Album Reviews

The Monkees

1966 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, The Monkees

Buy Music by The Monkees In October 1966, The Monkees released their self-titled debut record, which would become the first of four consecutive number one albums in the US. The album debuted one […]

The Madcap Laughs
by Syd Barrett

1970 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Buy The Madcap Laughs After his tumultuous exit from Pink Floyd, Composer, guitarist, and vocalist Syd Barrett spent several years working on his debut solo album, The Madcap Laughs. Beginning in April 1968, […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Last In Line by Dio

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Dio, New England Artists, New York Artists, Ronnie James Dio

Buy The Last in Line After stints in several rock groups, Ronnie James Dio found his popular groove in the early eighties with the founding of the group, Dio. Although this band was […]

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis

1974 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Brian Eno, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins

Buy The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Perhaps the most “out there” album by Genesis as well as out Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, is […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Hissing of Summer Lawns
by Joni Mitchell

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Canadian Artists, Joni Mitchell

Buy The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell continued her musical evolution from folk and pop towards free form jazz with her adventurous 1975 album, The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The album incorporates […]

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 […]