2015

Fool For the City by Foghat

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Foghat

Buy Fool For the City Foghat may have set the template for the sound and tone of mainstream, 1980s “hair” rock five years before that decade even began. Fool for the City, the […]

Rush 1975 Albums

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Rush

Buy Fly By Night Buy Caress Of Steel 1975 was the year when Rush truly became Rush with the first recordings following the arrival of drummer and lyricist, Neal Peart. During the course […]

One of These Nights
by The Eagles

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Glen Frey, The Eagles

Buy One of These Nights A very diverse record which proved to be The Eagles major breakthrough album, One of These Nights, presents the band at a junction between their country/rock past and pop/rock […]

Blues for Allah by
TheGrateful Dead

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Blues for Allah A unique album in the Grateful Dead‘s vast catalog, Blues for Allah, is made up of four proper songs, three instrumentals, and the bizarre, Avant Garde title suite. Produced […]

Toys in the Attic
by Aerosmith

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Aerosmith, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists

Buy Toys in the Attic Aerosmith scored their first real commercial success with their third album, Toys in the Attic. Released in 1975, this album establishes a distinct rock sound for the group […]

A Night at the Opera
by Queen

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Queen

Buy A Night at the Opera Queen really reached for the stars with the production and release of their fourth album, A Night at the Opera in 1975. At the time it was […]

Crisis? What Crisis?
by Supertramp

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Roger Hodgson, Supertramp

Buy Crisis? What Crisis? Crisis? What Crisis? is often overlooked in comparison to Supertramp‘s other albums from the mid to late seventies due to its relative lack of hit singles or classic rock […]

Fleetwood Mac

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks

Buy Fleetwood Mac After eight years, nine albums, several lineup shifts, and many musical reinventions, the lineup and sound that would bring Fleetwood Mac to the top of the pop world finally fell into place […]

Hair of the Dog by Nazareth

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Nazareth

Buy Hair of the Dog Nazareth reached the pinnacle of their long career with their sixth studio album, Hair of the Dog. Produced by the group’s guitarist, Manny Charlton, the album at once […]

Born to Run by
Bruce Springsteen

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born to Run Bruce Springsteen has described the songs on Born To Run as different scenes happening on the same summer night somewhere in New Jersey and New York City. This third […]