Classic Rock Review

London Calling by The Clash

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, The Clash

Buy London Calling The Clash advanced light years with their third release London Calling. This 1979 double album explored many sub-genres and showed with no doubt that this band was the most advanced […]

Dream Police by Cheap Trick

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Cheap Trick, Midwest Artists

Buy Dream Police Cheap Trick concluded their impressive late seventies output with their fourth studio album, Dream Police. This album follows the breakthrough success of the live album, Cheap Trick at Budokan, which […]

In Through the Out Door
by Led Zeppelin

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

Buy In Through the Out Door Through most critics eyes, the years have not been kind to, In Through the Out Door, the final studio album by Led Zeppelin and only one released […]

The Long Run by The Eagles

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, The Eagles

Buy The Long Run The Eagles completed their torrent through the seventies with 1979’s The Long Run, the studio album which closed the decade as the number one album in the USA. This diverse album […]

Flirtin’ With Disaster
by Molly Hatchet

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Florida Artists, Molly Hatchet

Buy Flirtin’ With Disaster Molly Hatchet‘s great wall of distorted guitars found its high point on their second studio album Flirtin’ with Disaster, released in 1979. Like Lynard Skynard on steroids, this album […]

Stormwatch by Jethro Tull

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Jethro Tull

Buy Stormwatch Stormwatch was the twelfth studio album by Jethro Tull in twelve years, as they released exactly one album per year from the start of their career in 1968. Like all Jethro Tull […]

Degüello by ZZ Top

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Texas Artists

Buy Degüello ZZ Top came back from an extended break to close out the 1970s with Degüello, their sixth studio release. Mirroring the group itself, this album is as much about an attitude and […]

Black Rose by Thin Lizzy

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Irish Artists, Thin Lizzy

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 […]

Rust Never Sleeps
by Neil Young

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Neil Young

Buy Rust Never Sleeps Rust Never Sleeps was a unique recording by Neil Young and Crazy Horse as it was  an album of all new material mainly recorded live but post-produced with some studio […]

Van Halen II

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Buy Van Halen II While rarely cited as one the group’s best works, Van Halen II, features some of the band’s best individual tracks and may well showcase Van Halen at its cohesive […]