In 1972, Steely Dan released Can't Buy a Thrill. It's just their first step and their unique style is already ready. The album clearly foreshadows what was to follow in the years to come.The sound is bright and hard, with a music that has its own perfect aesthetic, well-crafted and calculated down to the smallest detail. The key changes in the melodies, although governed by an unprecedented primitiveness, are barely […]

Street Noise was released in 1969 by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, originally as a double LP. Includes, among others, covers of “Light My Fire” by the Doors, “Take Me To The Water” by Nina Simone, “Save The Country” by Laura Nero, “All Blues” by Miles Davis, “Indian Rope Man” by Richie Havens, “Let The Sun Shine In” and “I Got Life” from the musical Hair.Driscoll covers this […]

In 1975, Blue Oyster Cult released their live album On Your Feet or On Your Knees which was a tribute to the band's first three albums which were landmark recordings for heavy rock while also being a reliable testament to what kept this great band alive and true to their live performance.The incredible power and fury of this album blows away most live albums that came before it. The feel […]

Power And The Passion is the fourth studio album by German progressive rock band Eloy, released in 1975. For the first time, the group develops a story over two sides of an LP. Gordon Bennett, who wrote the lyrics to "Plastic Girl" from last year's Floating album, developed a narrative that follows Jamie, a scientist's son, who ingests a time-eroding drug and finds himself in Paris in the year 1358. […]

Get Ready is the platinum-selling second studio album by American blues-rock band Rare Earth, released on September 30, 1969 by Motown Records. The album spawned a hit single, a short version of "Get Ready", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, staying on the charts for 20 weeks, beating the original version with the Temptations. The track was written by William "Smokey" Robinson of the famous […]

Live Alive is the first live album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, released on November 15, 1986 by Epic Records, and is made up of four live performances by the group. Performances were recorded on July 15, 1985 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, July 17 and 18, 1986 at the Austin Opera House, and July 19, 1986 at the Dallas Starfest. Much of the album was recorded in […]

The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper is a double live album recorded at the Fillmore West. The album is essentially a follow-up to the commercially successful and critically acclaimed Super Session studio album, which featured Stephen Stills in addition to Bloomfield and Kooper, earlier in 1968.The performances, the recordings as well as the production cannot be described as flawless. In the liner notes, Kooper describes the difficulties […]

The Super Super Blues Band by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley was recorded in September 1967 in Chicago and released on January 26, 1968.One could easily describe this album as a super bust of the blues. Power trios in the late 60s were all the rage, even at Chess Studios, where the special purpose supergroups Super Blues of 1967 and later the Super Super Blues Band were formed.The Super […]

The River is the fifth studio album by Bruce Springsteen and was released on October 17, 1980 by Columbia Records. This double album was produced by Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen and E-Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt. The album was Springsteen's first to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart. The song "The River" was nominated for Best Performance by […]