American Artists

Book of Dreams by Steve Miller Band

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, Steve Miller

Buy Book of Dreams Steve Miller forged his reputation as a Chicago blues man, immersing himself in that scene during the 1960s and playing with the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Billy Breathes by Phish

1996 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, Phish

Buy Billy Breathes As their sixth official studio album, Billy Breathes is an early indication of Phish moving towards more mainstream rock music. Here, the four-piece group combined folk, rock and psychedelic into […]

Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper Band

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Alice Cooper, American Artists, Harry Nilsson, Midwest Artists

Buy Billion Dollar Babies The Alice Cooper Band reached their commercial peak with 1973’s Billion Dollar Babies. This sixth Alice Cooper album, produced by Bob Ezrin, refined some of the basic rock grit […]