2011

East Side Story by Squeeze

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Elvis Costello, Squeeze

Buy East Side Story East Side Story is the fourth studio album by Squeeze, released in 1981. The album signified a break with the band’s traditional “new wave” sound towards more divergent styles […]

Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Roy Bittan, Southwest Artists, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty

Buy Bella Donna After three albums with Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks was doubtlessly the most recognizable figure in that popular and talented band. However, her actual participation as far as songwriting and lead […]

Give the People What They Want
by The Kinks

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, The Kinks

Buy Give the People What They Want Although Give the People What They Want was the 18th full-length album by The Kinks and was released nearly two decades after their actual debut, it […]

Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

Buy Tattoo You Part of the fun of reviewing all these great albums is discovering that some of your own long held preconceptions are, in fact, false. Approaching this album, Tattoo You by […]

Escape by Journey

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Journey

Buy Escape Rarely does a band become more successful after one of its founders and leader departs from the group. Greg Rollie was the original lead singer, keyboardist, and overall and heart and […]

Who’s Next by The Who

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, The Who

Buy Who’s Next Perhaps THE most complete rock album in history, Who’s Next has just about everything a classic rock fan can want in an album. It has plenty of three-chord power riffs, […]

Pearl by Janis Joplin

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Karyn Albano, American Artists, Janis Joplin, Texas Artists

Buy Pearl Pearl was the final, posthumous album in the brief but explosive career of Janis Joplin. She died before the album’s completion on October 4, 1970, at just 27, done in by […]

Sticky Fingers
by The Rolling Stones

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, Rolling Stones

Buy Sticky Fingers Sticky Fingers is the third of the trilogy of Rolling Stones albums that, in our opinion, comprise the heart of the band’s prime. The first two were Beggars Banquet in […]

Surf’s Up by The Beach Boys

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Beach Boys

Buy Surf’s Up 1971 was an exceptionally great year for rock n roll, and we at Classic Rock Review regret that we can not give a proper review to all the great works […]

Love It to Death & Killer
by Alice Cooper

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Alice Cooper, American Artists, Midwest Artists

Buy Love It to Death Buy Killer Due to his legendary live shows, Alice Cooper tended to get swallowed up by the stage persona that would come to define his career. But the […]