Everyone loves The Beatles! John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison – do I have to say more? The history of rock&roll can simply be divided into two periods – before and after the Beatles! No other artist or band could or ever will be able […]
Innovation, brilliant musicianship and timeless impact are the three criteria based on which I chose the following list of 10 albums I believe should be owned by absolutely every person who values and understands music. There are indeed SO MANY groundbreaking albums that re-defined history but then again, […]
BACKSTREET SYMPHONY Released: April 4, 1990 Genre: Hard Rock Duration: 56:26 Label: EMI, Geffen Records Producer(s): Andy Taylor Certified: Gold (BPI) OVERVIEW I would like to draw your attention to this wonderfully done rock album by Thunder – an often forgotten British band which unfortunately couldn’t become as […]
This House Is Not For Sale Released: November 4, 2016 Genre: Hard Rock Producer(s): Jon Bon Jovi & John Shanks Label: Island Length: 49:08 OVERVIEW Bon Jovi are back with their thirteenth studio album titled “This House is Not For Sale”. With guitarist Richie Sambora no longer in […]
RESONATE Released: November 4, 2016 Genre: Hard Rock Producer(s): Glenn Hughes & Soren Andersen Label: Frontiers Music s.r.l Length: 56:16 OVERVIEW 2016 brought to the table a couple of pretty intriguing records by our favorite classic rockers. Heart’s “Beautiful Broken”, Kansas’ “The Prelude Implicit”, Steven Tyler’s “We’re […]
BAD ENGLISH Released: June 26, 1989 Genre: Glam Rock / Hard Rock Duration: 62:10 Label: Epic Producer(s): Richie Zito Certified: Platinum (RIAA) OVERVIEW The supergroup Bad English rose from the ashes of Journey and The Babys. Despite their short-lived career which spawned only two studio albums, keyboardist Jonathan […]
Before we go to YES, do you know what is art rock or progressive rock? Progressive rock emerged as a musical trend and evolved in the late 1960s and early 1970s, falling under the umbrella of the so called “art rock”. Art rock can be quite difficult to […]
RETRO ACTIVE Released: October 5, 1993 Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Rock Duration: 56:04 Label: Mercury Producer(s): Def Leppard Singles: “Two Steps Behind”, “Desert Song”, “Miss You In A Heartbeat”, “Action”, ““Two Steps Behind (re-issue)” Certified: Platinum (RIAA) OVERVIEW Def Leppard released four albums during the 90s but this time […]
THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD Released: November 1, 1980 Genre: Progressive Rock / Art Rock Duration: 40:25 Label: Arista Producer(s): Alan Parsons OVERVIEW It’s time for some fine progressive rock, coming directly from one of the pioneers of the genre – the British rockers The Alan Parsons […]
NIGHT SONGS Released: August 2, 1986 Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Metal Duration: 36:05 Label: Mercury Producer(s): Andy Johns Certified: 3xPlatinum (RIAA) Singles: “Shake Me”, “Nobody’s Fool”, “Somebody Save Me” OVERVIEW I’m putting this record under the category of “The Greatest Rock Albums of the 80s”, because as subjective as […]
