Dookie by Green Day

1994 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Green Day

Buy Dookie Produced by Rob Cavallo, Dookie is the third overall album by Green Day and their major label debut. The album became a commercial success worldwide, driven by five hit singles, an […]

Don’t Say No by Billy Squier

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Billy Squier, New England Artists

Buy Don’t Say No Bily Squier was an odd figure on the pantheon of rock. On the one hand, there is no doubt that he was a very talented vocalist with exception songwriting […]

Don’t Look Back by Boston

1978 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Boston, New England Artists

Buy Don’t Look Back Don’t Look Back was the much anticipated second album by Boston. After the unprecedented success of the group’s debut album, the two year wait was considered a long gap between […]

Do You Believe in Magic
by The Lovin’ Spoonful

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, John Sebastian, New York Artists, The Lovin Spoonful

Buy Do You Believe in Magic? The Lovin Spoonful had a meteoric career which climaxed shortly after it began in the mid 1960s. Do You Believe in Magic is the 1965 debut album […]

Dizzy Up the Girl by Goo Goo Dolls

1998 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Goo Goo Dolls, New York Artists

Buy Dizzy Up the Girl It took six albums and over a decade for Goo Goo Dolls to be propelled into international success and 1998’s Dizzy Up the Girl was that ultimate catalyst. […]

Diver Down by Van Halen

1982 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

With their 5th album, Van Halen decided to take a less intense approach. Diver Down was developed by accident as the band, exhausted from constant touring and the production of four studio albums […]

Disraeli Gears by Cream

1967 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Cream, Eric Clapton

Buy Disraeli Gears Rock’s first “super group”, the British trio Cream was only together for a few years in the late 1960s with only four albums to their credit. However, they left a strong […]

Disintegration by The Cure

1989 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, The Cure

Buy Disintegration Through most of their first decade, The Cure was a group that was always on the razor’s edge of change making them one of the rare “alternative” bands which were actually […]

Disciplined Breakdown by Collective Soul

1997 Albums, 2017 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Collective Soul, Southern Artists

Buy Disciplined Breakdown After exploding onto the international rock scene in the middle of the 1990s with the success of their first two albums, Collective Soul released their much anticipated third studio album, […]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
by AC/DC

1976 Albums, 2011 Reviews, AC/DC, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Australian Artists

Buy Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Australian rockers AC/DC produced their third album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap during the summer of 1976 and released it in their home land in September of […]