Rock

Live at the Winterland Ballroom, December 1, 1973 Quicksilver Messenger Service Cleopatra Records Reviewed by Michael Lohr From the dusty pages of musical history comes a previously lost concert from the legendary, if not severely underrated, Quicksilver Messenger Service. Recorded live in 1973 at the equally legendary Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, this release …

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Neil Young Storytone Reprise Records Reviewed by Michael Lohr Neil Young has always done whatever he wants and taking risks much of the time is in his DNA. It’s who he is as a person and as an artist. But in 2015 who’d have thought that the “Godfather of Grunge” would do a Vegas-style Big …

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The Vintage Caravan Voyage Nuclear Blast Records By Michael Lohr Of late, Germany’s Nuclear Blast Records, traditionally a heavy metal label, has been signing retro rock acts right and left. Bands like Austin, Texas-based Scorpion Child as well as Sweden’s Blues Pills and Free Fall have been spreading their retro-colored jams across the globe with …

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The Russian Wilds Howlin’ Rain American Reviewed by Michael Lohr This album has caused such a disparity of opinion among rock critics. Depending upon who you listen to, Howlin’ Rain is either the “second coming” or a bunch of retro hack Humble Pie/Cream wanna-be’s. In all honesty, neither scenario is the case. The once side …

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