California Artists

But Seriously, Folks by Joe Walsh

1978 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh, Midwest Artists

Buy But Seriously Folks Joe Walsh found his greatest solo success with But Seriously, Folks in 1978, although “solo” is used loosely here. The versatile rocker did have help from all four members […]

Buffalo Springfield

1966 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Buffalo Springfield, California Artists, Canadian Artists, Neil Young, Stephen Stills

Buy Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a very unique rock band. On the one hand, they were loaded with young talent who played together for a very short time in the late sixties […]

Bringing Down the Horse
by The Wallflowers

1996 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Wallflowers

Buy Bringing Down the Horse The Wallflowers struck a fine chord with their second LP, Bringing Down the Horse. The songs on the album were all composed by front man Jakob Dylan and […]

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, […]

Blood Sugar Sex Magik
by Red Hot Chili Peppers

1991 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Buy Blood Sugar Sex Magik Just as the Red Hot Chili peppers were starting to break out in the late 1980s, two of the band’s members were struggling mightily with drug abuse. One […]

Blind Melon

1992 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Blind Melon, California Artists

Buy Blind Melon Blind Melon is the 1992 debut album by the rock band of the same name. The album was an international seller due primarily to the breakthrough hit “No Rain” along […]

Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Don Henley, Roy Bittan, Southwest Artists, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty

Buy Bella Donna After three albums with Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks was doubtlessly the most recognizable figure in that popular and talented band. However, her actual participation as far as songwriting and lead […]

Balance by Van Halen

1995 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen

Buy Balance There is no doubt that the decade-long Sammy Hagar experiment had run its course by the time Van Halen had gotten to their tenth studio album (the fourth with Hagar), Balance. […]

August and Everything After by Counting Crows

1993 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Counting Crows

Buy August and Everything After One of the more impressive debuts of 1993, August and Everything After by Counting Crows fuses lyrically rich ballads with such long forgotten sonic treasures as the Hammond […]