Foreigner | Alive & Rockin’ – CD Review
When Foreigner recorded Alive & Rockin' (originally released as a DVD) in 2006 at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Balingen, Germany, they offered themselves up like sacrificial...
George Harrison | Early Takes, Vol. 1 – CD Review
Coinciding with the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living In The Material World, which premiered on HBO in October 2011, the 10-track CD, Early...
Donovan | The Essential Donovan – CD Review
There are millions of reasons why Grandmaster Flash and Madonna shouldn't be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but there's absolutely no excuse why it has taken...
Blue Öyster Cult | The Essential Blue Öyster Cult – CD Review
I know great fans of a particular band will argue over what exactly would be that band's essential songs, so I usually err on the side of caution when...
Pink Floyd | The Wall (Experience & Immersion Editions) – CD Review
The Experience and Immersion editions of Pink Floyd's The Wall are, supposedly, the last bricks to fill in the Why Pink Floyd? reissue campaign. Following expanded versions of The...
The Rolling Stones | Some Girls | Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 –...
It's not uncommon to think of Some Girls as the last decent gasp from the world's greatest rock and roll band. It was certainly a cut above some of...
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...
Deep Purple | 2011 Reissues – CD Review
Before the lineups that made “Smoke On The Water” and “Burn,” the original Deep Purple recorded three glorious albums, setting the foundation for what the band would eventually blossom...
Rory Gallagher | 2011 Reissues – CD Review
Perhaps you have already heard this story: Jimi Hendrix was once asked, "What is it like to be the world's greatest guitar player?" Hendrix replied, "I wouldn't know. Ask...
Paul Simon | 2011 Reissues – CD Review
It wasn’t surprising that Paul Simon went through the 70s with a string of solo hits. Splitting with his partner Art Garfunkel, the main songwriter of the team went...
