You Could Have Written Alex Van Halen’s ‘Brothers’
Alex Van Halen’s Brothers is infuriating for fans of Eddie Van Halen because we’ve read all this before. We don’t need this high school term paper of a memoir.
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Fanny’s Continuing Career Coda Features Live 1970s Performances
All-female 1970s rock band Fanny share their early performances on a stunning new CD set. They have power and swagger here and mesh perfectly on every number.
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Slash’s Orgy of Destruction [or] ‘Blues Your Illusion’
Orgy of the Damned finds Slash and his many guests bashing through the most over-played blues standards with the subtlety and grace of Axl Rose in a china shop.
Snow Blinded: My 15 Favorite Styx Songs
Progressive rock, arena rock, romantic ballads: Styx’s catalog presents an enviable chain of success, one that still yields surprises 50 years later.
New York Dolls’ ‘Too Much Too Soon’ Lived Up to Its Title (More or Less)
The New York Dolls didn’t just play rock and roll. They swung, achieving a groove that set them apart from other rockers at the time and since.
‘Forty Love’ Is a Solid Set Point for D-A-D
Even if Forty Love isn’t a definitive summation of D-A-D’s career, it’s a nice introduction to this long-time Danish rock band you’ve heard but never heard of.
Finding Their Way: Rush’s Debut Album at 50
Fifty years after its release, progressive rockers Rush’s debut album remains an important stepping stone in the Canadian trio’s long journey to success.
Kings Will Be Crowned: Queen’s ‘Queen II’ at 50
Queen’s 1974 sophomore album, Queen II is an overlooked progressive rock masterpiece that predicted so much of their later work. It’s also still enormous fun.
Metal’s Bruce Dickinson Remains Vital on ‘The Mandrake Project’
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson overcomes creative and personal struggles on his first solo album in 19 years, The Mandrake Project.
Rock and Ruin: The Downfall of Courtney Love’s ‘America’s Sweetheart’
Concocted in a three-year maelstrom of excess, the highly anticipated solo LP America’s Sweetheart was overshadowed by Courtney Love’s erratic behavior.
Van Halen’s ‘1984’ Represents the Past, Present, and Future
The era of hard rock and metal Van Halen ushered peaked and fell when the 1980s ended, but comes back again as classic rock for today’s 13-year-olds.
The Black Crowes’ 1992 Album Is Remastered
The 30-year legacy of the Black Crowes’ 1992 LP persists in the strength of its songs, played with all the furious energy that makes for captivating rock music.