Chubby Checker | It’s Pony Time / Let’s Twist Again – CD Review
Chubby Checker's It's Pony Time and Let's Twist Again are two albums representing what was known the early 1960s as the "dance craze" in music. Hitting it big with...
The Alan Parsons Project | The Sicilian Defence – CD Review
The Alan Parsons Project’s The Sicilian Defence is finally seeing the light of day after being lost in contractual negotiations with Arista Records in 1981. The 10-track disc applies...
Various Artists | This is the Blues Volume 1 & 2
This Is The Blues, a new series of CDs from Eagle Rock Entertainment,
has a title that I found slightly misleading. Not that the music can't be considered
"blues". It most...
AC/DC | Iron Man 2
I was talking with a friend the other day about the state of contemporary rock
music. At one point, the conversation turned to the mega-successful Canadian
band Nickelback. Neither one of...
The Hoople | Live At HMV Hammersmith Apollo 2009 Mott
Sometimes if you wait long enough, musical miracles happen in your lifetime.
Pink Floyd reforming at Live 8 before the untimely passing of keyboardist Rick
Wright, Genesis inducted in the rock...
Carl Palmer | Working Live Volume 3 – CD Review
Drummer Carl Palmer still hits very hard, very hard indeed. Carl Palmer is still pushing the limits of his drumming, pushing very hard indeed. Carl Palmer is not a...
The Who | Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut – CD Review
So how do you follow up a landmark album like Who's Next? If you're Pete Townshend, you go back into the laboratory and cook up another rock opera, this...
Willy DeVille | Come A Little Bit Closer: The Best Of Willy DeVille
A live CD spanning the years 1977-2005, Come A Little Closer: The
Best Of Willy DeVille showcases the unique singer, songwriter and
guitarist performing songs from his Mink DeVille band days...
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,...
David Coverdale | White Snake & North Winds (Reissues) – CD Review
Way back in the day - 1977 and 1978, to be exact - David Coverdale put his considerable vocal and songwriting efforts into two solo albums. Reissued over 30...
