Articles by Ric Albano

Book of Dreams by Steve Miller Band

1977 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, Midwest Artists

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 […]

Blues for Allah by
TheGrateful Dead

1975 Albums, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

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, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists, Canadian Artists

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, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, 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, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, California Artists

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, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, 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 […]

Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne

1980 Albums, Articles by Ric Albano, British Artists

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, American Artists, Articles by Ric Albano, 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, Articles by Ric Albano, Irish Artists

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 […]

Billy Idol

1982 Albums, Articles by Ric Albano, British Artists

Buy Billy Idol The debut album by Billy Idol is amazingly diverse and mainstream-leaning for an artist supposedly fresh off the punk scene. In fact, Idol today admits that his late seventies outfit, […]