2015 Reviews

Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Sting, The Police

Buy Zenyatta Mondatta Zenyatta Mondatta was the hinge album which fell right in the middle of The Police‘s short career as an active band. True to form, this third studio release by the […]

Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

Buy Wish You Were Here During the writing and production of Wish You Were Here, the members of Pink Floyd were grasping with the their new found stardom and the pressure to deliver […]

Voices Carry by ‘Til Tuesday

1985 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, Til Tuesday

Buy Voices Carry ‘Til Tuesday had a short but fruitful career encapsulated within the bonds of the mid 1980s music scene. Their 1985 debut album, Voices Carry, features the famous, indelible title track […]

Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

1965 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, David Crosby, The Byrds

Buy Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds finished their breakout year of 1965 with their second highly acclaimed and commercially successful album of that year. Turn! Turn! Turn! built on the group’s distinct, multi-guitar-timbre, […]

Turn of a Friendly Card
by Alan Parsons Project

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Alan Parsons, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists

Buy Turn of a Friendly Card Alan Parsons Project produced one of their more accessible albums with, Turn of a Friendly Card, a quasi-concept record which concludes with a sixteen-minute-plus title suite. The […]

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
by Traveling Wilburys

2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, British Artists, Florida Artists, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Jim Keltner, Midwest Artists, Tom Petty

Buy Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 As heralded and popular as the Traveling Wilburys 1988 debut album was, the 1990 follow up Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 was relatively ignored. In part, this was the […]

Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt

1995 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, No Doubt

Buy Tragic Kingdom No Doubt offered an upbeat breath of fresh air to the mid nineties with their dynamic masterpiece, Tragic Kingdom. This third overall studio album by the California-based rock band found tremendous […]

Toys in the Attic
by Aerosmith

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Aerosmith, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists

Buy Toys in the Attic Aerosmith scored their first real commercial success with their third album, Toys in the Attic. Released in 1975, this album establishes a distinct rock sound for the group […]

The River by Bruce Springsteen

1980 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy The River Bruce Springsteen‘s fifth studio album, The River, is a massive album in both length and scope. Released in late 1980, this double album includes tracks that originated during the early […]

The Rhythm of the Saints
by Paul Simon

1990 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New York Artists, Paul Simon

Buy The Rhythm of the Saints Ever the artist searching for a new, authentic sound, Paul Simon went to Brazil and employed the heavily percussive samba known as Batucada for his 1990 album, […]