Celebrating Jon Lord: The Rock Legend – CD Review
Two years after his passing, original Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord continues to be revered for his immeasurable musical contributions. Aside from his role as the master of the...
Blodwyn Pig | Pigthology – CD Review
Maybe it was the name or the brevity of their run — Blodwyn Pig was one of those bands that shuffled through the early 70s, somewhat under the radar,...
The Moody Blues | The Universal Reissues – CD Review
I asked Justin Hayward during a 2004 interview if he would take a step back to 1967 and tell me what it was like to be in “swinging” London...
John Paul Jones | The Thunderthief – CD Review
For nearly 20 years after Led Zeppelin split up, bassist John Paul Jones was in a suspended state of transition. He tried his hand at soundtrack work; produced albums...
Alice Cooper | Billion Dollar Babies – SACD Review
The original Alice Cooper band initially got noticed because of their image and outrageous stage antics. Looking back, it was really the music — driven by catchy, punchy hooks,...
Rory Gallagher | Live At Montreux
“I want to be playing when I'm 50,” Irish son Rory Gallagher stated
rather matter-of-factly during a Beat Instrumental interview in June
1971. In all likelihood, the acclaimed blues guitarist would...
Chicago | Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix) – CD Review
Chicago’s sophomore effort would prove to be their most innovative, musically sound and political effort before they fell victim to the powder puff insurgency that overtook bands like themselves,...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 2016 Reissues – CD Review
Fans of Emerson, Lake & Palmer are all too familiar with how the band’s catalog has been passed around like a jug of wine at a Roman bacchanal. Ever...
Grateful Dead | Terrapin Station Limited Edition – CD Review
Not to be confused with the album of the same name by the same band, released on Arista in 1977, this three CD package is appropriately titled after the...
Ozzy Osbourne | Blizzard Of Ozz / Diary Of A Madman (30th Anniversary Collector’s...
Ozzy Osbourne’s meteoric rise to household name has been dealt its share of highs and lows. But the most abrupt and dramatic of these transmissions can probably be pinned...
