[Review] Genesis: Live (1973)
Five live songs from the band’s classic five-piece lineup, released to fill the gap between studio albums.
[Review] The Doors (1967)
Meet the Beatles? Bah! Show me The Doors if you’re looking for the best rock & roll debut.
10cc: “Art for Art’s Sake” (1975)
A small snack between records as the band bites the hand that feeds them.
[Review] Cheap Trick: At Budokan (1978)
Originally released in Japan, this live record became a hot-selling import that re-introduced the U.S. to Cheap Trick.
[Review] Vangelis: Hypothesis (1978)
An improvisational jazz-rock jam recording from 1971 that finds Vangelis going around in Circle.
The Damned: “Dozen Girls” (1982)
The first fruits from Strawberries proved that you could still count on the band for damned good music.
[Review] Robert Fripp: Exposure (1979)
A remarkable musical travelogue that reflects his recent work with David Bowie, Darryl Hall, Peter Gabriel, The Roches and Brian Eno.
[Review] Tangerine Dream: Rubycon (1975)
A purely electronic album that is both more streamlined and improvisational than Phaedra, but no less inspired.
Echo & The Bunnymen: “Lips Like Sugar” (1987)
From Ocean Rain to Knight Rider in one horrific bunnyhop.
[Review] Joe Walsh: So What (1974)
This is Joe’s tightest studio album to date, though one tinged with sadness in the wake of his daughter’s death.
[Review] Robin Trower: Long Misty Days (1976)
Trower, Dewar and Lordan continue to earn their place at the top of the power trio pyramid.
Eric Clapton: “Cocaine” (1977)
Clapton turns another J.J. Cale song into gold, although in most of the world this was a B side.
[Review] The Art of Noise: In Visible Silence (1986)
Not so much art for art’s sake this time, but it’s still audibly the work of The Art of Noise.
[Review] Phil Collins: No Jacket Required (1985)
The album where Phil Collins became a commercial force and probably began earning more money than some small countries.
Bryan Ferry: “Slave to Love” (1985)
The hero of Roxy returns from Avalon as bewitched and beautiful as you remember.