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...
Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – CD & Blu-ray Disc review
You can make fun of his voice and scratch your noggin about his seemingly dour demeanor, but the one thing everyone seems to agree on about Bob Dylan is...
Johnny Winter | True To The Blues: The Johnny Winter Story – Box Set...
During a brief phone interview in 2013, I asked Johnny Winter if he thought 45 years after playing Woodstock in 1969, he'd still be out playing and touring today....
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...
Eric Clapton | Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings & Unplugged – Deluxe –...
For some reason, we're getting loads of stuff from Eric Clapton at the end of 2013, and all of it is pretty much delicious ear candy from start to...
Rush | Clockwork Angels Tour – CD Review
The thick sounding double punch of the keyboard-bleeding "Subdivisions" into "Big Money" opens Rush's 2013 live release (Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD) Clockwork Angels Tour. Not that anyone would...
Status Quo | The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1) –...
Boy is the crowd with Status Quo on their double live CD set, The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1). With over 100 million records sold...
