John Lee Hooker represents the blend of Rock, Urban (Detroit/Chicago) and Delta Blues , and Folk styles. Since 1948, JLH has given blues and folk fans a healthy collection of…
There is little to the history that can be added for ANYTHING that are Beatles. And so we don’t even try. But it is wonderful to hear that revered Beatles…
The Rock phenomenon known collectively as KISS swept the world in the 1970s. By 1979, KISS had released seven studio albums that included the peak era that arrived with ALIVE!…
DISCLAIMERS:First: I chose to use the PROPER/original artwork for Chronic Town. Second, there is no objectivity contained within this review. So the story begins: Summer, 1982. I was reading the…
The Slade upgrades by BMG of all of their classic album releases still has plenty of legs. The immediate peak era has been redone. But there are definitely others. Let’s…
Back in the first quarter of 2022, BMG reissued Marigold Sky by Hall & Oates helping to celebrate the album’s 25th anniversary. Hall & Oates ruled the airwaves (and the…
The King of Rock n Roll, Elvis Presley, has never been given short shrift within his hefty catalog. When it’s time to upgrade, it happens and Elvis fans are quite…
Cactus was a short-lived band that gained popularity in their internally conflicted super group assembly that included Tim Bogart, and Carmine Appice, both from Vanilla Fudge. The band was intended…
In the early ’80s, Bryan Adams caught the attention of a worldwide audience with his Cut Like A Knife album. That album wa successful with five singles. His follow-up was…
While loved by a core fanbase, Rory Gallagher is a name that is relatively unknown to many. Why that is surely eludes me as his guitar prowess is up there…
The Cure is a late ’70s UK band that endured and saw its greatest successes well into the early ’90s. They enjoyed 13 studio releases, a handful of hot singles…
The Damned entertained the Post-Punk era of the late ’70s with their UK punk brand of music. Their style led them through six years of the ’80s with an overall…