Boggy Depot by Jerry Cantrell

1998 Albums, American Artists, Jerry Cantrell, Northwest Artists

Buy Boggy Depot After over a decade in Alice in Chains, guitarist Jerry Cantrell set out to forge his debut solo record in 1998 with Boggy Depot. This was done more out of […]

Blues for Allah by
TheGrateful Dead

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Blues for Allah A unique album in the Grateful Dead‘s vast catalog, Blues for Allah, is made up of four proper songs, three instrumentals, and the bizarre, Avant Garde title suite. Produced […]

Blue by Joni Mitchell

1971 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, California Artists, Canadian Artists, Joni Mitchell

Buy Blue The fourth album by Joni Mitchell, the 1971 release Blue, saw the folk singer reach her highest critical acclaim. The album employs sparse musical arrangements leaning heavily towards the folk genre, […]

Blue Öyster Cult

1972 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Blue Oyster Cult, New York Artists

Buy Blue Öyster Cult The eponymous debut album by Blue Öyster Cult kicked off the year 1972 as well as the recording career of this Long Island, New York based rock group. Often […]

Blood Sugar Sex Magik
by Red Hot Chili Peppers

1991 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Buy Blood Sugar Sex Magik Just as the Red Hot Chili peppers were starting to break out in the late 1980s, two of the band’s members were struggling mightily with drug abuse. One […]

Blood On the Tracks
by Bob Dylan

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, Midwest Artists

Buy Blood On the Tracks Blood On the Tracks contains all the elements of Bob Dylan‘s classic, 1960s outputs, with the staples of the acoustic guitar, the harmonica, and the poetic lyrics delivered […]

Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan

1966 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by J.D. Cook, American Artists, Bob Dylan, Midwest Artists, New York Artists

Buy Blond On Blonde I had the pleasure of seeing Bob Dylan live over the summer. It was a great experience, which I wrote about for Modern Rock Review. So I jumped at […]

Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Ozzy Osbourne

Buy Blizzard of Ozz Few rock and roll comebacks are as bizarre, but complete, as that of Ozzy Osbourne in 1980. Just a year after being fired from Black Sabbath, the superstar rock […]

Blind Melon

1992 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Blind Melon, California Artists

Buy Blind Melon Blind Melon is the 1992 debut album by the rock band of the same name. The album was an international seller due primarily to the breakthrough hit “No Rain” along […]

Black Rose by Thin Lizzy

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Irish Artists, Thin Lizzy

Buy Black Rose: A Rock Legend Perhaps the last great classic album by Thin Lizzy, the 1979 release Black Rose: A Rock Legend, peaked at number 2 on the U.K. album charts, making […]