Classic Rock Review

Dosage by Collective Soul

1999 Albums, American Artists, Southern Artists

Buy Dosage Collective Soul finished their nineties output by making a return to the mid nineties sound that brought their greatest success. In early 1999, the group released their fourth album, Dosage, with […]

Skid Row

1989 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, New Jersey Artists

Buy Skid Row This album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog. Every bit as fun as candy cigarettes, if not as […]

Mutations by Beck

1998 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

Buy Mutations For his sixth studio album, Beck and company decided to move in a decidedly non-commercial direction. The result is the lo-fi, psychedelic-oriented potpourri of Mutations. Released in late 1998, the songs on […]

The Final Cut by Pink Floyd

1983 Albums, Articles by Merry Mercurial, British Artists

Buy The Final Cut This guest album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog, The Music According to Merry. Pink Floyd’s 12th […]

Dire Straits

1978 Albums, Articles by Ric Albano, British Artists

Buy Dire Straits British quartet Dire Straits launched their fruitful career in 1978 with an impressive self-titled debut studio album. This album features nine tracks composed by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler who blended elements […]

Abandoned Luncheonette by Hall & Oates

1973 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, Pennsylvania Artists

Buy Abandoned Luncheonette For all the success that this Philadelphia-based duo would experience later on in their career, Daryl Hall and John Oates struggled to find a commercial footing early on. That’s not […]

Infidels by Bob Dylan

1983 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, Midwest Artists

Buy Infidels In 1983, Bob Dylan released his studio album, Infidels. With this, Dylan received his highest critical and commercial success in nearly a decade. Still, through time, Infidels received criticism for not including […]

Wake of the Flood by The Grateful Dead

1973 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

Buy Wake of the Flood The Grateful Dead‘s long awaited sixth studio album, Wake of the Flood, marked a new era for the California band. Their first studio album in nearly three years, […]

Rattle and Hum by U2

1988 Albums, Articles by Ric Albano, Irish Artists

Buy Rattle and Hum With some major commercial success in the bag by 1988, U2 decided to try something different. The ambitious double length LP Rattle and Hum is a hybrid of new […]

Dizzy Up the Girl by Goo Goo Dolls

1998 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, New York Artists

Buy Dizzy Up the Girl It took six albums and over a decade for Goo Goo Dolls to be propelled into international success and 1998’s Dizzy Up the Girl was that ultimate catalyst. […]