The B’zz
– Get Up (1982) 4.00 stars
Babe Ruth
– First Base (1972) 4.00 stars
– Amar Caballero (1973) 3.50 stars
– Babe Ruth (1975) 4.00 stars
– Stealin’ Home (1975) 3.50 stars
In many ways, Babe Ruth reminds me of the German band Frumpy. Both came onto the music scene at just about the same time, both bands have gruff-sounding female vocalists, and both bands have styles that are a cross between Hard Rock with Progressive Rock leanings. And both bands, as they released more and more albums, seemed to stray from their original Progressive Rock leanings to become more straightforward Hard Rock bands. Therefore, for Prog-Rock fans, beware of that fact when delving into their catalogues of releases. The earlier the release, the more Progressive Rock-related the offering. But also note, neither act were in the vein of Neo-Prog or Symphonic Prog, but rather Hard Rock with only Progressive tendencies.
Babylon A.D.
– Babylon A.D. (1989) 3.50 stars
– Nothing Sacred (1992) 4.00 stars
– American Blitzkrieg (2000) 3.50 stars
The Babys
– The Babys (1976) 3.50 stars
– Broken Heart (1977) 3.50 stars
– Head First (1978) 3.50 stars
– Union Jacks (1980) 4.50 stars
– On the Edge (1980) 4.00 stars
Bacamarte
– Depois Do Fim (1983) NOT RATED
– Sete Cidades (1999) NOT RATED
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
– Not Fragile (1974) 3.50 stars
Il Bacio Della Medusa
– Seme (2018) NOT RATED
Back Street Crawler
– The Band Plays On (1975) 4.00 stars
– 2nd Street (1976) 3.50 stars
Backhand
– Through the Turbulence (2014) 4.00 stars
Backwood Spirit
– Backwood Spirit (2017) NOT RATED
Backyards
– 2Eden (2012) NOT RATED
Bad 4 Good
– Refugee (1992) 3.00 stars
Bad Company
– Bad Company (1974) 4.00 stars
– Straight Shooter (1975) 4.00 stars
– Run With the Pack (1976) 3.50 stars
– Burnin’ Sky (1977) 3.50 stars
– Desolation Angels (1979) 3.50 stars
– Rough Diamonds (1982) 3.50 stars
– Fame and Fortune (1986) 3.00 stars
– Dangerous Age (1988) 3.00 stars
– Holy Water (1990) 3.50 stars
– Here Comes Trouble (1992) 3.50 stars
– Company of Strangers (1995) 4.00 stars
– Stories Told & Untold (1996) 3.50 stars
– The ‘Original’ Bad Company Anthology (1999) 4.50 stars
Bad Dreams
– Apocalypse of the Mercy (2015) 4.00 stars
– Déjà Vu (2016) NOT RATED
Bad English
– Bad English (1989) 4.50 stars
– Backlash (1991) 4.00 stars
– The Lost Tapes (2002) 3.50 stars
Bad Habit
– After Hours (1989) 4.00 stars
– Revolution (1995) 4.00 stars
– Adult Orientation (1998) 4.00 stars
– Atmosphere (2011) 4.00 stars
Bad Moon Rising
– Opium for the Masses (1995) NOT RATED
Bad Romance
– Code of Honor (1991) 4.50 stars
Bad Salad
– Uncivilized (2012) NOT RATED
– Puzzled (EP) (2013) NOT RATED
Badd Boyz
– Badd Boyz (1994) 4.00 stars
Bader Nana
– Wormwood (2011) 4.00 stars
– Anthology (2013) 4.00 stars
– Devolver (2017) NOT RATED
Badfinger
– Magic Christian Music (1970) 2.00 stars
– No Dice (1970) 3.00 stars
– Straight Up (1971) 3.50 stars
– Day After Day (1990) 1.50 stars
Badger
– One Live Badger (1973) 3.50 stars
Badlands
– Badlands (1989) 4.50 stars
– Voodoo Highway (1991) 4.50 stars
– Dusk (1999) 4.00 stars
Baker Gurvitz Army
– Elysian Encounter (1975) 4.00 stars
– Hearts on Fire (1976) 3.50 stars
– The Baker Gurvitz Army (1974) 4.00 stars
Bakerloo
– Bakerloo (1969) 3.50 stars
Bakery
– Momento (1971) NOT RATED
Balance
– In for the Count (1982) 4.00 stars
Balance of Power
– When the World Falls Down (1997) 3.50 stars
– Book of Secrets (1998) 4.00 stars
– Ten More Tales of Grand Illusion (1999) 4.00 stars
– Perfect Balance (2001) 4.50 stars
– Heathen Machine (2003) 4.50 stars
Il Balletto di Bronzo
– Sirio 2222 (1970) NOT RATED
– Ys (1972) 4.00 stars
Ballo delle Castagne
– Kalachakra (2011) 3.50 stars
Balloon Astronomy
– Balloon Astronomy (2011) NOT RATED
Baltimoore
– Quick Fix (2009) 3.50 stars
Banchee
– Banchee (1969) NOT RATED
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
– Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (1972) NOT RATED
– Darwin (1972) NOT RATED
Bang
– Bang (1971) 3.50 stars
– Mother / Bow to the King (1972) 3.50 stars
Bangalore Choir
– On Target (1992) 4.00 stars
– Cadence (2010) NOT RATED
– Metaphor (2012) 3.50 stars
Bang Tango
– Psycho Café (1989) 4.00 stars
– Dancin’ on Coals (1991) 3.50 stars
Bangor Flying Circus
– Bangor Flying Circus (1969) NOT RATED
Barclay James Harvest
– Once Again (1971) 3.50 stars
– Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974) 3.50 stars
Bare Infinity
– Always Forever (2009) 4.00 stars
Barock Project
– Rebus (2009) 4.00 stars
– Coffee In Neukölln (2012) 4.00 stars
– Skyline (2015) 4.50 stars
– Detachment (2017) 4.50 stars
See my “Barock Project – An Overview” for more information.
Barracuda Triangle
– Electro Shock Therapy (2014) NOT RATED
Barrel Cacti
– The Cycle (2016) NOT RATED
The Barstool Philosophers
– Crossing Over (2015) NOT RATED
Baton Rouge
– Shake Your Soul (1990) 4.00 stars
– Lights Out on the Playground (1991) 4.00 stars
Battleaxe
– Burn This Town (1983) 3.00 stars
Beardfish
– Från en plats du ej kan se… (2003) 4.00 stars
– The Sane Day (2006) 4.50 stars
– Sleeping in Traffic: Part One (2007) 4.50 stars
– Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two (2008) 4.50 stars
– Destined Solitaire (2009) 4.50 stars
– Mammoth (2011) 4.00 stars
– The Void (2012) 4.00 stars
– +4626-Comfortzone (2015) NOT RATED
This Swedish band is difficult to describe. Each of the releases usually offers a variety of genres—indeed, many of the individual tracks also seem a merging of genres—that it’s so hard to pinpoint any main influence over the music. In some ways, Beardfish reminds me of groups such as The Flower Kings or The Tangent, then at other times seems to draw heavy inspiration from Frank Zappa or Gentle Giant, then at other times the music seems more in the realm of Pain Of Salvation or Porcupine Tree. As I said, difficult to describe. What is, however, apparent, no matter which genre Beardfish happens to toy with at any given moment, is that the musicianship is always at a high level and the releases are typically enjoyable affairs.
The Beatles
– The Beatles [White Album] (1968) 4.00 stars
Beau Nasty
– Dirty, But Well Dressed (1989) 3.00 stars
Beautiful Creatures
– Beautiful Creatures (2001) 3.50 stars
Beautiful Sin
– The Unexpected (2006) 4.00 stars
Be-Bop Deluxe
– Axe Victim (1974) 4.50 stars
– Futurama (1975) 4.00 stars
– Sunburst Finish (1976) 4.50 stars
– Modern Music (1976) 4.00 stars
– Live! In the Air Age (1977) 4.00 stars
– Drastic Plastic (1978) 4.00 stars
– Radioland (1994) NOT RATED
Beck, Bogert & Appice
– Beck, Bogert & Appice (1973) 4.00 stars
Beckett
– Beckett (1974) NOT RATED
Before Eden
– The Legacy of Gaia (2005) 4.00 stars
Beggars & Thieves
– Beggars & Thieves (1990) 4.00 stars
Beggars Opera
– Act One (1970) 3.50 stars
– Waters of Change (1971) 4.00 stars
– Pathfinder (1972) 4.00 stars
Being
– Anthropocene (2013) 4.00 stars
Bekka Bramlett
– What’s In It For Me (2002) 3.50 stars
Believe
– Hope to See Another Day (2006) 3.50 stars
– Yesterday Is a Friend (2008) 3.50 stars
– This Bread Is Mine (2009) 3.00 stars
– World Is Round (2011) 3.50 stars
– The Warmesy Sun In Winter (2013) NOT RATED
– Seven Widows (2017) NOT RATED
Belladonna
– Belladonna (1995) 3.00 stars
Bend Sinister
– Animals (2014) NOT RATED
Benedictum
– Uncreation (2006) 4.00 stars
– Seasons of Tragedy (2008) 4.00 stars
– Dominion (2011) 3.50 stars
– Obey (2013) 4.00 stars
Benjamin Orr
– The Lace (1986) 3.50 stars
Bent Wind
– Sussex (1969) NOT RATED
Bernd Noske
– Come Out at Night (1999) NOT RATED
Beseech
– Sunless Days (2005) 3.00 stars
Bethlehem Asylum
– Commit Yourself (1970) NOT RATED
– Bethlehem Asylum (1971) NOT RATED
Betoken
– Venom Empire (2009) 3.00 stars
Beto Vázquez Infinity
– Beto Vázquez Infinity (2001) 3.50 stars
Bette Midler
– The Divine Miss M (1972) 4.00 stars
– Bette Midler (1973) NOT RATED
– Songs for the New Depression (1976) NOT RATED
– The Rose (1979) 4.50 stars
Beyond the Bridge
– The Old Man and the Spirit (2012) 4.00 stars
Beyond the Labyrinth
– Chapter III – Stories (2011) 4.00 stars
Beyond Twilight
– Lurking Fantasia (Demo) (1996) 4.00 stars
– The Devil’s Hall of Fame (2001) 4.50 stars
– Section X (2005) 4.00 stars
– For the Love of Art and the Making (2006) 4.00 stars
BIB-Set
– It Wasn’t Meant To Happen (1969) NOT RATED
Bibeau
– Bibeau (2018) NOT RATED
Big Big Train
– From the River to the Sea (1992) 3.00 stars
– The Infant Hercules (1993) NOT RATED
– Goodbye to the Age of Steam (1994) 4.00 stars
– English Boy Wonders (1997) 3.50 stars
– Bard (2002) 3.50 stars
– Gathering Speed (2004) 4.00 stars
– The Difference Machine (2007) 3.50 stars
– The Underfall Yard (2009) 4.00 stars
– Far Skies Deep Time (2010) NOT RATED
– English Electric (Part One) (2012) 4.00 stars
– English Electric (Part Two) (2013) 4.00 stars
– English Electric: Full Power (2013) NOT RATED
– Make Some Noise (2013) NOT RATED
– Wassail (2015) 4.00 stars
– Folklore (2016) NOT RATED
– Grimspound (2017) NOT RATED
– The Second Brightest Star (2017) NOT RATED
– London Song (2017) NOT RATED
This is another band that is a bit “hit or miss” for me. Some of the releases I find fairly average, even rather boring, due to an overall “sameness” regarding the melodies, arrangements, tempos on many tracks. Whereas other releases I find much more eclectic, experimental, exciting, the most recent albums (English Electric 1 & 2) being two of the band’s best, with enjoyable melodies and performances that will likely thrill most fans of Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. So, sometimes, pretty damned good, while at other times, only so-so.
Big Brother & The Holding Company
– Big Brother & the Holding Company (1967) 3.50 stars
– Cheap Thrills (1968) 4.00 stars
Big Hogg
– Big Hogg (2015) NOT RATED
Big Picture
– Big Picture (1993) 4.00 stars
Big Trunk
– Laconic (2018) NOT RATED
Bigelf
– Closer to Doom (1996) 4.00 stars
– Money Machine (2000) 4.00 stars
– Hex (2003) 4.00 stars
– Cheat the Gallows (2008) 4.50 stars
– Into the Maelstrom (2014) 3.50 stars
Biglietto per l’Inferno
– Biglietto per l’Inferno (1974) 4.00 stars
– Il Tempo Della Semina (1992) NOT RATED
– Vivi. Lotta. Pensa (2015) 3.50 stars
Bill Nelson
– Northern Dream (1971) NOT RATED
Bill Nelson’s Red Noise
– Sound-On-Sound (1979) NOT RATED
Billion Dollar Babies
– Battle Axe (1977) 3.50 stars
Billy Cobham
– Spectrum (1973) 5.00 stars
– Crosswinds (1974) 3.00 stars
Billy Idol
– Billy Idol (1982) 3.50 stars
– Rebel Yell (1983) 4.00 stars
Billy Thorpe
– Children of the Sun … Revisited (1987) NOT RATED
Biloxi
– Let the Games Begin (1992) NOT RATED
– Right the Music (2002) NOT RATED
Birds and Buildings
– Bantam to Behemoth (2008) 4.50 stars
– Multipurpose Trap (2013) 4.00 stars
Birth Control
– Birth Control (1970) 3.50 stars
– Operation (1971) 4.00 stars
– Hoodoo Man (1972) 4.00 stars
– Rebirth (1973) 3.50 stars
– Plastic People (1975) 4.00 stars
– Backdoor Possibilities (1976) 4.50 stars
– Increase (1977) 4.00 stars
– Titanic (1978) 3.00 stars
– Count on Dracula (1980) 3.00 stars
– Deal Done at Night (1981) 3.00 stars
– Two Worlds (1995) 4.00 stars
– Getting There (1999) 4.00 stars
See my “Birth Control – An Overview” for more information.
Biscaya
– Biscaya (1983) 2.00 stars
Biss
– X-Tension (2006) 3.50 stars
Bittencourt Project
– Brainworms I (2008) 3.50 stars
Bittertown
– Scenes From The Box (2008) NOT RATED
Bjørn Riis
– Forever Comes to an End (2017) NOT RATED
– Coming Home (2018) NOT RATED
Bla Lotus
– Tube Alloys (2018) NOT RATED
Black ‘n Blue
– Black ‘n Blue (1984) 4.00 stars
– Without Love (1985) 4.00 stars
– Nasty Nasty (1986) 4.00 stars
– In Heat (1988) 4.00 stars
– Hell Yeah! (2011) 4.00 stars
Black Bonzo
– Lady of the Light (2004) 4.50 stars
– Sound of the Apocalypse (2007) 4.50 stars
– Guillotine Drama (2009) 4.00 stars
Black Country Communion
– Black Country Communion (2010) 4.00 stars
– 2 (2011) 4.00 stars
– Afterglow (2012) 4.00 stars
– BCCIV (2017) NOT RATED
The Black Crowes
– Shake Your Money Maker (1990) 4.50 stars
– The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992) 4.50 stars
– Amorica (1994) 4.00 stars
– Three Snakes and One Charm (1996) 4.00 stars
– By Your Side (1999) 3.50 stars
– Lions (2001) 3.00 stars
– Warpaint (2008) 3.50 stars
The Black Fall
– The Time Traveler (2016) NOT RATED
Black Ladder
– An Ambitious Few (2018) NOT RATED
Black Mountain
– IV (2016) NOT RATED
Black Oak Arkansas
– Black Oak Arkansas (1971) 3.00 stars
– Keep the Faith (1972) 3.00 stars
– If an Angel Came to See You… (1972) 3.50 stars
– Raunch ‘n’ Roll Live (1973) 3.50 stars
– High on the Hog (1973) 3.50 stars
– X-Rated (1975) 3.00 stars
Black Sabbath
– Black Sabbath (1970) 4.50 stars
– Paranoid (1970) 5.00 stars
– Master of Reality (1971) 4.50 stars
– Vol 4 (1972) 4.50 stars
– Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) 4.00 stars
– Sabotage (1975) 4.00 stars
– Technical Ecstasy (1976) 3.00 stars
– Never Say Die! (1978) 2.50 stars
– Heaven and Hell (1980) 5.00 stars
– Mob Rules (1981) 5.00 stars
– Live Evil (1982) 4.00 stars
– Born Again (1983) 4.00 stars
– Seventh Star (1986) 4.00 stars
– The Eternal Idol (1987) 4.50 stars
– Headless Cross (1989) 4.50 stars
– Tyr (1990) 4.00 stars
– Dehumanizer (1992) 5.00 stars
– Cross Purposes (1994) 4.50 stars
– Forbidden (1995) 3.00 stars
– 13 (2013) 3.50 stars
– The End (2016) 3.50 stars
Black September
– Black September (1994) 3.50 stars
Black Sheep
– Black Sheep (1975) 4.00 stars
– Encouraging Words (1975) NOT RATED
Black Star Riders
– All Hell Breaks Loose (2013) 4.00 stars
– The Killer Instinct (2015) 4.00 stars
– Heavy Fire (2017) NOT RATED
Black Symphony
– Tears of Blood (2001) 4.00 stars
– 3: Sowing the Seeds of Destruction (2007) 3.50 stars
– Black Symphony 4 (2007) 3.50 stars
Black Widow
– Sacrifice (1970) 4.50 stars
– Black Widow (1971) 4.00 stars
– III (1972) 3.50 stars
– IV (1997) 3.50 stars
Blackbirds
– Touch Of Music (1971) NOT RATED
Blackeyed Susan
– Electric Rattlebone (1991) 3.00 stars
Blackfeather
– At The Mountains Of Madness (1971) NOT RATED
Blackfoot
– Marauder (1981) 3.50 stars
– Siogo (1983) 3.50 stars
– Vertical Smiles (1984) 3.00 stars
Blackjack
– Blackjack (1979) 3.00 stars
– Worlds Apart (1980) 3.00 stars
Blacklands
– A New Dawn (2013) 3.50 stars
– Peaceful Shores (2016) NOT RATED
Blackmore’s Night
– Shadow Of The Moon (1997) NOT RATED
Blackthorne
– Afterlife (1993) 4.00 stars
Blackwater Park
– Dirt Box (1972) NOT RATED
Blanc Faces
– Blanc Faces (2005) 4.50 stars
– Falling From the Moon (2009) 4.50 stars
Blank Forest
– Kayros (2014) NOT RATED
Blank Manuskript
– The Waiting Soldier (2015) NOT RATED
Blank Planet
– Planet One (2013) NOT RATED
Blind Destiny
– Suffering Prison (2016) NOT RATED
Blind Ego
– Mirror (2007) NOT RATED
– Numb (2009) NOT RATED
– Liquid (2016) NOT RATED
Blind Faith
– Blind Faith (1969) 4.00 stars
Blind Guardian
– Battalions of Fear (1988) 3.00 stars
– Follow the Blind (1989) 3.00 stars
– Tales From the Twilight World (1990) 3.50 stars
– Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) 3.50 stars
– Imaginations From the Other Side (1995) 3.50 stars
– Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) 3.50 stars
– A Night at the Opera (2002) 4.00 stars
– A Twist in the Myth (2006) 3.50 stars
– At the Edge of Time (2010) 4.00 stars
– Beyond the Red Mirror (2015) 4.00 stars
Blodwyn Pig
– Ahead Rings Out (1969) 4.00 stars
– Getting to This (1970) 4.00 stars
Blondie
– Parallel Lines (1978) 2.00 stars
Blonz
– Blonz (1990) 3.50 stars
Blood Ceremony
– The Eldritch Dark (2013) NOT RATED
Blood, Sweat & Tears
– Child Is Father to the Man (1968) 3.00 stars
– Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969) 4.00 stars
– Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970) 4.00 stars
– B, S & T 4 (1971) 4.50 stars
– New Blood (1972) 4.50 stars
– No Sweat (1973) 4.50 stars
– Mirror Image (1974) 3.00 stars
– New City (1975) 3.50 stars
– In Concert (1976) 4.00 stars
– More Than Ever (1976) 2.00 stars
– Brand New Day (1977) 3.50 stars
– Nuclear Blues (1980) 1.50 stars
– What Goes Up! The Best of BS&T (1995) 4.00 stars
– Rare, Rarer & Rarest (2013) 3.50 stars
Bloodgood
– All Stand Together (1991) 3.00 stars
Bloodrock
– Bloodrock (1970) 4.00 stars
– Bloodrock 2 (1970) 4.00 stars
– Bloodrock 3 (1971) 4.00 stars
– Bloodrock U.S.A. (1971) 4.00 stars
– Bloodrock Live (1972) 4.00 stars
– Passage (1972) 3.50 stars
– Whirlwind Tongues (1974) 3.00 stars
Bloodstone
– The Awakening (1994) 4.00 stars
Bloody Mary
– Bloody Mary (1974) NOT RATED
Bloque
– Bloque (1978) NOT RATED
Bludgeon
– Crucify the Priest (2002) 1.50 stars
– Crucified Live (2003) 1.50 stars
Blue Drift
– Cobalt Coast (2003) NOT RATED
– Mariner (2005) NOT RATED
The Blue Effect
– Meditace (1970) NOT RATED
Blue Gillespie
– Synesthesia (2010) NOT RATED
Blue Mammoth
– Blue Mammoth (2011) 4.00 stars
– Stories Of A King (2016) NOT RATED
Blue Murder
– Blue Murder (1989) 4.00 stars
– Nothin’ But Trouble (1993) 4.00 stars
Blue Öyster Cult
– Tyranny And Mutation (1973) NOT RATED
– Secret Treaties (1974) 3.00 stars
– On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975) 3.50 stars
– Agents Of Fortune (1976) NOT RATED
– Spectres (1977) NOT RATED
– Cultosaurus Erectus (1980) NOT RATED
– Fire of Unknown Origin (1981) NOT RATED
– Imaginos (1988) NOT RATED
– Workshop of the Telescopes (1995) NOT RATED
Blues Creation
– Demon & Eleven Children (1971) 4.00 stars
Blue Shift
– Not the Future I Ordered (1997) 4.00 stars
– Levels Of Undo (2015) NOT RATED
The Blue Ship
– The Executioner’s Lover (2013) 2.00 stars
Blues Image
– Blues Image (1969) 3.00 stars
Bob Catley
– The Tower (1998) 4.00 stars
– Legends (1999) 4.00 stars
– When Empires Burn (2003) 4.00 stars
– Spirit of Man (2006) 4.00 stars
– Immortal (2008) 4.50 stars
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
– Night Moves (1976) 3.50 stars
– Stranger in Town (1978) 3.50 stars
La Bocca della Verità
– Avenoth (2009) 4.50 stars
Bolus
– Delayed Reaction (2010) NOT RATED
– Triangulate (2013) NOT RATED
Bomber Goggles
– Gyreland (2018) NOT RATED
Bonfire
– Don’t Touch the Light (1986) 3.50 stars
– Fireworks (1987) 4.50 stars
– Point Blank (1989) 3.50 stars
– Knock Out (1991) 3.50 stars
– Feels Like Comin’ Home (1996) 3.00 stars
– Rebel Soul (1997) 3.00 stars
– Fuel to the Flames (1999) NOT RATED
– Glorious (2015) 3.50 stars
Bonham
– The Disregard of Timekeeping (1989) 3.50 stars
– Mad Hatter (1992) 3.50 stars
Bon Jovi
– Bon Jovi (1984) 3.00 stars
– 7800 Fahrenheit (1985) 3.50 stars
– Slippery When Wet (1986) 3.50 stars
– New Jersey (1988) 3.00 stars
– Keep the Faith (1992) 3.50 stars
– These Days (1995) 3.50 stars
Bonnie Tyler
– Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983) 3.50 stars
Book of Reflections
– Relentless Fighter (2012) 4.00 stars
Borealis
– World of Silence (2008) 4.00 stars
– Fall From Grace (2011) 4.00 stars
– Purgatory (2015) 4.00 stars
Boston
– Boston (1976) 4.50 stars
– Don’t Look Back (1978) 3.50 stars
– Third Stage (1986) 3.00 stars
– Walk On (1994) 2.50 stars
Boulevard
– Blvd. (1988) 4.00 stars
– Into the Street (1990) 4.50 stars
Boxer
– Below the Belt (1976) 3.00 stars
Box of Frogs
– Box of Frogs (1984) 2.50 stars
Box of Shamans
– Belief and Illusion (2015) NOT RATED
The Boyzz
– Too Wild to Tame (1978) 3.50 stars
Brainbox
– Brainbox (1969) NOT RATED
Brainchild
– Healing Of The Lunatic Owl (1970) NOT RATED
Brainstorm
– Hungry (1997) 3.00 stars
– Liquid Monster (2005) 3.50 stars
Brainticket
– Cottonwoodhill (1970) 3.50 stars
– Psychonaut (1972) NOT RATED
Bram Stoker
– Cold Reading (2014) 3.00 stars
Brand X
– Unorthodox Behaviour (1976) 4.00 stars
– Moroccan Roll (1977) 4.00 stars
– Livestock (1977) 3.50 stars
– Masques (1978) NOT RATED
– Product (1979) NOT RATED
– Do They Hurt? (1980) NOT RATED
– Is There Anything About? (1982) NOT RATED
– XCommunication (1992) 4.00 stars
– Manifest Destiny (1997) NOT RATED
Brazen Abbot
– Live and Learn (1995) 4.00 stars
– Eye of the Storm (1996) 4.00 stars
– Bad Religion (1997) 4.00 stars
– Guilty as Sin (2003) 4.50 stars
– My Resurrection (2005) 4.00 stars
The Brecker Brothers
– The Brecker Bros. (1975) 4.00 stars
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express
– Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (1970) 4.00 stars
– A Better Land (1971) 3.00 stars
– Second Wind (1972) 3.50 stars
– Closer to It (1973) 4.00 stars
Brian Howe
– Tangled In Blue (1997) 3.00 stars
– Circus Bar (2010) 3.50 stars
Brian May
– Back to the Light (1992) 4.00 stars
Brickyard
– Brickyard (1991) 3.50 stars
Brides of Destruction
– Here Come the Brides (2004) 3.50 stars
– Runaway Brides (2005) 3.50 stars
Brieg Guerveno
– Valgori (2016) NOT RATED
Brighteye Brison
– Stories (2006) NOT RATED
– Believers & Deceivers (2008) NOT RATED
– The Magician Chronicles – Part I (2011) NOT RATED
Brimstone
– Mannsverk (2014) NOT RATED
British Lions
– British Lions (1978) 3.50 stars
– Trouble With Women (1980) 2.00 stars
Britny Fox
– Britny Fox (1988) 3.50 stars
– Boys in Heat (1989) 3.50 stars
– Bite Down Hard (1991) 3.50 stars
Bronz
– Taken by Storm (1983) 4.50 stars
Bröselmaschine
– Bröselmaschine (1971) NOT RATED
Brother Ape
– On the Other Side (2005) 4.00 stars
– Shangri-La (2006) 4.00 stars
– III (2008) 3.50 stars
– Turbulence (2009) 3.00 stars
– A Rare Moment of Insight (2010) NOT RATED
– Force Majeure (2013) NOT RATED
A lot of “hit or miss” with this band, in my opinion. It seems the more releases the band offers, the more I grow less fond of it. The style has been changing as the years have progressed, and I’m finding myself enjoying the group less and less with each new album. To me, Shangri-La is perhaps the best, but after that, things have slowly deteriorated to a point where I no longer see the band’s uniqueness, the semblance of potential brilliance. I just wish the group would make up its mind as to what sort of band it wants to be—a Prog-Rock band, or a lame Alternative Rock band.
Brother Cane
– Brother Cane (1993) 3.50 stars
Brother Firetribe
– False Metal (2006) 4.00 stars
– Heart Full of Fire (2008) 4.00 stars
– Diamond in the Firepit (2014) 4.00 stars
– Sunbound (2017) NOT RATED
Brownsville Station
– Yeah! (1973) 3.00 stars
Bruce Dickinson
– Tattooed Millionaire (1990) 3.50 stars
– Balls to Picasso (1994) 3.50 stars
– Alive in Studio A / Alive at the Marquee Club (1995) 4.00 stars
– Skunkworks (1996) 3.50 stars
– Accident of Birth (1997) 4.00 stars
– The Chemical Wedding (1998) 4.50 stars
– Tyranny of Souls (2005) 4.00 stars
Bruford
– One of a Kind (1979) 3.50 stars
Bryan Ferry
– These Foolish Things (1973) 3.50 stars
– Another Time, Another Place (1974) 3.50 stars
– Let’s Stick Together (1976) 3.50 stars
– In Your Mind (1977) 4.00 stars
– The Bride Stripped Bare (1978)
– Boys and Girls (1985) 3.50 stars
– Bête noire (1987) 3.50 stars
– Taxi (1993) 3.50 stars
Bubblemath
– Such Fine Particles Of The Universe (2002) NOT RATED
– Edit Peptide (2017) NOT RATED
Bubu
– Anabelas (1978) NOT RATED
Budgie
– Budgie (1971) 4.00 stars
– Squawk (1972) 4.00 stars
– Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973) 4.00 stars
– In for the Kill (1974) 4.00 stars
– Bandolier (1975) 3.50 stars
– If I Were Brittania I’d Waive the Rules (1976) 3.50 stars
– Impeckable (1978) 3.50 stars
– Power Supply (1980) 3.50 stars
– Nightflight (1981) 3.50 stars
Buffalo
– Dead Forever (1972) 4.00 stars
– Volcanic Rock (1973) 4.00 stars
– Only Want You for Your Body (1974) 4.00 stars
Built for the Future
– Chasing Light (2015) 3.00 stars
Bulbous Creation
– You Won’t Remember Dying (1971) NOT RATED
BulletBoys
– Bulletboys (1988) 4.00 stars
– Freakshow (1991) 3.00 stars
– Za-Za (1993) 3.00 stars
Burnin Red Ivanhoe
– WWW (1971) NOT RATED
– BRI (2013) NOT RATED
Burning Rain
– Burning Rain (1999) 3.50 stars
Burning Saviours
– Nymphs & Weavers (2007) 3.00 stars
Burntfield
– Hereafter (2018) NOT RATED
Buttered Bacon Biscuits
– From the Solitary Woods (2009) NOT RATED
The Byron Band
– On the Rocks (1981) 3.50 stars
Zap Niles 