Kansas | February 20, 2010 | Bergen Performing Arts Center | Englewood, NJ –...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
I went in scared, I left emboldened.
I have seen Kansas a few times in my life. Going way back to 1978 when they...
Renaissance | October 16, 2009 | South Orange Performing Arts Center | South Orange,...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
So, I have finally been vindicated — it is the 70s again…just as I've been saying all along. Annie Haslam and Michael Dunford led...
Deep Purple | Machine Head (Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
Over a half-century later, Deep Purple’s landmark Machine Head is still turning — ahem — heads. So, it only stands to reason, is this digital age of supersonic upgrades,...
Keith Emerson | Variations – Box Set Review
Across 20 CDs (yes 20!), we get the sprawling Variations box set, chronicling the career of Keith Emerson. The set is broken up into five sections — Part One:...
Emerson, Lake & Powell | Complete Collection – Box Set Review
Emerson, Lake & Powell were not Emerson, Lake & Palmer. But they came close and should have been bigger. The three-CD Complete Collection from Emerson, Lake & Powell pays...
The Beach Boys | October 16, 2011 | Phieffer Hall | Napierville, Il
Review and photos by Alex Kluft
After 50 years, the songs of the Beach Boys remain timeless. Among their many honors and recognitions they are Rock & Roll Hall Fame...
Yes | Fragile (Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
When guitarist Steve Howe came aboard the good ship Yes in 1970, the wind caught the sails just right and a chemistry began to coalesce. Together, they recorded and...
John Lennon | Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection) – Box Set Review
There are now six different ways to hear John Lennon’s Mind Games thanks to The Ultimate Collection. Believe it or not, a half-dozen mixes reveal more than you might...
Yes | Talk (30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set Edition) – Box Set Review
After Yes completed their all-hands-on-deck Union tour in 1992, record label mogul Phil Carson approached guitarist Trevor Rabin about recording a new Yes album for his Victory label. Carson...
Electric Light Orchestra | Flashback – Box Set Review
There’s no shortage of box set releases when it comes to Electric Light Orchestra, though Flashback, a four-disc set released in 2000, might be the best of the lot....