Peter Banks – Instinct

After spending the eighties mainly in session work and looking for suitable musicians to work with, Peter Banks went solo in the nineties with this enchanting album called “Instinct.”

Black Country Communion – BBCIV

As for this album, BBC4, at best it is Black Country Communion doing a paint-by-numbers job. At times the band sound like they are playing the same song, but at different times.

Steppenwolf – Early Steppenwolf

Recorded live at the Matrix Club in the San Francisco Bay Area by its manager over two shows in 1967, it’s a wonderful glimpse into a b gone era, capturing the essence of the Summer of Love’s Darkside.

Taj Mahal & Keb Mo Tajmo

The power of the two central players really fires things up. The whole album has such a groove going through it, you cannot stop yourself from playing the album from one end to another.

Mott the Hoople – Mad Shadows

After Mott the Hoople’s first album was recorded, before the band had even played a live concert, this diamond of a rock collection was recorded in 1970 after some nearly 200 concerts including their first tour of America.

Scorpions – Animal Magnetism

The Scorpions were started in 1965 by Rudolph Schenker and have always been at the forefront of German rock music. Klaus Meine has been the lead singer on every Scorpions album and has one of the most distinctive voices in rock music, handling the ballads equally well as the all-out rockers.

Yes – The Yes Album

Unequivocally the defining progressive rock album of 1971, The Yes Album was the collected batch of music that brought Yes from promising up comers to international superstars. Most of the songs here are still the mainstay of their live show 50 years later.