Ric Albano

Steve Winwood Rocks

Live Events, Steve Winwood

After more than a half century on the international stage, Steve Winwood has not lost a step in the quality of his musicianship and performance. We got a chance to catch him in […]

75 Years Ago Today

2011 Special Features, Mississippi Artists, Music History, Robert Johnson, Rock Influences and Legends

Buy King of the Delta Blues Singers On November 23, 1936 in San Antonio, TX, a young blues man from the Mississippi Delta cut the first half of his famed 29 recorded tracks. […]

All Things Must Pass

2016 Special Features, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John

The chronological framework of Classic Rock Review spans the years 1965-2000 in order to coincide with the rise and fall of the traditional, artist-driven, hard-copy “album”. Nearly mirroring this time span and on […]

The Led Zeppelin Enigma

Led Zeppelin, Music History, Music Industry, Music Media

I recently read an article by NPR intern Emily White in which the 21-year-old pretty much bragged that, despite possessing thousands of songs, she has never really purchased music. In David Clowery’s response […]

Greg Kihn, Painted Black

2015 Special Features, Brian Jones, Greg Kihn, Rolling Stones

Adding to his long and distinguished career in rock music, Greg Kihn is now fully immersed in the world of creative fiction. His latest novel, Painted Black, is the second in a sequence […]

Bringing It All Back Home
by Bob Dylan

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, Midwest Artists

Buy Bringing It All Back Home Perhaps the most lyrically potent album ever, Bob Dylan delivered a masterpiece with his fifth overall album, Bringing It All Back Home, released 50 years ago today […]

Top 9 Rock Festivals

2014 Special Features, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, America, Arlo Guthrie, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, BB King, Black Sabbath, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Booker T and the MG's, Boz Scaggs, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Candlebox, Chicago, Collective Soul, Comebacks and Reunions, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Donovan, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gregg Rollie, Hall and Oates, Howard Jones, INXS, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Live Albums, Lynard Skynard, Marshall Tucker Band, Melissa Etheridge, Men At Work, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Motley Crue, Music History, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Rock Influences and Legends, Roxy Music, Santana, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Boomtown Rats, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hooters, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, The Pretenders, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traffic, Triumph, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top

This week Classic Rock Review joins the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. In conjunction with Top 9 Lists, we present a list of the Top 9 […]

Rush 1974 debut album

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Rush

Buy Rush Rush burst onto the international scene in 1974 with an energetic and entertaining debut album. The only album to feature drummer John Rutsey, this self-titled album is also unique in the […]

Crime of the Century by Supertramp

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Roger Hodgson, Supertramp

Buy Crime of the Century Crime of the Century was the album where it all came together for Supertramp, as they composed scores of tracks in order to find the best eight to […]

Comebacks and Reunions

1994 Albums, 2014 Special Features, Comebacks and Reunions, Jimmy Page, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Rolling Stones, Steve Winwood, The Eagles, Traffic

Through the long history of rock and roll, there have been impressive second acts. We’ve spoken about such comebacks during some of our late 1980s reviews, most prominently the full re-ascent of the […]