Northwest Artists

Dreamboat Annie by Heart

1976 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Heart, Northwest Artists

Buy Dreamboat Annie Heart, originally labeled the “female Led Zeppelin,” had an impressive debut with Dreamboat Annie. The album was appropriately released on Valentine’s Day in 1976. Produced by Mike Flicker, the album […]

Down On the Upside by Soundgarden

1996 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Northwest Artists, Soundgarden

Buy Down on the Upside The climax of the group’s original success, Down On the Upside was a super-sized album by Soundgarden, one which would have been a double album in decades earlier […]

Dirt by Alice In Chains

1992 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Alice In Chains, American Artists, Jerry Cantrell, Northwest Artists

Buy Dirt The band which practically invented the genre of dark alternative metal, Alice In Chains bridged the gap between the “traditional” heavy metal and the new, alternative inspired “fusion” metals which began […]

Candlebox by Candlebox

1993 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Candlebox, Northwest Artists

Candlebox was one of the last riders of the huge Seattle grunge wave of the early 1990s. Consequently, they were at the vanguard of the post-grunge wave, where this newly labeled “alternative” music […]

Boggy Depot by Jerry Cantrell

1998 Albums, American Artists, Jerry Cantrell, Northwest Artists

Buy Boggy Depot After over a decade in Alice in Chains, guitarist Jerry Cantrell set out to forge his debut solo record in 1998 with Boggy Depot. This was done more out of […]

Badmotofinger by Soundgarden

1991 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Northwest Artists, Soundgarden

Buy Badmotofinger Laying the sonic foundation for their most successful run as a band, Soundgarden delivered their first of a trio of critically acclaimed albums with 1991’s Badmotofinger. The third studio release by […]

Axis: Bold As Love by Jimi Hendrix Experience

1967 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Jimi Hendrix, Northwest Artists, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Buy Axis: Bold As Love The second album from the trio’s explosive and productive 1967, Axis: Bold as Love, was released in the United Kingdom by The Jimi Hendrix Experience in December 1967. […]

Are You Experienced?
by Jimi Hendrix Experience

1967 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Jimi Hendrix, Northwest Artists, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Buy Are You Experienced? An extraordinary debut by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Classic Rock Review has named Are You Experienced? as our Album of the Year for the phenomenal music year of 1967. […]

Alice In Chains

1995 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Alice In Chains, American Artists, Jerry Cantrell, Northwest Artists

Buy Alice In Chains Alice in Chains took a whole bunch of personal turmoil and spun it into a fine album with their 1995 self-titled release. Informally referred to as “The Dog Record”, […]