Michael Gallucci is the managing editor at Ultimate Classic Rock. His previous gigs include editor-of-chief at Diffuser.fm, managing editor of Cleveland Scene and writing about music and movies for All Music Guide, American Songwriter, the A.V. Club, Paste, Spin, the Village Voice and other publications and websites. @mgallucci
Michael Gallucci
Rod Stewart Albums Ranked Worst to Best
From soulful early records to that huge disco hit to five volumes of the Great American Songbook, there isn't a genre he hasn't tried.
Metallica, ’72 Seasons': Album Review
Eleventh LP from metal titans explores childhood's effects on adulthood through a dozen hard-hitting songs.
U2, ‘Songs of Surrender': Album Review
Band looks back at four decades of music with 40 re-recorded songs from its storied history.
Five Reasons Warren Zevon Should Be in the Rock Hall of Fame
After nearly three decades of eligibility, the late singer-songwriter earned his first nomination in 2023.
40 Years Ago: Journey’s ‘Frontiers’ Signals the Beginning of the End
Expectations were high when they stepped into a California studio to record a follow up to 1981's 'Escape.'
Top 10 Songs of 1978
Bands were suddenly blending in disco bounce and punk fury. It wasn't always an easy mix, but they kept rock 'n' roll alive.
Top 15 Reissues of 2022
Box sets, expanded classic LPs and albums from the vaults top the list of the year's best.
The Beach Boys, ‘Sail on Sailor – 1972′: Album Review
They were in a struggle between the old and the new, between moving forward and looking back.
Neil Young Albums Ranked Worst to Best
Neil Young is one of rock's most brilliant, confounding, defiant and frustrating artists.
Neil Young With Crazy Horse, ‘World Record': Album Review
Singer-songwriter returns with his best backing band for a tribute to our planet.
Bruce Springsteen, ‘Only the Strong Survive': Album Review
Rock legend dips into the soul songbook for covers LP.
Planet of the Apes Movies Ranked Worst to Best
It's a mad house! A mad house!