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Carmine and Vinny Appice - Drum Wars: The Ultimate Battle DVD
Review by Gary Hill
The premise is interesting. Two brothers, both legends of the rock world (think Vanilla Fudge, Black Sabbath and more), both drummers, put together a show down to see which of them is the ultimate drummer. Let’s just say one thing right out front – both of these guys are incredible and I know you’ve heard their work on lots and lots of music, even if you might not know the names off hand.
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Michael Schenker - Group - Live in Rosemont, Illinois August 2010
Review by Greg Olma
It’s been a quite a while since Michael Schenker and his band of metal merchants played a support slot here in the Chicago-land area but I guess filling in the “special guest” slot on the Scorpions farewell tour was too good to pass up.
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Heaven & Earth - Heaven & Earth - Featuring Stuart Smith
Review by Larry Toering
This is a review of the Japanese import version of Heaven & Earth which features a lot of musicians that Stuart Smith assembled for this great band.
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Cactus - Live DVD
Review by Gary Hill
I admit it; I’m a progressive rock and heavy metal junkie. That doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate good old blues oriented 1970’s styled rock – who doesn’t?
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Travers & Appice - Live DVD
Review by Gary Hill
Anybody remember the power trio? Well, have to say that I do, and I generally found that when a power trio was on - they rocked!
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Scorpions - Live in Rosemont, Illinois August 2010
Review by Greg Olma
I have to admit that I was shocked when I heard that the Scorpions were going to do a farewell tour.
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Cactus - Live, Loud & Proud DVD
Review by Gary Hill
Cactus might not have gotten the attention that groups like Led Zeppelin and Cream did, but they were an extremely capable band cut from that same cloth of hard rocking, blues based classic jams.
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Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance
Review by Gary Hill
Vanilla Fudge may not be progressive rock, or they might. Either way they have seriously influenced and impacted prog rock from the beginnings and I've always included them there.
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William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom
Review by G. W. Hill
What an interesting ride I’ve had leading into this album.
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Vanilla Fudge - The Beat Goes On
Review by Steve Alspach
One criticism of progressive music is that it takes itself too seriously. This album is the poster child for that argument.
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Heaven & Earth - The Making Of Heaven & Earth DVD
Review by Larry Toering
Stuart Smith put together this band some time ago and made an album, then later put out this amazing DVD that showcases many of the proceedings in the studio while working on the project.
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Vanilla Fudge - Then And Now
Review by Gary Hill
No one can fault the musical performances on this one. Vanilla Fudge has always been an incredible band capable of creating and producing incredibly complex and powerful arrangements, and this album is no exception to that rule. No, the real problem here comes in the form of repetition.
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Various Artists - Tune in to Mind Radio: A Tribute to Multi-Talented Vocalist Kelly Keeling
Review by G. W. Hill
Kelly Keeling is a great rock guitarist who has worked with a lot of great people over the years.
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Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge
Review by Gary Hill
The Fudge is back! I'm sure we can all sit around and debate for ever if they are truly prog or not, but the truth of the matter is, even if they weren't early prog, and I am not sure the answer to that, they influenced so much prog that they have earned an honorary mention.
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Vanilla Fudge - When Two Worlds Collide DVD
Review by Gary Hill
The two worlds referenced in the title are those of rock band and orchestra.
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Various Artists - Who Are You - An All-Star Tribute to the Who
Review by G. W. Hill
I like The Who quite a bit. I mean, they aren’t one of my favorite bands, but I do really like them.
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