Review: Strange Euphoria – Heart
Back in the ’70s, when two sisters formed a band called Heart and released their defining “Magic Man” single on the independent Mushroom Records label, they had no idea that…
Review: Analog Man – Joe Walsh
I was immensely surprised to hear that Joe Walsh, he of James Gang, Barnstorm, and Eagles fame, would be releasing a new solo effort some 20 years after his last,…
Review: Thick As A Brick 2 (TAAB2) – Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
Opening with the same fade-up technique that first greeted listeners forty years ago, Thick As A Brick 2 quickly establishes itself as something new. After the oddly familiar opening, it…
Review: New York Connection – Sweet
The newest album from The Sweet, a band that still survives under the watchful care of original member Andy Scott, still has that instantly recognizable Sweet sound fashioned decades earlier…
Review: Live At Avenue B – Iggy Pop – DVD
Rock ‘n’ Roll is pretty damn primal at its core. The closer to the heart of it you get, the hotter the core boils. I really don’t think that it…
Review: Farther On Up The Road: The Chrysalis Years (1977-1983) – Robin Trower
Following the previously released 3CD album collection A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years (1973-1976), which contain some of the best known Robin Trower classics albums for fans, Chrysalis issues a…
Review: The Essential Donovan – Donovan
There are many of you who can warmly remember when you heard (for the first time) the opening of “Sunshine Superman”, leading into the vocals of the man who would…
Review: Live Dates II – Wishbone Ash
One of the great Live moments in Rock and Roll history is the release of Live Dates, the double LP issued back in 1973 from UK band, Wishbone Ash. That…
Archival Review: Def Leppard, “Songs From The Sparkle Lounge”
05/12/08 Reviewed by – James Hrivnak The 2000s have been a mixed bag for Def Leppard. They may still be a draw on the concert circuit, but their albums have…
Archival Reviews: Collector and Legacy Editions
05/12/08 Reviews by – Lindsay Planer The 2008 Spring harvest of new arrivals has already yielded a bountiful crop of classic reissues — boasting a vast array of formerly unavailable…
Archival Review: Paul McCartney, “The McCartney Years”
01/11/08 Reviewed by – Matt Rowe What can one say about Paul McCartney that isn’t already known throughout the galaxies? You’re right, very VERY little, if anything. Many people have…
Archival Review: The Black Keys, “Attack & Release”
05/19/08 Reviewed by – Matt Rowe Attack & Release is the fifth album by Ohio duo, The Black Keys. Produced by noted producer and musician, Danger Mouse (one-half of Gnarls…