Jimi Hendrix | The Cry Of Love & Rainbow Bridge – CD Review
A strange thing happened after Jimi Hendrix passed away in 1970: A slew of albums with unreleased material started jamming the record bins. Certainly, there have been more posthumous...
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV & Houses Of The Holy Deluxe Editions –...
Phase Two of the Led Zeppelin reissue campaign comprises two major titles from the group's arsenal — Led Zeppelin IV, the band's most successful commercial release and one of...
Bon Jovi | New Jersey (Deluxe Edition) – CD Review
It was 1988 and MTV was chugging along strongly with bands like Bon Jovi and the album New Jersey, the follow-up to the massively successful Slippery When Wet. This...
Zephyr | Zephyr – CD Review
To some, Zephyr may merely be a footnote in the history of hard rock, as well as notable for the earliest appearances of guitar legend Tommy Bolin. Perhaps they’re...
Led Zeppelin | I, II, III Deluxe Editions – CD Review
Diehard fans of Led Zeppelin knew that at some point the lid would be blown off, and Jimmy Page would finally cough up the goods nice and proper —...
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...
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,...
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...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery (40th Anniversary Limited Edition) – CD/DVD...
Three years after their formation, Emerson, Lake and Palmer successfully infused elements of classical and jazz into their dynamic and eclectic repertoire. With each album, ELP ambitiously raised the...
