For episode # 90, we complete the Zepparella circle!! I am so delighted to have this guest on the show. She is the lead singer of the FEMALE Led Zeppelin Tribute project, Zepparella, Anna Kristina.

Anna is one of the most impressive singers I have met in person. In this episode, Anna and I talk about her solo career, her solo album Soul Truth, songwriting, how she keeps her voice in such good shape, life on the road and we dive DEEP into loss.

Many of us have lost love ones, it’s a part of life. For me, reflecting on how we feel about loss and how we as people can band together to see the positives in loss, make this life worth living.

Don't forget to check out Zepparella's brand new album, Zeppelin Forever, just released on August 5th 2025. Please enjoy episode #90 and my conversation with Anna Kristina!

In light of Ozzy Osbourne’s recent passing on Tuesday July 22, 2025, I felt compelled to re-release this album review I did in 2020 of Ozzy’s original band, Black Sabbath and their self-titled debut album.

I feel as if over the last few years, the music world has been losing more and more legends. Re-releasing this review (with music clips this time) is my tribute to Ozzy. Thank you for 48 years of entertaining me with great music, Ozzy. I’m so glad I was able to see your solo band AND Black Sabbath in concert. I will always remember you as the guy my parents were most afraid of when I was a kid, and your patch was on the back of everyone’s jean jacket. At least you got your sendoff concert in Birmingham, UK two weeks before your you passed on. What an event. Wish I was there.

Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album was produced by Roger Bain at Regent Sound Studios in London. Released on February 13th, 1970, it was recorded in ONE DAY! The band was fresh off changing their name from Earth to Black Sabbath. Their debut album is considered by many as the first heavy metal album. This is debatable as bands like Led Zeppelin, King Crimson and Deep Purple have also been defined as heavy metal’s “first”. But all you need to do is turn on this album and listen to the opening track, also titled, Black Sabbath. After a thunder and rain introduction (with some bells tolling), the opening riff of this song, belongs in the Hall of Fame. This was PRE AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” and PRE-Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. Remember that. If there was a hall of fame for evil, dirty, angry, creepy, scary riffs, this would be at the very top.

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Since it is summer as I review this, I felt compelled to pay homage to my college days a little. I know what you’re thinking, how do college and summer correlate? Did you go to Summer School, Greg? No, I did not. However, I loved the movie! You know the one with Mark Harmon? That film just turned 38 years old, by the way, on July 22nd of this year!

It was my freshman year at college, over 600 miles away from my hometown, my parents and the friends I grew up with, where my musical world opened even more so than when I was in high school.

I have vivid memories, for about the first three months of college of the sounds of Bob Marley and The Wailers being blared from not only every dorm window, but every rooftop and every evening at the numerous parties I had the opportunity to attend.

Although I was familiar with Mr. Marley, it would not be until I heard 1978’s Babylon By Bus in the late summer/fall of 1995, that my musical tastes would soon expand.

Babylon By Bus is one of SEVEN Live albums released by Bob Marley & The Wailers, and I believe is their strongest. It was recorded during a run of shows (not consecutively) in either 1975, 1976, and 1977, mostly at Pavilion de Paris in, of course, Paris, France. Back in those days, studio and live albums were usually recorded quickly and released within a few months, in some cases even weeks! Bob Marley’s label, Tuff Gong, was able to get the album mixed and released within five months. The album was available to the public on November 10th, 1978.

By this point, the band had recorded and put out ten studio albums, and the success from their previous live album in 1975, simply titled, “LIVE”, encouraged the band’s record company to capitalize off the current wave of achievement Bob Marley was a part of during the late 70s.

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I was leaving a concert last month in beautiful Portsmouth, NH. A friend of mine and I walked from our hotel, about a mile into downtown to see Zepparella, a band who's members have been on previous episodes. On the walk back to our hotel, it started raining, heavily. We had to dive for cover in a nearby bar. As we entered, we see this guy singing a 90s grunge cover with nothing but his microphone and an acoustic guitar. Throughout the show, I became more impressed not only by his song choice, but by his voice.

Colin Hart has a voice for the ages. And I had to ask him to be on the podcast.

Fast forward a few weeks later - here we are!! In this episode Colin and I talk about everything from being a local touring musician, writing songs, recording his own songs and we also share stories of how losing loved ones … the pain that it has caused and how we live through that pain to attack another day!

Please enjoy this episode, #87, my discussion with musician Singer/Songwriter Colin Hart.

Learn more about Colin at https://www.thehartofsound.com/

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For episode #86, I welcome an absolute guitar virtuoso and an even better human being, Gretchen Menn. Gretchen is the lead guitar player for the Led Zeppelin Tribute Project, Zepparella. She also has recorded several solo albums and has a strong presence, (no pun intended) on YouTube where she has over 44K subscribers and over 80 instructional videos – breaking down how to learn different songs written by great rock n’ roll and classical artists.

Gretchen and I will talk about her childhood and college experience, her life on the road as a professional touring musician, her bands Zepparella and her solo project, and her view of the music industry today.

So Zeppelin fan or not, You MUST check out this episode, #86, my discussion with guitarist Gretchen Menn. Let’s do this!

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Returning to the AlbumReview.Net podcast is sportswriter, music writer and book author Andy Frye. Andy was a guest back in 2022 on Episode #39 and I’m delighted to have him back again!

Andy is currently a sportswriter for Forbes and has previously written for Rolling Stone, ESPN, and other publications. During our last conversation, we discussed in detail his book, 90 Days in The Nineties, which was released in the summer of 2022. Andy has interviewed professional athletes such as Tom Brady, Venus Williams, Rory McIlroy, Shaquille O’Neal, and musicians such as Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains and Noel Gallagher from Oasis to name a few. He is also a DJ at CHIRP Radio in Chicago, currently on as DJ MDash every Friday from 12pm – 3pm Central.

Andy’s book, 90 Days in The Nineties, which is strongly recommend picking up a copy, is in works being optioned as a Movie. We’ll get into that today as well!

Because Andy is a long time resident of Chicago and an advocate for the local music scene, he and I are going to talk about some artists and bands from Chicago such as Ratboys, Neptune's Core, Pinksqueeze, Friko, Fig Dish and many others that you MUST PUT ON YOUR RADAR!!

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Many of you reading (or listening to) this immediately equate The Cranberries to lead singer Dolores O’Riordan’s distinctive accent as she belts out lyrics from the track Zombie, (Zaaa-haaa-aaam-bi!)

And that is precisely why I chose to review this album. I’ve picked up on the many decades of poking or ribbing by friends when it comes to Dolores’ voice. What many don’t realize, The Cranberries second studio album, No Need to Argue, is a masterpiece. Not only did it sell 17 million copies and reach #6 on the US Billboard Top 200 in 1994 and 1995, but it has also stood the test of time.

I’m not certain whether awards or accolades can really define an album as being great. But I think for many who did and many who did not grow up during the 1980s and 90s, it’s an album that was overlooked.

The band originally started in 1989. Prior to O’Riordan joining, lead singer Niall Quinn joined brothers Mike and Noel Hogan to form, The Cranberry Saw Us (or “The Cranberry Sauce” if you say it fast) along with drummer Fergal Lawler. It was during their early days, before obtaining a record contract, they submitted a demo tape to several record companies. When one of the tapes was returned addressed to “The Cranberries” the band reconsidered the name and decided to change it.

The Cranberries entered The Manor Studio, a recording studio tucked away in the countryside of Oxfordshire, England to record their sophomore record, No Need to Argue. Released on October 3rd, 1994, the album bolstered the band’s importance in Irish Music, particularly the traditional Irish Music mixed with modern day, mid 90s alternative.

Joining Greg on episode #83 is Alon Ferency. Alon is a Rabbi, a Creativity Consultant, Counselor and Coach. He is also a cross-country bicyclist, Peace Corps volunteer, author, concert producer, chaplain, and like Greg, a HUGE fan of the Canadian Rock Trio, Rush. Alon reached out to Greg a few months ago. The two had a great introduction and bonded quickly over their love for Rush, and agreed to review one of the band's albums together. Because this album is Alon’s favorite from the band, the ALBUMREVIEW.NET Podcast is pleased to share with you today this review of Rush’s thirteenth studio album, 1989’s Presto.

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