | Live At Moondance Jam – CD/DVD Review
There is a lot to be said for American classic rock bands that survive over four decades. REO Speedwagon is one such band, forming on the college campus of...
The Beatles | On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2 –...
Without question, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was pivotal in introducing the Beatles to the UK. From 1962 through 1965, broadcasts with the Fabs on the BBC became regular...
UFO | Hot ‘N’ Live – The Chrysalis Live Anthology 1974-1983 – CD Review
UFO’s furious brand of hard rock was a template for groups like Iron Maiden and Def Leppard. Despite an impressive catalog, their real strength was on the concert stage,...
Ten Years After | Recorded Live & Alvin Lee | The Last Show –...
Once Ten Years After's performance in the Woodstock film cemented their command of the concert stage, it was only a matter of time before Chrysalis would want a full...
