Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden

1988 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Iron Maiden

Buy Seventh Son of a Seventh Son One of Iron Maiden’s most popular albums, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son has the dual properties of being the last of their “classic” era and the first […]

Selling England by the Pound
by Genesis

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins

Buy Selling England by the Pound The classic lineup of Genesis was at their absolute peak musically and melodically on the 1973 album Selling England by the Pound. The band had a steady […]

Secret Samadhi by Live

1997 Albums, 2017 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Live, Pennsylvania Artists

Buy Secret Samadhi The third overall album by the rock quartet Live, the 1997 release Secret Samadhi debuted on the top of the American charts immediately after its release. The album is named […]

Second Helping by Lynyrd Skynyrd

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Florida Artists, Lynard Skynard, Southern Artists

Buy Second Helping After their acclaimed, classic 1973 debut album, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned with the equally impressive Second Helping, where they continued to forge the emerging genre of Southern-fried rock. Like the first […]

Scarecrow by John Mellencamp

1985 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, John Mellencamp, Midwest Artists

Buy Scarecrow While much of popular music in 1985 was moving towards more synth-based compositions and refined production, John “Cougar” Mellencamp decided to return to his roots on Scarecrow. In fact, Mellencamp was […]

Rust Never Sleeps
by Neil Young

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Neil Young

Buy Rust Never Sleeps Rust Never Sleeps was a unique recording by Neil Young and Crazy Horse as it was  an album of all new material mainly recorded live but post-produced with some studio […]

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Southwest Artists

Buy Rumours It took the band Fleetwood Mac ten albums and many lineup shifts to achieve mainstream commercial success, but the group got there with their 1975 eponymous release. This was the first […]

Rumble by Tommy Conwell and Young Rumblers

1988 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Karyn Albano, American Artists, Pennsylvania Artists, Tommy Conwell

Buy Rumble Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers, a popular Philadelphia area “bar band”, caught the attention of Columbia Records when their 1986 independently released album, Walking on the Water, sold very well […]

Rubber Soul by The Beatles

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Buy Rubber Soul As the years have gone by, Rubber Soul has distinguished itself more and more from the “typical” early album by The Beatles. While the 14 selections remain pretty much bright […]

Rocks by Aerosmith

1976 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Aerosmith, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists

Buy Rocks We commence our look at 1976 with a review of the fourth of four great albums by Aerosmith that launched their career during their classic period of the 1970s. Starting with […]