Ra’s Dawn
– Scales of Judgement (2006) 4.00 stars
– At the Gates of Dawn (2009) 4.00 stars
– From the Vile Catacombs (2017) NOT RATED
Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno
– Il Pittore Volante (2010) NOT RATED
Racer X
– Getting Heavier (2003) 3.50 stars
Rachels Coven
– Rachels Coven (2006) 2.00 stars
Radio Free Universe
– Six (2012) 3.50 stars
Rage
– Run for the Night (1983) 3.00 stars
Rage N Rox
– Rage n’ Rox (2010) 3.00 stars
Rage of Angels
– The Devils New Tricks (2016) 4.00 stars
The Ragged Saints
– The Sound of Breaking Free (2013) 4.00 stars
Ragnarok
– Fjarilar I Magen (1979) NOT RATED
The Raiders
– Indian Reservation (1971) 3.50 stars
Rainbow
– Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow (1975) 3.50 stars
– Rising (1976) 5.00 stars
– On Stage (1977) 4.00 stars
– Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll (1978) 4.50 stars
– Down to Earth (1979) 4.00 stars
– Difficult to Cure (1981) 3.50 stars
– Straight Between the Eyes (1982) 4.00 stars
– Bent Out of Shape (1983) 3.50 stars
– Live in Europe (1990) 4.00 stars
– Stranger in Us All (1995) 4.50 stars
Rak
– The Book Of Flight (2012) NOT RATED
Ram Jam
– Ram Jam (1977) 3.50 stars
– Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978) 4.00 stars
Ramses
– Light Fantastic (1981) 3.50 stars
– Firewall (2014) NOT RATED
RanestRane
– A Space Odyssey – Final Part: Starchild (2018) NOT RATED
Rara Avis in Terris
– Au crépuscule du temps… (2000) 3.00 stars
Rare Bird
– Rare Bird (1969) 3.50 stars
– As Your Mind Flies (1970) NOT RATED
– Epic Forest (1972) NOT RATED
– Somebody’s Watching (1973) NOT RATED
– Born Again (1974) NOT RATED
Rare Earth
– Get Ready (1969) 4.00 stars
– Ecology (1970) 3.50 stars
– One World (1971) 4.00 stars
– In Concert (1971) 3.50 stars
– Willie Remembers.. (1972) 3.50 stars
– Ma (1973) 4.00 stars
– Back to Earth (1975) 3.00 stars
Raspberries
– Raspberries (1972) 3.00 stars
– Fresh (1972) 3.50 stars
– Side 3 (1973) 3.50 stars
– Starting Over (1974) 3.50 stars
– Capitol Collectors Series (1991) 4.00 stars
Rata Blanca
– The Forgotten Kingdom (2009) 4.50 stars
Rated X
– Rated X (2014) 4.50 stars
Ratt
– Ratt (1983) 4.00 stars
– Out of the Cellar (1984) 3.50 stars
– Invasion of Your Privacy (1985) 3.50 stars
– Dancing Undercover (1986) 3.50 stars
– Reach for the Sky (1988) 2.50 stars
– Detonator (1990) 4.00 stars
Rattlesnake Remedy
– Magic Man (2006) 3.50 stars
Rausch
– Book II (2018) NOT RATED
Ravage
– Wrecking Ball (1986) 3.00 stars
Raven
– Rock Until You Drop (1981) 3.50 stars
Rawkfist
– Chryseus (2011) 3.50 stars
Raw Material
– Time Is (1971) NOT RATED
Raw Silk
– Silk Under the Skin (1990) NOT RATED
Ray Wilson
– Change (2003) NOT RATED
– The Next Best Thing (2004) NOT RATED
– Makes Me Think Of Home (2016) NOT RATED
Rayburn
– The Living End (2016) NOT RATED
RC2
– RC2 (2003) NOT RATED
– Future Awaits (2008) NOT RATED
Real Eyes
– Real Eyes (1981) NOT RATED
Real Illusion
– Impheria (2016) 3.50 stars
Reale Accademia Di Musica
– Angeli Mutanti (2018) NOT RATED
The Reasoning
– Awakening (2007) 3.50 stars
– Dark Angel (2008) NOT RATED
– Adverse Camber (2010) NOT RATED
– Acoustically Speaking (2010) NOT RATED
– Adventures In Neverland (2012) NOT RATED
– And Another Thing (2012) NOT RATED
Rebekka
– Phoenix (1982) NOT RATED
Red Bazar
– After the Ice Storm (2013) NOT RATED
– Tales From the Bookcase (2016) NOT RATED
Red Circuit
– Trance State (2006) 4.00 stars
– Homeland (2009) 4.50 stars
– Haze of Nemesis (2014) 4.50 stars
Red Dawn
– Never Say Surrender (1993) 4.50 stars
Red Jasper
– Sting in the Tale (1990) 3.50 stars
– A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1993) 4.00 stars
– The Winter’s Tale (1994) 4.00 stars
– Anagramary (1997) 4.00 stars
– The Great and Secret Show (2015) 4.00 stars
Red Orchid
– Blood Vessels & Marshmallows (2011) NOT RATED
Red Rose
– Live the Life You’ve Imagined (2011) 4.00 stars
– On the Cusp of Change (2013) 4.00 stars
Red Sand
– Mirror Of Insanity (2004) NOT RATED
– Gentry (2005) NOT RATED
– Human Trafficking (2007) NOT RATED
– Music For Sharks (2009) NOT RATED
– Behind the Mask (2012) 4.00 stars
– Cinéma du vieux Cartier (2013) 4.00 stars
– 1759 (2016) NOT RATED
Red Spectrum
– Red Spectrum (2017) NOT RATED
Red Spektor
– EP (2014) NOT RATED
– Red Spektor (2016) NOT RATED
Redemption
– Redemption (2003) 4.00 stars
– The Fullness of Time (2005) 4.50 stars
– The Origins of Ruin (2007) 4.50 stars
– Snowfall on Judgment Day (2009) 4.50 stars
– This Mortal Coil (2011) 4.00 stars
– The Art of Loss (2016) 4.50 stars
Reece
– Universal Language (2009) 4.00 stars
Reece / Kronlund
– Solid (2011) 4.00 stars
Refugee
– Refugee (1974) 4.00 stars
Regal Worm
– Use and Ornament (2013) 3.50 stars
– Neither use nor ornament… (2014) 3.50 stars
See my “Regal Worm – An Overview” for more information.
The Reign of Terror
– Sacred Ground (2001) 4.00 stars
ReinXeed
– Majestic (2010) 4.00 stars
– 1912 (2011) 4.00 stars
– Welcome to the Theater (2012) 4.00 stars
Renaissance
– Renaissance (1969) NOT RATED
– Illusion (1970) NOT RATED
– Prologue (1972) 4.00 stars
– Ashes Are Burning (1973) 4.00 stars
– Turn of the Cards (1974) 4.00 stars
– Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975) 4.50 stars
– Novella (1977) 4.00 stars
– A Song for All Seasons (1978) 4.00 stars
– Azure d’Or (1979) 3.50 stars
– Symphony of Light (2013) 4.00 stars
See my “Renaissance – An Overview” for more information.
Rendezvous Point
– Solar Storm (2015) 4.00 stars
REO Speedwagon
– REO Speedwagon (1971) 3.50 stars
– Live: You Get What You Play For (1977) 4.00 stars
– You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978) 3.00 stars
Residents of the Future
– Residence of the Future (2009) NOT RATED
Resistor
– To the Stars (2014) 3.50 stars
– Underground (2017) NOT RATED
Rest in Silence
– Mourning After Tomorrow (2011) 1.00 stars
Retroheads
– Retrospective (2004) NOT RATED
Retrospective
– Stolen Thoughts (2008) 3.00 stars
Return to Forever
– Where Have I Known You Before (1974) 4.00 stars
– No Mystery (1975) NOT RATED
– Romantic Warrior (1976) 4.50 stars
ReVamp
– ReVamp (2010) 4.50 stars
– Wild Card (2013) 4.50 stars
Reverend
– World Won’t Miss You (1990) NOT RATED
Reversion
– King of Deceit (2008) 4.00 stars
Revolution Renaissance
– New Era (2008) 4.00 stars
– Age of Aquarius (2009) 4.00 stars
– Trinity (2010) 4.00 stars
Rhapsody
– Legendary Tales (1997) 4.00 stars
– Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) 4.00 stars
– Dawn of Victory (2000) 4.00 stars
– Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001) 4.00 stars
– Power of the Dragonflame (2002) 4.00 stars
– Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret (2004) 4.00 stars
Rhapsody of Fire
– Triumph or Agony (2006) 3.50 stars
– The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010) 4.00 stars
– From Chaos to Eternity (2011) 3.50 stars
Ric Ocasek
– Beatitude (1983) 3.50 stars
Richard Andersson
– The Ultimate Andersson Collection (2005) 4.50 stars
Richard Wright
– Wet Dream (1978) 3.00 stars
– Broken China (1996) NOT RATED
Richie Sambora
– Stranger in This Town (1991) 3.50 stars
– Undiscovered Soul (1998) 3.50 stars
Rick Miller
– Heart of Darkness (2014) 3.00 stars
– Breaking Point (2015) 3.00 stars
Rick Wakeman
– The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) 4.50 stars
– White Rock (1977) 3.00 stars
– Rick Wakeman’s Criminal Record (1977) 3.50 stars
– Out There (2003) 4.00 stars
Ricocher
– Quest From The Heartland (2000) 4.00 stars
– Chains (2004) 4.00 stars
Ricochet
– Among the Elements (1995) 4.00 stars
– Zarah: A Teartown Story (2005) 4.00 stars
Ride the Sky
– New Protection (2007) 4.50 stars
Riff Raff
– Riff Raff (1973) 3.50 stars
– Original Man (1974) 3.50 stars
Riggs
– Riggs (1982) 3.50 stars
Rik Emmett
– Spiral Notebook (1996) 3.50 stars
Rikard Sjöblom
– The Unbendable Sleep (2016) 4.00 stars
Ring of Fire
– The Oracle (2001) 4.00 stars
– Dreamtower (2003) 4.00 stars 4.00 stars
– Lapse of Reality (2004) 4.00 stars
– Battle of Leningrad (2014) 4.00 stars
Ring of Myth
– Unbound (1996) 2.00 stars
– Ring Of Myth (2011) NOT RATED
Riot
– Fire Down Under (1981) 4.00 stars
– ThunderSteel (1988) 4.00 stars
Ripaille
– La Vieille Que L’on Brûla (1977) NOT RATED
Rite of Passage
– Angels & Demons (2014) 4.00 stars
Ritual
– Ritual (1995) 4.00 stars
– Superb Birth (1999) 3.00 stars
– Think Like a Mountain (2003) 3.50 stars
– The Hemulic Voluntary Band (2007) 4.00 stars
Rival Sons
– Before the Fire (2009) 4.00 stars
– Rival Sons (2011) 4.00 stars
– Pressure & Time (2011) NOT RATED
– Head Down (2012) NOT RATED
– Great Western Valkyrie (2014) 4.00 stars
– Hollow Bones (2016) 4.00 stars
Rivendel
– Sisyfos (2018) NOT RATED
Riverdogs
– Riverdogs (1990) 4.00 stars
– Bone (1993) 3.50 stars
River of Change
– Where Reality Cannot Enter (1999) 3.00 stars
RiverSea
– Out Of An Ancient World (2012) NOT RATED
– The Tide (2018) NOT RATED
Riverside
– Out of Myself (2003) 3.50 stars
– Voices in My Head (2005) 3.00 stars
– Second Life Syndrome (2005) 3.00 stars
– Rapid Eye Movement (2007) 3.00 stars
Rizengard
– Chapter 21 (2012) 4.50 stars
Road To Jerusalem
– Road To Jerusalem (2018) NOT RATED
Roadmaster
– Sweet Music (1978) 4.00 stars
Roads to Damascus
– R2D2 (2012) 4.00 stars
Rob Moratti
– Victory (2011) 4.00 stars
Robben Ford
– Into the Sun (2015) NOT RATED
Robert Lamm
– Skinny Boy (1974) 3.50 stars
Robert Wyatt
– Rock Bottom (1974) 3.50 stars
Robin Beck
– Trouble or Nothin (1989) 3.50 stars
Robin George
– Dangerous Music (1984) 3.50 stars
Robin Trower
– Twice Removed From Yesterday (1973) 4.50 stars
– Bridge of Sighs (1974) 5.00 stars
– For Earth Below (1975) 4.00 stars
– Long Misty Days (1976) 4.00 stars
– In City Dreams (1977) 3.50 stars
– Caravan to Midnight (1978) 3.50 stars
– Victims of the Fury (1980) 4.00 stars
– Take What You Need (1988) 3.50 stars
– In the Line of Fire (1990) 3.50 stars
Rock City Angels
– Young Man’s Blues (1988) 4.00 stars
– Rock City Angels (1999) 3.50 stars
Rocket Scientists
– Earthbound (1993) 3.50 stars
– Brutal Architecture (1995) 3.50 stars
– Oblivion Days (1999) 4.00 stars
– Revolution Road (2006) 4.00 stars
– Supernatural Highways (2014) 3.00 stars
– Refuel (2014) 3.50 stars
Rock Goddess
– Rock Goddess (1983) 3.50 stars
– Hell Hath No Fury (1983) 3.50 stars
Rod Stewart
– An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (1970) 3.50 stars
– Gasoline Alley (1970) 4.00 stars
– Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) 4.50 stars
– Never a Dull Moment (1972) 4.00 stars
– Smiler (1974) 3.50 stars
– Absolutely Live (1982) 3.50 stars
– Storyteller: The Complete Anthology 1964-1990 (1989) 4.00 stars
Rodrigo San Martín
– The Veil Is Broken III: Coming Of Age (2016) NOT RATED
The Rods
– Wild Dogs (1982) 4.00 stars
Roger Hodgson
– In the Eye of the Storm (1984) 4.00 stars
– Hai Hai (1987) 3.50 stars
– Open the Door (2000) 4.00 stars
Roine Stolt
– The Flower King (1994) 4.50 stars
Roland Grapow
– Kaleidoscope (1999) 4.00 stars
Role Of The Observer
– Quantum State (2013) NOT RATED
The Rolling Stones
– Between the Buttons (1967) 2.50 stars
– Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) 3.00 stars
– Beggars Banquet (1968) 4.50 stars
– Let It Bleed (1969) 5.00 stars
– Sticky Fingers (1971) 5.00 stars
– Exile on Main St. (1972) 4.50 stars
– Goats Head Soup (1973) 4.50 stars
– It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (1974) 4.00 stars
– Metamorphosis (1975) 3.00 stars
– Black and Blue (1976) 3.00 stars
– Some Girls (1978) 4.00 stars
– Emotional Rescue (1980) 3.00 stars
– Tattoo You (1981) 4.00 stars
– Undercover (1983) 2.50 stars
– Dirty Work (1986) 2.50 stars
– Steel Wheels (1989) 3.00 stars
Ron Goedert
– Breaking All the Rules (1980) 3.00 stars
Ron Wood
– I’ve Got My Own Album to Do (1974) 3.00 stars
Rondinelli
– Our Cross, Our Sins (2002) 4.50 stars
Ronnie Montrose
– Mutatis Mutandis (1991) 3.50 stars
Room
– Pre-Flight (1970) NOT RATED
The Room
– Openfire (2012) 4.00 stars
– Beyond the Gates of Bedlam (2015) 4.00 stars
Rory Gallagher
– Blueprint (1973) 3.50 stars
– Tattoo (1973) 4.00 stars
– Against the Grain (1975) 4.00 stars
– Calling Card (1976) 4.00 stars
– Photo-Finish (1978) 3.50 stars
Rose
– Judgement Day (1977) NOT RATED
Rosenkreutz
– Back To The Stars (2014) 4.50 stars
La Rossa
– A Fury of Glass (1983) 2.50 stars
Rossington
– Returned to the Scene of the Crime (1986) 4.00 stars
– Take It on Faith (2016) 3.00 stars
The Rossington Band
– Love Your Man (1988) 4.00 stars
Rossington Collins Band
– Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (1980) 4.00 stars
– This Is the Way (1981) 3.50 stars
Roswell Six
– Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon (2009) 4.00 stars
– Terra Incognita: A Line In The Sand (2010) NOT RATED
Roth Brock Project
– Roth Brock Project (2016) NOT RATED
Rough Cutt
– Rough Cutt (1985) 4.50 stars
– Wants You! (1986) 4.00 stars
– Anthology (2008) 4.00 stars
Rough Diamond
– Rough Diamond (1977) 4.00 stars
Roughhouse
– Roughhouse (1988) 3.00 stars
Roulette
– Lifeline (2001) 3.50 stars
Il Rovescio Della Medaglia
– Io Come Io (1972) NOT RATED
– Contaminazione (1973) NOT RATED
Rox
– Violent Breed (1983) 2.50 stars
Roxanne
– Roxanne (1988) 3.50 stars
Roxx Gang
– Things You’ve Never Done Before (1988) 3.50 stars
Roxy Music
– Roxy Music (1972) 4.50 stars
– For Your Pleasure (1973) 5.00 stars
– Stranded (1973) 4.50 stars
– Country Life (1974) 4.00 stars
– Siren (1975) 4.00 stars
– Viva! Roxy Music (1976) 4.00 stars
– Manifesto (1979) 4.00 stars
– Flesh + Blood (1980) 2.50 stars
– Avalon (1982) 3.00 stars
Royal Hunt
– Land Of Broken Hearts (1992) NOT RATED
– Clown In The Mirror (1994) NOT RATED
– Moving Target (1995) 3.50 stars
– Fear (1999) 4.50 stars
– The Mission (2001) 4.00 stars
– The Watchers (2001) 4.00 stars
– Eyewitness (2003) 4.00 stars
– Paper Blood (2005) 4.50 stars
– Collision Course – Paradox II (2008) 4.50 stars
– X (2010) 4.00 stars
– Show Me How to Live (2011) 3.50 stars
– A Life to Die For (2013) 3.50 stars
– Devil’s Dozen (2015) 3.50 stars
RPWL
– God Has Failed (2000) NOT RATED
– Trying To Kiss The Sun (2002) NOT RATED
– Stock (2003) NOT RATED
RTZ
– Return to Zero (1991) 3.00 stars
Ruby The Hatchet
– Planetary Space Child (2017) NOT RATED
Rufus
– Rags to Rufus (1974) 3.00 stars
Rufus Zuphall
– Weiss der Teufel (1970) NOT RATED
The Running Man
– The Running Man (1972) NOT RATED
Ruphus
– New Born Day (1973) NOT RATED
Ruscha
– Come Alive (1988) 4.00 stars
Rush
– Rush (1974) 3.50 stars
– Fly by Night (1975) 3.50 stars
– Caress of Steel (1975) 4.00 stars
– 2112 (1976) 4.00 stars
– A Farewell to Kings (1977) 5.00 stars
– Hemispheres (1978) 4.50 stars
– Permanent Waves (1980) 3.50 stars
– Moving Pictures (1981) 4.00 stars
– Signals (1982) 3.50 stars
– Grace Under Pressure (1984) 3.00 stars
– Power Windows (1985) 3.00 stars
– Hold Your Fire (1987) 3.00 stars
– Presto (1989) 3.50 stars
– Roll the Bones (1991) 3.50 stars
– Counterparts (1993) 4.00 stars
– Test for Echo (1996) 3.00 stars
– Clockwork Angels (2012) 3.50 stars
Regardless of my feelings, Rush is undoubtedly a band that has influenced numerous Prog-Rock acts, so even if I’m in a phase where I loathe the group, I will always respect Rush for its influence.
Russell Allen
– Atomic Soul (2005) 3.50 stars
The singer from Symphony X released a collection of straightforward Hard Rock/Metal tunes, some bordering on Blues Rock, quite removed from the highly Symphonic and Prog-Rock sound of his “parent” group.
Russell Allen & Jorn Lande
– The Battle (2005) 4.50 stars
– The Revenge (2007) 4.50 stars
– The Showdown (2010) 4.00 stars
– The Great Divide (2014) 4.00 stars
Russell Allen, powerhouse singer from Symphony X, teamed up with powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande to produce a handful of high-quality albums in the Heavy Metal genre, with all of them being extremely melodic. These guys sound terrific as a team.
Ryan Parmenter
– One Of A Different Color (2018) NOT RATED
Ryo Okumoto
– Coming Through (2002) NOT RATED
Zap Niles 