Bachman and Turner are, of course, best known for Bachman Turner Overdrive.

Bad Company is a classic from the ‘70s. Paul Rodgers is one of the most legendary vocalists from that era. 

This is an awesome disc that just plain rocks.

Rob Barteletti is the brainchild of this great compilation of northwest singers who were invited to the project to put the icing on the cake, and a solid effort was made by all.

Rich Batsford is a very talented musician and writer, whose vocal harmonies are arranged as an art form, and - in some ways – it is possible to listen to this album as one big song with various compositional themes and arrangements.

Beady Eye includes singer Liam Gallagher, guitarist Gem Archer, and bassist Andy Bell, who were once the core members of Oasis from 1999-2009.

An attempt to lean heavily sideways into elecronica was the effort, and it worked with great results as Jeff Beck made what seemed to be all the right moves on Who Else.

What a great album this is. Lisa Bell’s voice is strong and also very versatile.

Those who like female fronted jazz sounds will really enjoy this album. There aren’t a lot of big surprises here, but the music is nearly perfect.

With a fairly large cast of musicians, Rick Berlin delivers a fine mix of tempos within an American story telling inspired effort.

This double disc release is two live performances of Dickey Betts and Great Southern.

I’ve always loved the retro rock infused sound of The B-52s.

Here we have a band that is quite diverse. If you only listen to one song, depending on which one you choose, you are likely to consider them to be a completely different type of act.

Featuring Big Head Todd and The Monsters and special guests B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, Honeyboy Edwards, Charlie Musselwhite,  Ruthie Foster, Cedric Burnside and Lighnin' Malcolm, one great line up of all stars was put together to celebrate a century of Robert Johnson and it's a spectacular performance by all, naturally.

I struggled with the question of whether this album was progressive rock or not.

Kevin Shirley’s inspiration to bring together Glenn Hughes, vocals and bass, and Joe Bonamassa, lead guitar and vocals has provided one of the best rock/blues bands and albums of the year.

This is one of the best new releases of 2010.

This is one of a few bands of the sort of power pop variety I've been given the opportunity to review in this issue and, it's coincidentally one of two from Portland, Oregon.

This four track EP features music that’s entertaining and mainstream, but also quite varied.

This is an intriguing disc that’s packed with variety.

Nashville based Danielle Bloom, describes herself as a “kick-a**, hard driving, rock-n-roll goddess,” on her MySpace page.

The debut of any band is always interesting to go back to for a second look.  

Rarely has an album divided fans as much as BOC's Imaginos.

A much harder and heavier album than The Ballad of John Henry, the blues really shines on this album. 

This has a great sampling of guitar blues/rock classics mixed with Joe Bonamassa’s original songs.

Brain Surgeons is former BOC member Albert Bouchard`s band. The group utilizes elements of Blue Oyster Cult in new and unusual ways.

I know Bread is probably best known for creating mellow acoustic rock ballads.

These guys have a cool hard rock, jam sound, the kind of thing that was popular in the early 1970s.

Matt Brown is the lead singer and guitar player from the Portland, Oregon area band Ruby Hill.

Ruth-Ann Brown is billed as a reggae singer and this is a single from her debut album.

I originally reviewed Ruth-Ann Brown for a single for the song “Unfamiliar Feelings.”

Dave Brubeck is a legend of jazz and a great band leader. I hate, therefore, to give a mediocre CD review, but this one isn’t great.

I didn’t know what to think of this at first, but it turns out Barry Brusseau is a fine folk artist from the NW, whose work I’m interested in exploring further.

With an album title like County Blues Boy, the plot of the disc would seem to be laid bare.

Delicate and artistic, this is a hard album to categorize.

Singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett's latest album Take The Weather With You offers up a few more country tunes but includes a variety of other styles and sounds throughout the album. This whole album has a “feel-good” thing about it. Even the “Cryin’ in your Beer” country tunes don’t really make you feel like crying. Jimmy Buffett’s song writing talents soar on the CD.

If you like hard rock that teeters between metal and punk, this one’s probably a great fit.

I really dig the blend of classic rock sounds heard on this set.

This is Buoy LaRue's second helping.  

With Running Through Museums Burlinson Whitten Trio have released an album that should please fans of indie rock, but also those whose tastes run closer to classic rock.

This is music from the documentary of “Elvis Found Alive.”