Album Reviews by Ric Albano

Business As Usual by Men At Work

1982 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Australian Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Men At Work

Buy Business As Usual One would not be out of line to suggest that this is a rather “unusual” (pun intended) selection for our 1982 album of the year. In fact, Business As […]

Buffalo Springfield

1966 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Buffalo Springfield, California Artists, Canadian Artists, Neil Young, Stephen Stills

Buy Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a very unique rock band. On the one hand, they were loaded with young talent who played together for a very short time in the late sixties […]

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits

1985 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Sting

Buy Brothers In Arms Dire Straits reached their commercial peak and achieved worldwide fame with their fifth studio album, Brothers In Arms. All the songs on this album were composed by lead vocalist […]

Brothers and Sisters by Allman Brothers Band

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Allman Brothers Band, American Artists, Southern Artists

Buy Brothers and Sisters Brothers and Sisters was at once the career peak and the first step into the abyss for The Allman Brothers Band. It was released in the wake of dual […]

British Steel by Judas Priest

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Judas Priest

Buy British Steel British Steel was the album where Judas Priest finally found a mainstream American audience and launched the heavy metal band into stadium headliners. The album reached the Top 40 in […]

Bringing It All Back Home
by Bob Dylan

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, Midwest Artists

Buy Bringing It All Back Home Perhaps the most lyrically potent album ever, Bob Dylan delivered a masterpiece with his fifth overall album, Bringing It All Back Home, released 50 years ago today […]

Bringing Down the Horse
by The Wallflowers

1996 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Wallflowers

Buy Bringing Down the Horse The Wallflowers struck a fine chord with their second LP, Bringing Down the Horse. The songs on the album were all composed by front man Jakob Dylan and […]

Bridge Over Troubled Water
by Simon & Garfunkel

1970 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New York Artists, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel

Buy Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel saved their best for last with the early 1970 release of Bridge over Troubled Water, the fifth studio album by the New York based folk […]

Bridge of Sighs by Robin Trower

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Robin Trower

Buy Bridge of Sighs Full of subtle but solid and rewarding tracks which are well composed and sonically masterful, Bridge of Sighs is the album where Robin Trower may have advanced the rock […]

Breakfast In America
by Supertramp

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Roger Hodgson, Supertramp

Buy Breakfast In America Breakfast In America is, at once, an artistic statement and a pure pop record. This sixth overall album by Supertramp was composed and recorded after the British group relocated […]