Classic Rock Review

The Lou Reed Trilogy

American Artists, Articles by Edgar Rider, New York Artists

by Edgar Rider   Imagine being a young 19 year old being exposed to a rock star who had a pretension for creating literary rock albums. Most of my childhood during the eighties, […]

Funeral by Arcade Fire

2004 albums, Articles by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Modern Classic

Buy Funeral Funeral is a dramatic, coming-of-age album which deals with the range of emotions surrounding death and the end of innocence. This impressive 2004 debut album by Canadian rock group Arcade Fire […]

Snakes and Arrows by Rush

2007 albums, Articles by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Modern Classic

Buy Snakes and Arrows Rush delivered on their strongest album in decades with the 2007 masterpiece,Snakes and Arrows . Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, the album was recorded at Allaire Studios in the Catskill […]

Diamonds In the Coal
by The Badlees

1992 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, Pennsylvania Artists

Buy Diamonds In the Coal At a time when many in the rock world were in the process of re-imaging from the slick 80’s hair band to the grungy 90s alternative, a young […]

Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd

1977 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, Florida Artists

Buy Street Survivors The fifth and final studio album during the brief classic era of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Street Survivors was released just three days before the crash of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s touring plane which […]

Top 9 Songs of Summer

We countdown our Top 9 List of Summer-themed rock songs. #1 – “Summertime Blues” by Eddie Cochran #2 – “Summer in the City” by The Lovin’ Spoonful #3 – “Saturday in the Park” […]

Paul McCartney Turns 80

2022 Special Features, British Artists

Rumors in recent years have stated that this would be the age at which Paul McCartney would stop touring and possibly even recording. Frankly, we hope these to be unfounded for no other […]

Human Touch & Lucky Town
by Bruce Springsteen

1992 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, New Jersey Artists

Buy Human Touch Buy Lucky Town The 1980s were incredibly successful for Bruce Springsteen, both commercially and critically. However, with the break-up of the E Street band in late 1989 and Springsteen’s relocation […]

Younger Than Yesterday
by The Byrds

1967 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

Buy Younger Than Yesterday The fourth album by The Byrds, 1967’s Younger Than Yesterday saw a continued evolution of the quartet’s sound towards a mature fusion of jazz and psychedelia and jazz into […]

Surrealistic Pillow
by Jefferson Airplane

1967 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

Buy Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane reached an early peak with their second LP Surrealistic Pillow. The album was the first album to feature vocalist Grace Slick, who made an immediate impact by bringing […]