Leftoverture by Kansas

1976 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Kansas, Midwest Artists

Buy Leftoverture For a long time I considered Kansas to be more like a sidekick act in relation to those truly talented British progressive rock bands. This was probably due, in no small […]

Led Zeppelin (IV) by Led Zeppelin

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

Buy Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin‘s fourth studio album, which has no proper title but is commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, may well be the pinnacle of the band’s early sound. […]

Learning to Crawl
by The Pretenders

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Midwest Artists, The Pretenders

Buy Learning to Crawl Following a very tumultuous period where two band members lost their lives due to drug overdoses, Learning to Crawl, was a bit of an early career comeback album for […]

Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
by Derek & the Dominos

1970 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Derek and the Dominos, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Southern Artists

Buy Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was the sole studio album by super group Derek & the Dominos. A double length LP, the fourteen tracks on […]

Lawn Boy by Phish

1990 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, Phish

Buy Lawn Boy Continuing to forge their unique fusion rock sound, Phish‘s sophomore effort, Lawn Boy, is chock full of diverse diddys and extended jams. Predating the group’s major label signing, the album […]

Lap of Luxury by Cheap Trick

1988 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Cheap Trick, Midwest Artists

Buy Lap of Luxury Lap of Luxury was, by most definitions, a comeback album for Cheap Trick, although it didn’t quite reach the blockbuster status that the band and their label were attempting […]

L.A. Woman by The Doors

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by J.D. Cook, American Artists, California Artists, Jim Morrison, The Doors

Buy L.A. Woman L.A. Woman, is the final Doors album with lead singer and poet, Jim Morrison. This album encompasses a mixture of blues, funk, and rock while maintaining a sound that is […]

Kingdom Come

1988 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, German Artists, Kingdom Come

Buy Kingdom Come Kingdom Come released their well-received, self-titled debut album in early 1988. Led by German born front man Lenny Wolf, who co-wrote most of the album’s material with the group’s manager […]

Kinda Kinks by The Kinks

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, The Kinks

Buy Kinda Kinks The Kinks sophomore effort is often overlooked in their catalog due to the popularity of their recently released debut and the critical acclaim of later albums. But the rapidly recorded […]

Kick by INXS

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Australian Artists, INXS

Buy Kick The Australian band INXS reached their absolute commercial peak with the well-crafted pop/rock/dance album Kick in 1997. This was the band’s sixth overall studio album since 1980 and marked a distinct […]