Classic Rock Review

Low Budget by The Kinks

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, The Kinks

Buy Low Budget The Kinks closed out their very prolific 1970s with Low Budget, their most commercially successful album of the decade. Composer, producer, and frontman Ray Davies put together a collection of […]

Head Games by Foreigner

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Foreigner

Buy Head Games Head Games was the third studio album released by the rock band, Foreigner, in three years and continued their incredible success by reaching the Top 5 on the album charts […]

The Wall by Pink Floyd

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy The Wall The Wall was the most ambitious album of a long and storied career filled with ambitious projects by Pink Floyd. This double-length concept album was composed by vocalist and bassist […]

Candy-O by The Cars

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, The Cars

Following up on a massively successful debut album is a daunting task. A group may want to build on their most successful musical elements while still leaving room to explore new directions. The […]

Born In the U.S.A.
by Bruce Springsteen

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born In the U.S.A. Born in the USA marked the height of commercial success for Bruce Springsteen. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide and spawned seven Top 10 singles, a record […]

Love at First Sting by Scorpions

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, German Artists, Scorpions

Buy Love at First Sting Scorpions reached the peak of their long career with the 1984 album Love at First Sting. This album spawned the group’s best selling singles and peaked in the […]

Reckless by Bryan Adams

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Bryan Adams, Canadian Artists, Tina Turner

Buy Reckless Reckless was the first album by a Canadian artist to sell more than one million units within Canada. Not to mention that this fourth studio album by Bryan Adams was also […]

Private Dancer by Tina Turner

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, Tennessee Artists, Tina Turner

Buy Private Dancer The story surrounding Tina Turner and her remarkable comeback with Private Dancer is the stuff of Hollywood movies. In fact, it was a Hollywood movie, and this remarkable vocalist who […]

Slide It In by Whitesnake

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Cozy Powell, David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Whitesnake

Buy Slide It In Whitesnake made its first real splash with the release of their sixth album, Slide It In in 1984. Although the album was far from a blockbuster hit, a second […]

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking by Roger Waters

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters

Buy The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Roger Waters commenced his post-Pink Floyd career with a concept album that he largely composed while still an active member of the group in the […]