Midwest Artists

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 […]

Days of the New

1997 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Days of the New, Midwest Artists

Buy Days of the New Days of the New came out of the gate in 1997 and forged their own style of dark acoustic rock. This style is expertly exhibited throughout the group’s […]

You Can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tuna Fish
by REO Speedwagon

1978 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, REO Speedwagon

Buy You Can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tuna Fish Often derided for its ludicrous title and album cover, You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish was nonetheless the […]

Tuesday Night Music Club by Sheryl Crow

1993 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Midwest Artists, Sheryl Crow

Buy Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow‘s official debut was at once brilliant and controversial. In fact, the title Tuesday Night Music Club comes from the assembled studio group who composed and recorded […]

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 […]

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
by Traveling Wilburys

1988 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Bob Dylan, British Artists, Florida Artists, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Jim Keltner, Midwest Artists, Roy Orbinson, Tennessee Artists, Tom Petty

Buy Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 “Super Groups” were commonplace during the seventies and eighties, often causing much hype which was rarely surpassed by the music itself. But in the case of the Traveling […]

Thriller by Michael Jackson

1982 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Jackson, Midwest Artists, Paul McCartney

Thriller is the sixth studio album by Michael Jackson and the best selling album of all time. Seven of the nine songs on the album were released as singles and each one of […]

The White Stripes

1999 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Midwest Artists, The White Stripes

Buy The White Stripes The self-titled 1999 debut by the Michigan based debut, The White Stripes was at once a nod back to the American blues from the century about to end and […]

The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get

1973 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh, Midwest Artists

Buy The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get The second of two albums featuring singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh with his backup group Barnstorm, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get […]

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 […]