Brainwashed by George Harrison

Buy Brainwashed Nearly a decade and a half in the making, Brainwashed, the fantastic final album by George Harrison, contains not a single weak moment through the album’s twelve tracks. Although the album was released nearly a year after Harrison’s death, in November 2001, the final production sessions and arrangements were done to the exact … Read more

Bread & Circuses by Furius Jones

June 15, 2014by Karyn Albano Buy Bread & Circuses Bread & Circuses, the debut album from Idaho based Furious Jones is actually a follow up to their EP Bully which received some attention on nationwide college radio. The cover of this CD is deceiving. The soft silver and gold appear hazy as though behind a … Read more

Choice 5 for June 2014

Welcome to the first edition of a brand new feature on Modern Rock Review called Choice 5. On the 5th of every month, we will provide a brief overview of five albums or EPs from artists across the globe and across the rock spectrum.   Latter Days by Drown Incus Hailing from Lucerne, Switzerland, Drown … Read more

Album Releases, January-April 2014

Below is Modern Rock Review’s featured list of albums and EPs released during January, February, March and April 2014. January 3, 2014 She Bears We Will Be Fossils Buy We Will be Fossils January 14, 2014 Switchfoot Fading West Buy Fading West Switchfoot website January 14, 2014 Bruce Springsteen High Hopes Buy High Hopes Bruce … Read more

The Reed Trilogy – York, Drella and Loss

by Edgar Rider Imagine being a young 19 year old being exposed to a rock star who had a pretension for creating literary rock albums. Most of my childhood during the eighties, I was exposed to New Wave bands, Hair metal, Shock rock and other eighties pop music. There was a certain amount of entertainment … Read more

Good Fight by Scoti*Slate

February 10, 2014 by Karyn Albano Purchase Good Fight The two man group Scoti*Slate‘s latest album, Good Fight, has 1980’s influences in style, but it is by no means retro or stuck in time. At some points, it is as if Prince or INXS may have had a hand in the writing and production of … Read more

Making Others Rich by The Disparrows

January 22, 2014 by Ric Albano Purchase Making Others Rich Sometimes it is just nice to hear a good, straight-forward rock and roll record. That is exactly what The Disparrows offered up with Making Others Rich, an album filled with eleven tracks of basic, but by no means mind-numbing, music. In fact, when listening to … Read more

Seeds and Thorns by Up the Chain album review

Seeds and Chains is an engaging new album by Philadelphia area folk artist Up the Chain. Led by front man and creator Reed Kendall, the album employs some of the most talented musicians in the Philly area for this entertaining and rewarding musical journey. There is hardly a weak moment on this eleven-track album filled … Read more

Epiphones and Empty Rooms, Side B

As we mentioned in our album overview, Modern Rock Review will be doing separate reviews for each “side” of the Badlees double album Epiphones and Empty Rooms. Today we look at the second disc or “Side B”. Check out the Review of Side A if you haven’t caught it yet. On this disc, Bret Alexander … Read more