Classic Rock Review

Foxtrot by Genesis

1972 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins

Buy Foxtrot After a couple albums of extreme experimentation in theatrical rock, Foxtrot is where it all came together for Genesis. This 1972 album was the first of three, in consecutive years, that […]

The Joshua Tree by U2

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Bono, Brian Eno, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Irish Artists, U2

Buy The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree was the long-awaited fifth studio album by U2, released in the spring of 1987. Although not a true “concept” album, it was uniformly inspired by the […]

Permanent Vacation by Aerosmith

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Aerosmith, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists

In spite of their much celebrated “reunion” in 1984, two years later Aerosmith was still a band in turmoil. Their 1985 album Done With Mirrors did not do so well commercially and various […]

The Lonesome Jubilee
by John Mellencamp

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, John Mellencamp, Midwest Artists

The Lonesome Jubilee is the ninth album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, who released many genres of music dating back to his days as “Johnny Cougar” in the mid 1970s. On this album, Mellencamp […]

Tunnel of Love
by Bruce Springsteen

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Following the multi-year, top of the pop world success of the studio album Born In the USA and the live compilation Live / 1975-85, Bruce Springsteen surprised a lot of listeners with the […]

The House of Blue Light by Deep Purple

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore

Buy The House of Blue Light Through the years, Deep Purple went though a bunch of lineup changes with only drummer Ian Paice remaining with the band throughout all phases. In fact, there […]

Big Generator by Yes

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Yes

Buy Big Generator The 1980s version of the classic rock band Yes put out interesting, modern rock oriented albums which differed starkly from their prog rock efforts of the 1970s. Despite the shifts […]

Appetite For Destruction by Guns n Roses

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Guns n Roses

Buy Appetite For Destruction Guns n’ Roses arrived like a tsunami on the rock scene with their strong 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction, a hard rock album which blew the glam out of […]

Cloud Nine by George Harrison

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Ringo Starr

After a long hiatus from the regular recording process, former Beatle George Harrison teamed up with former Electric Light Orchestra front man Jeff Lynne to produce Cloud Nine. This was Harrison’s tenth solo […]

Tango In the Night by Fleetwood Mac

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Southwest Artists, Stevie Nicks

Tango In the Night is the fifth and final studio album by successful quintet that brought sustained stardom for Fleetwood Mac. Like their previous four albums, it found popular success driven by the […]