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...
Dio | The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986 / Magica – CD Review
By the mid 80s, Ronnie James Dio had well established himself as a solo artist with three albums under his belt. Guitarist Vivian Campbell left after the Sacred Heart...
Paul McCartney & Wings | Rockshow & Wings Over America – Blu-Ray Disc &...
In 1976, Paul McCartney finally decided to go out on his first worldwide tour since 1966, back when he got off the road with the Beatles. At the time,...
Elvis Presley | Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (The Legacy Edition) – CD Review
I recall being at a party at my aunt’s house in April 1973. Two of my aunts were scrambling in front of the TV to watch Elvis Presley’s satellite...
Fleetwood Mac | Rumours 35th Anniversary Edition – CD Review
Released in February of 1977, Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's eleventh and best-selling album. In fact, it is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Selling in excess of...
Tommy Bolin | Definitive Teaser Collector’s Edition
After stints with Zephyr and James Gang, guitarist Tommy Bolin released Teaser, his debut solo album, in 1975. Around the same time, Ritchie Blackmore departed Deep Purple and the...
