The Last In Line by Dio

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Dio, New England Artists, New York Artists, Ronnie James Dio

Buy The Last in Line After stints in several rock groups, Ronnie James Dio found his popular groove in the early eighties with the founding of the group, Dio. Although this band was […]

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Brian Eno, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins

Buy The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Perhaps the most “out there” album by Genesis as well as out Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, is […]

The Joshua Tree by U2

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Bono, Brian Eno, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Irish Artists, U2

Buy The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree was the long-awaited fifth studio album by U2, released in the spring of 1987. Although not a true “concept” album, it was uniformly inspired by the […]

The House of Blue Light by Deep Purple

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore

Buy The House of Blue Light Through the years, Deep Purple went though a bunch of lineup changes with only drummer Ian Paice remaining with the band throughout all phases. In fact, there […]

The Hissing of Summer Lawns
by Joni Mitchell

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Joni Mitchell

Buy The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell continued her musical evolution from folk and pop towards free form jazz with her adventurous 1975 album, The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The album incorporates […]

The Grand Illusion by Styx

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, Styx, Tommy Shaw

Buy The Grand Illusion Although it was seventh overall studio album for the band, The Grand Illusion was the second album from Styx to head towards a more radio-friendly direction. The Chicago based […]

The Game by Queen

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Queen

Buy The Game Queen reached their commercial peak in the U.S.A. with the 1980 release of their eighth studio album, The Game. This was the only album by the band to reach the […]

The Fine Art of Surfacing
by The Boomtown Rats

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

Buy The Fine Art of Surfacing The Boomtown Rats third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing, was the commercial apex of the band’s short career. Musically, the group branched out from their punk […]

The Final Cut by Pink Floyd

1983 Albums, Album Reviews by Merry Mercurial, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

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 […]

The End of the Innocence by Don Henley

1989 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Texas Artists

Buy The End of the Innocence The End of the Innocence was Don Henley‘s best selling solo album and his lone solo release in the 16 year span between 1984 and 2000. A […]