The ALBUMREVIEW.net podcast

For this episode, I welcome a very special guest to the podcast. Los Angeles based guitar virtuoso, Angela Petrilli.     I met Angela while attending a Zepparella show. Zepparrella is a California based female Led Zeppelin tribute project. Angela was filling in at the particular gig for guitarist Gretchen Menn and I was lucky enough to watch her shred on her guitar and give her best Jimmy Page per...

Dark Matter is Pearl Jam ’s twelfth studio album. Released on April 19, 2024, it was produced by Andrew Watt through Pearl Jam ’s own private record label Monkeywrench Records with help from major label, Republic Records.  Andrew Watt was a completely different producer than who Pearl Jam was used to. Watt helped the band focus on the music more, and less of the production. He was also much younge...

Joining Greg on episode #71 are Hakon and Reuben from the Norwegian band, On the Edge of Leaving . Hakon and Reuben released their 2nd piece of music, an EP, titled, “Respite” in February 2024. After hearing the first song on the record, 1992 , I was hooked and had to have them on the show.  And what drew me to these guys were many things, one in particular is the fact they were previously a “blac...

Never mind the Bollocks is the only studio album ever released by the Sex Pistols. Recorded from early to late 1977 in London, England with producer, Chris Thomas. Thomas’ additional fame includes mixing duties on Pink Floyd’s, Dark Side of The Moon and an instrumental role on The Beatles, White Album.  I can remember being a thirteen-year old walking through Cambridge and Boston. Moving from Reco...

Joining Greg on this episode is Podcaster Steve Cooper . Steve is a former stand up comedian turned very successful podcaster. He currently hosts Coopertalk which is his podcast. Steve has recorded over 990 episodes, which is not an easy accomplishment, and has hosted countless guests ranging from musicians Mick Mars from Motley Crue, Tommy Stinson from The Replacements, blues guitarist Joe Bonama...

Lisa Czarina Michaud is an Italian American writer based in France. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, xojane, Narrtively, Bonjour Paris and other publications. She holds four evaluations at The Evergreen State College, and she joins us here today as she has written her first novel, titled, Slanted and Disenchanted.   I had the opportunity to meet Lisa prior to this interview and read h...

Mr. Crowe’s Garden was formed in 1984 at Walton High School in Marietta, GA by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. The brothers were fans of what was then called “Indy” music or “College Radio”. Influenced by bands like R.E.M., a staple in the 80s Georgia college radio scene, the Robinson brothers also had a taste for 70s blues and rock n’ roll, specifically The Rolling Stones .    The band would mo...

Their third studio album, " Toys in the Attic" is Aerosmith's strongest. Released on April 8, 1975, “Toys” demonstrates the beginning of American Hard Rock. Take southern blues, mix it with the Rolling Stones, speed up the tempo – you have the definition of Aerosmith. They did not have the “soft rock” label like the Eagles or the “black magic” blues and heavy metal label like Led Zeppelin. Aerosmi...

Before the release of their third studio album, Metallica was an up-and-coming thrash band playing hard and fast metal music for fans to swing their necks, bang their heads, and throw up their fists in a repetitive motion. When they released Master of Puppets in 1986, the band pushed the limits of musicianship. Master brought heavy metal and thrash metal to the forefront, requiring technical music...

This is a review Dinosaur Jr.’s 5th album, 1993’s Where You Been .   For this episode, I am welcoming back a very special guest, Jack Adamant. Jack was originally on episode #49 of the podcast. He is a very talented musician currently living in Stockholm, Sweden. In episode #49, Jack and I discussed his life on the road as a musician, and we dug deep into his recent album, Obscure Places & Cup...

WARNING:  This review is very emotional. I don't recommend listening to this while you're working out! Singer/songwriter, Patty Griffin' s first album, Living with Ghosts was released in May 1996 by A&M Records. Before recording this album, Patty moved down to Boston, MA from her home state of Maine. For years, she played small coffee shops, without focusing on becoming famous or even a profes...

Produced by Terry Date , their producer for their previous album, Louder Than Love , Badmotorfinger, Soundgarden's third studio album, was originally scheduled for release on September 24th, 1991. The record company, A&M pushed it back to October 8th, 1991, due to “production issues”. Many who follow ’90s “grunge”, and many who’ve listened to my podcasts, know this time period consisted of alb...

Greg interviews bass player, songwriter, and vocalist Holly West. Holly plays bass for the California-based Led Zeppelin Power Tribute Project, Zepparella. She is also the bass player and lead singer for the California-based, Hard Rock band, Dead Groove.   In this episode, Holly and Greg talk about life on the road as a traveling musician. We also get her take on the music industry and what it’s l...

This is an album review of the Pretenders debut, self-titled album. Punk? Not sure. Maybe this is what would eventually become a genre that included 70s punk mixed in a blender with 80s New Wave. The Pretenders are underrated. They were never on my radar. I always knew about them. I knew they existed, but never took the time to focus and listen to their albums. I just heard their radio hits.    Th...

I remember first hearing AC/DC’s music when I was 10 or 11 years old. The Stephen King horror movie Maximum Overdrive had come out. Every song on the soundtrack was an AC/DC song.    Joining me for Episode #59 is Rob Kassees . Rob hosts a weekly podcast called "1001 Album Complaints" where together with friends and fellow musicians, Rob discusses each album from the “1001 Albums You Must Hear Befo...

In light of Robbie Robertson 's passing at age 80 on August 9, 2023, I wanted to RE - release Episode 17, our review of The Last Waltz - the famed live concert film and live album by the Canadian 60s and 70s musical powerhouse, The Band . Unlike the first review, this episode was remastered and "re-edited" with added musical clips from the famed live album. On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976,...

This is Part 2 of a 2-part review. In this episode, Clementine Moss from Zepparella joins Greg again for an in-depth, descriptive, and emotional review of George Harrison ’s 1970, debut solo album, All Things Must Pass . Clem was a recent guest on episode #51 of the podcast. She is a founding member and the drummer for the West Coast-based, Led Zeppelin powerhouse tribute project , Zepparella . Cl...

In this episode, Clementine Moss from Zepparella joins Greg again for an in-depth, descriptive and emotional review of George Harrison ’s 1970, debut solo album, All Things Must Pass . This is Part 1 of a 2 part review. Clem was a recent guest on episode #51 of the podcast. She is a founding member and the drummer for the West Coast based, Led Zeppelin powerhouse tribute project , Zepparella . Cle...

For this episode, Greg dives into Who's Next . Who's Next is The Who' s fifth studio album. Released in 1971, Who's Next is a collection of songs guitarist Pete Townshend , originally wrote for a Rock Opera he titled, Lifehouse . Eventually, Townshend scrapped the project and along with producer Glyn Johns, took 8 of the Lifehouse songs and re-recorded them. The collection would subsequently be Wh...

Coming off huge commercial success, Licensed to Ill , the Beastie Boys had big shoes to fill. They were entering the studio to record their sophomore record, which many bands fail to achieve the same success as the first. What came next in 1989 was Paul’s Boutique . This album would blow the doors off the whole genre and send the Beastie Boys in a direction more towards hip-hop. What’s incredibly...

Rush , the trio who got their start in Ontario, Canada in the late 1960s, were coming off a successful world tour for their 1989 album, Presto . The band enjoyed the Presto tour so much that when it was completed in mid-1990, they cut their vacation time short to start writing and recording their next album, their 14th studio album, 1991's Roll the Bones . Bassist and lead singer, Geddy Lee wanted...

James Feudo is the founder and president of JVF Solutions. JVF Solutions is the premiere website design and development company for small, mid, and large business owners.  https://jvf.com/ James Feudo has 20+ years of experience in software engineering and web development. Nowadays people stumble across Web Designers on social media. These businesses have marketing backgrounds, but do they really...

Joining Greg for episode #51 is Clementine Moss . Clem is an Author, spiritual counselor, and drummer for the Led Zeppelin powerhouse Zepparella .  Clem and Greg dive deep and talk about her counseling practice, her exceptional rock drumming, her love for John Bonham’s drumming style, life on the road as a touring musician, AND, her recent book, From Bonham to Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenme...

This is EPISODE #50! An album review including song clips of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 's 1970 classic, "Deja vu" . In this episode, Greg talks about how this album and the band's music became a large part of the counterculture and the soundtrack behind the nationwide protest over the United States' involvement in the War in Vietnam. On March 11, 1970, David Crosby , Stephen Stills , Graham...

If you like music with a 1990s punk, grunge flare, you must listen to Jack Adamant . In this episode, Greg interviews singer/songwriter from Stockholm, Jack Adamant . Jack's music is heavily influenced by American artists such as J Mascis and Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr .,  Evan Dando from The Lemonheads , Bob Mould from Husker Du and Sugar , Robert Pollard from Guided By Voices , Billy Corgan fro...