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For episode #92, we are taking a LEFT TURN. Yes, this is exciting. We continue to grow and morph. For this episode, I welcome Sarah Degrave, a professional Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (or ADHD) Coach, a Creative Coach, and professional theatre artist (among other things).

Sarah’s training includes courses with ADD Coach Academy, MentorCoach, Academy for Coaching Excellence, and she combines her knowledg...

Episode #91 will be covering an album we previously reviewed in 2021. Many consider this album among those that are in the hall of fame. Well, in all fairness, this band was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. And I am VERY PROUD to say, as a father, I took my son to see this band for his very first concert experience. He gets to tell this to his grandkids decades from now! That HIS dad was cool and took h...

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 roa...

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 gre...

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 hom...

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. T...

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’ rol...

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 ...

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, N...

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 a...

Holly West joins Greg for Interview #2. Holly is the bassist and leader singer for the LA Rock Band, Dead Groove. She is also the bass player for the Led Zeppelin Power Tribute Group, Zepparella. 

In this episode Holly and Greg talk about Dead Groove’s new EP, Rubicon, set to be released on March 21st 2025. This includes how her band prepped, wrote, recorded and produced this album. 

To celebrate the release, Dead Groove a...

Special Guest Pete A. Turner joins Greg Potters to talk about his life as an Army Combat Spy. They also engage in an ALBUM FIGHT, pitting two infamous punk albums against each other: The Ramones self-titled 1976 debut vs The Clash’s, 1979 album, London Calling

Pete is the executive producer and host of the Break It Down Show (also known as the BIDS) podcast. Approaching its 10th anniversary with over 1500 episodes,...

Joining Greg in Episode #80 is author, writer and music aficionado, Sarah Seltzer. Sarah hails from New York City where she lives with her family. Her publications include writing pieces for the New York Times, Glamour, Cosmopolitan Jezebel and TIME. Sarah is currently the executive editor for Lilith Magazine. She is also the author of a recent Novel titled, The Singer Sisters – a heartening story of a female musician in t...

In this episode, I am joined by writer, journalist and bass player for the Chicago Quartet, Ratboys, Sean Neumann. 

I’m very pleased to welcome Sean on the podcast. Sean is a member of a rock band that I have been gripped by for the past 6 months. I’m relatively new to their music, but in the past 6 months, I have certainly gotten up to speed with their wide music catalog. 

Ratboys are a energetic, enthusiastic, well conce...

Episode #78 - This is a conversation with music clips included. In this episode Greg talks with a musician and the drummer from The Aura & Ovation, Christopher Thiel. Greg met in San Diego, CA four weeks ago. While stopping off quickly at a grocery store, this guest saw Greg's ALBUMREVIEW shirt and asked if he would take a listen to his band. What a treat!

"I was delighted by his courage, and indeed I did take a listen...

In this episode, we are going back to 1993. The Seattle grunge scene was in full swing. Most bands of that era were releasing their 2nd and 3rd albums. But in this mix, was a quartet from Chicago, Illinois who fit in somewhat with the early 90s grunge scene, although they were based out of a different city. A city, mind you, that has birthed SEVERAL amazing musicians and bands such as “Chicago”, Wilco, The Paul Butterfield...

For this episode, #76, I am pleased to welcome back, Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley to the podcast. Ivan was a guest back on Episode #20 where we talked a lot about his book, “Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star”. If you want to hear a deeper dive into the book – go back to Episode #20 and check it out. 

In this episode Ivan and I talk about his recent performance with none other than Sir Paul McCartney. Plus, we t...

The world is so huge you’re constantly stepping on new bands every week! When I heard the band name, Ratboys, I immediately thought it was an underground 70s punk band out of either New York or London that I’d never heard of. But with a touch of a smart phone generated icon, the track, Black Earth, WI, played through the car stereo, and that was all I needed. I proceeded to go back the next morning and listen to the Ratboy...

Kind of Blue was released on August 17th 1959. I wrote a review of this album back in 2020. For this episode, we will give you a deeper dive into the album along with adding some atmosphere and musical clips. 

Some of you may notice ALBUMREVIEW.NET is collection of reviews from different genres. In addition to the collection we have presented, we also admire the Jazz music genre very much. 

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