American Artists

Weezer (Blue Album)

1994 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Jacob Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Ric Ocasek, Weezer

Buy Weezer Twenty years ago this weekend, Weezer stormed into rock and roll consciousness with their potent, popular, and critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which has come to be known as simply the “Blue […]

Van Halen II

1979 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Buy Van Halen II While rarely cited as one the group’s best works, Van Halen II, features some of the band’s best individual tracks and may well showcase Van Halen at its cohesive […]

The Doors 1967 Albums

1967 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Jim Morrison, The Doors

Buy The Doors Buy Strange Days I have been a fan of The Doors music since I was about 12 or 13 and have constantly gone back and forth over which is their […]

The Byrds 1968 Albums

1968 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, David Crosby, The Byrds

Buy The Notorious Byrd Brothers Buy Sweetheart of the Rodeo 1968 was a transitional year for folk/rock group, The Byrds, in terms of both musical approach and lineup changes. During the year, the group […]

The Badlees 1999 albums

1999 Albums, Album Reviews by Karyn Albano, American Artists, Pennsylvania Artists, The Badlees

Buy Amazing Grace Buy Up There Down Here In the mid 1990s, The Badlees were a fast rising group, newly signed to major label Polydor and with a national selling album that spawned […]

The Allman Brothers Band

1969 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Duane Allman, Southern Artists

Buy The Allman Brothers Band As a group that became known for their live performances, The Allman Brothers Band did put out a handful of excellent studio albums. The first of these was […]

The 1965 Album of the Year

1965 Albums, American Artists, Bob Dylan

As a final wrap up of our final classic year review, 1965, we still needed to decide on an Album of the Year for that year. This was a unique situation, because all […]

Ted Nugent

1975 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, Ted Nugent

Buy Ted Nugent After nearly a decade leading the Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent embarked on a solo career and released his self-titled debut album in 1975. With a newly formed group that featured […]

Skid Row

1989 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, New Jersey Artists, Skid Row

Buy Skid Row This album review is provided by Merry Mercurial, a writer of fiction, essays, reviews, and the “highly subjective” music blog. Every bit as fun as candy cigarettes, if not as […]

Lenny Kravitz 5

1998 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Lenny Kravitz

Buy Lenny Kravitz 5 The fifth studio album by Lenny Kravitz, released in 1998 is aptly titled 5 and saw the talented artist return to top commercial success as well as expand his […]