American Artists

The Eagles

1972 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Southwest Artists, The Eagles

Buy The Eagles The Eagles produced an impressive, diverse, and sonically superior debut album in 1972, launching a successful elevation throughout the rest of the decade. The album was produced in London by […]

The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters

1997 Albums, 2017 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Northwest Artists

Buy The Colour and the Shape One could argue that Foo Fighters are a better overall group than Nirvana and that their sound is an evolution of the sound that was started earlier […]

The Cars

1978 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, Ric Ocasek, The Cars

Buy The Cars Quite simply one of the best produced albums of the era, the 1978 self-titled debut album from The Cars was a unique sounding breakthrough which brought the group instant worldwide […]

The Captain and Me
by The Doobie Brothers

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Doobie Brothers

Buy The Captain and Me The Captain and Me is the third album by The Doobie Brothers on which they combine their trademark funk with just a touch of California folk and country-rock. […]

The Bridge by Billy Joel

1986 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Billy Joel, New York Artists, Ray Charles

Billy Joel‘s 1986 studio album, The Bridge, represents a crossroads on many fronts. It is the seventh and final Billy Joel studio album to be produced by Phil Ramone. Ramone, starting with The […]

The Beach Boys Today!

1965 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Beach Boys

Buy The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys Today! was the 1965 eighth overall studio album by The Beach Boys. It marked a subtle shift in production technique and lyrical themes for the […]

The Band 1969 album

1969 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Canadian Artists, Southern Artists

Buy The Band As a perfect counterpart to Music from Big Pink, their 1968 debut album, The Band embarked on part two of their new musical, North American roots journey with their eponymous […]

Terrapin Station by Grateful Dead

1977 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Terrapin Station By the mid 1970s, the fiercely independent Grateful Dead decided to make a radical turn towards more conventional music business practices. Foremost in this new direction was the decision to […]

Ten by Pearl Jam

1991 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Northwest Artists, Pearl Jam

Buy Ten Pearl Jam‘s excellent debut is one of the most potent and indelible of debut albums ever released. The album called Ten was released in August 1991, at the vanguard of a […]

Temple of the Dog
25th Anniversary

1991 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Chris Cornell, Northwest Artists, Temple of the Dog

Buy Temple of the Dog Temple of the Dog was sort of a reverse super group in the sense that the group members would go on to play in two of the more […]