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RIDE THE LIGHTNING Nothing summons memories of fall 1984 more quickly for me than this album. Having a morning cig with this blasting throug...

Fresh from his divorce from Small Faces in late 1968, Steve Marriot joined forces with Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley. Humble...

MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER Already established as an incredibly productive and talented song writers, the John (music)/Taupin (lyrics) collabor...

Caught the bad news on the wire. Already, the same phony pack of vultures that picked him apart in life are preparing tributes. Worse still...

My son came up to me this morning, patted my arm and said, "Good little Daddy." For a two year old, he is fairly wise. The roles w...

CSN DEMOS First off, I would like to extend my thanks to Barbara (aka Layla) at http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/ for her thoughtfulne...

About a week ago, I was playing guitar at a party and a small circle formed with people calling out for certain songs. I was floored when ...

My better half, our little guy and I just returned from a trip to Cape Breton Island. Long drive, though it was worth every minute. Very rel...

ARGYBARGY Squeeze formed in the early seventies and had hit their stride when they grouped to record their third album. "Argybargy...

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Quite a bit of time and money went into the fourth Queen album, all of it well spent. There is much to be commended fro...

Since most of Joe Cocker's hits have been interpretations of other people songs, here's an interpretation of the man himself. Get re...

LOVEDRIVE First dates can certainly be nerve wracking for a guy. You want to make a decent first impression, dress well and find a cool plac...

Many fine players have taken their place behind the kit over the years but when it comes right down to it, Buddy Rich was in a class of his...

BAD BENSON Can you recall the last time that you took your brain out to dinner and treated it right? Exposing it to this album will more tha...

CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY In the current phony, auto-tuned sea of garbage that some refer to as popular music, listeners looking for a good ro...

SKY BLUE SKY Have you noticed how dispensable most new music is? Not entirely memorable or really even worth more than one spin? Dreadful? T...

SPACE RITUAL Hawkwind's double live album is a bit cacophonous, with no shortage of futuristic noises to support tales of exploring ...

BANG! One man band Karl Wallinger's World Party was part manifesto and pure, mid sixties influenced pop. "Bang!" is no excepti...

KILLERS Second release from this powerhouse UK metal group and it is uniformly excellent. What would you expect to hear when gingerly applyi...