Classic Rock Review

Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Meatloaf, Roy Bittan, Texas Artists

Buy Bat Out of Hell Although credited as a solo album by Meat Loaf, the blockbuster album Bat Out of Hell was actually forged through a collaboration of three people – Meat Loaf […]

The Grand Illusion by Styx

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, Styx, Tommy Shaw

Buy The Grand Illusion Although it was seventh overall studio album for the band, The Grand Illusion was the second album from Styx to head towards a more radio-friendly direction. The Chicago based […]

Draw the Line by Aerosmith

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Aerosmith, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists

Buy Draw the Line Aerosmith‘s fifth album in 1977 came after the phenomenal success of 1975’s Toys in the Attic and 1976’s Rocks. Although the momentum continued to an extent with Draw the […]

Point of Know Return by Kansas

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Kansas, Midwest Artists

Buy Point of Know Return In 1977 while most classic rock artists were migrating towards simple, accessible music, Kansas was one of the last stubborn holdouts to compose pure prog rock. Although the […]

Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Southwest Artists

Buy Rumours It took the band Fleetwood Mac ten albums and many lineup shifts to achieve mainstream commercial success, but the group got there with their 1975 eponymous release. This was the first […]

Aja by Steely Dan

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New York Artists, Steely Dan

Buy Aja Aja was the best album produced by the Steely Dan. With the sixth album by the group, driven primarily by keyboardist and vocalist Donald Fagen and bassist Walter Becker, the songs […]

A Farewell to Kings by Rush

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Rush

Buy A Farewell to Kings A Farewell To Kings is the fifth studio album by Rush. It follows 2112, the band’s initial commercial breakthrough in 1976 (check out our Review of 2112). With […]

Even In the Quietest Moments
by Supertramp

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Roger Hodgson, Supertramp

Buy Even In the Quietest Moments Even In the Quietest Moments was the third of four consecutive great albums produced by Supertramp in the mid to late seventies. However, this album was unique […]

Animals by Pink Floyd

1977 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy Animals One of the more underrated classic albums, Pink Floyd‘s Animals is set up like an epic movie with three self-contained sub-chapters and sub-plots that somehow all tie together in the end. […]

Boston

1976 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Boston, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, New England Artists

Buy Boston Although portrayed as a true “band”, Boston was really pretty much a solo project by engineer Tom Scholz. An M.I.T. graduate then working for Polaroid, Sholz built a home studio in […]