Steve Hillage | Madison Square Garden 1977 – CD Review

Besides his association with Gong, Khan and System 7, guitarist Steve Hillage has released quite a few critically acclaimed solo flights of guitar mastery. On Madison Square Garden 1977,...

KKB | Got To Get Back – CD Review

OK, this is definitely an interesting album. The band is KKB and the album title is Got To Get Back. It’s been released by noted guitarist Bruce Kulick, but...

Various Artists | The Bottom Line Archive Series – CD Review

Ah the days of The Bottom Line. The venerable small music club in the West Village of New York City has seen historic multi-night stands by Bruce Springsteen and...

Led Zeppelin | Presence, In Through The Out Door & Coda – CD Review

Like all good things, the parade of Led Zeppelin 2014-15 remasters covering the band's studio output, has come to a rousing conclusion with reissues of Presence, In Through The...

Greg Lake | London ’81 – CD Review

I recall being rightly impressed by guitarist Gary Moore and his finger flights of fancy, emulating Keith Emerson on "Fanfare For The Common Man," when I caught a Greg...

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators | Live At The Roxy 9.25.14 –...

You put Slash at the Roxy with gold-throated Myles Kennedy singing and the band the Conspirators behind them, you can pretty much be assured that you're going to get...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Trilogy (Deluxe Edition) – CD Review

Trilogy, the appropriately titled third studio album from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, was released in 1972 and welcomed with open arms. Tarkus, its predecessor, was conceptually brilliant, but Trilogy...

The Rolling Stones | Sticky Fingers (2015 Reissue) – CD Review

If you had to pick one album from the Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers would be a most solid choice. Released in 1971, it was the band's first album of...

Chris Thompson | Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection – CD Review

Chris Thompson is known for his work as the lead vocalist and guitarist on many hits with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, including “Blinded By The Light,” “For You” and...

Jeff Beck | Live+ – CD Review

On stage, Jeff Beck keeps the music moving and evolving, even as he steps back to revisit his roots. But that isn't even safe from the guitarist's appetite to...