Album Reviews by Ric Albano

Brand New Day by Sting

1999 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Sting

Buy Brand New Day Sting‘s sixth solo record, Brand New Day was a 1999 critical and commercial success that ultimately earned a Grammy Awards for both Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male […]

Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

1973 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Carl Palmer, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson

Buy Brain Salad Surgery Emerson, Lake, & Palmer reached their progressive climax with their fourth studio album Brain Salad Surgery. It was the group’s most ambitious and commercially successful album, with a mixture […]

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 […]

Bossanova by Pixies

1990 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New England Artists, Pixies

Buy Bossanova One who appreciates an album which flows in a seamless order from track to track will not be happy with Bosanova, a collection of short tracks that change radically from one […]

Born to Run by
Bruce Springsteen

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born to Run Bruce Springsteen has described the songs on Born To Run as different scenes happening on the same summer night somewhere in New Jersey and New York City. This third […]

Born In the U.S.A.
by Bruce Springsteen

1984 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bruce Springsteen, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, New Jersey Artists, Roy Bittan

Buy Born In the U.S.A. Born in the USA marked the height of commercial success for Bruce Springsteen. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide and spawned seven Top 10 singles, a record […]

Book of Dreams by Steve Miller Band

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

Buy Book of Dreams Steve Miller forged his reputation as a Chicago blues man, immersing himself in that scene during the 1960s and playing with the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy […]

Blues for Allah by
TheGrateful Dead

1975 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia

Buy Blues for Allah A unique album in the Grateful Dead‘s vast catalog, Blues for Allah, is made up of four proper songs, three instrumentals, and the bizarre, Avant Garde title suite. Produced […]

Blue by Joni Mitchell

1971 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, California Artists, Canadian Artists, Joni Mitchell

Buy Blue The fourth album by Joni Mitchell, the 1971 release Blue, saw the folk singer reach her highest critical acclaim. The album employs sparse musical arrangements leaning heavily towards the folk genre, […]

Blue Öyster Cult

1972 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Blue Oyster Cult, New York Artists

Buy Blue Öyster Cult The eponymous debut album by Blue Öyster Cult kicked off the year 1972 as well as the recording career of this Long Island, New York based rock group. Often […]