Frontiers [Release date: 05.09.25]

It’s been nearly a decade since Glenn Hughes’ last solo album. But he’s no slouch. He’s contributed to any number of albums by other artists not least Black Country Communion (BCC). This does beg the question: does he keep the best songs for himself?

On the evidence of his latest solo sortie, probably not. But lovers of Glenn’s music will lap up what’s on offer here and it follows naturally the soulful rock vibe that permeated ‘Resonate’ and indeed most of his solo work.

There are no real surprises here just solid songwriting and delivery from the piledriving openers ‘Voice In My Head’ with a marvellous breakdown section and ‘My Alibi’.

Title track ‘Chosen’ reminds me of prime-era Simple Minds with Andersen’s ringing delay effect emphasising the verse.

‘Heal’ could have graced either a Dead Daisies or BCC album and is a real tour de force. Of course, there is read across to former and present glories which is just as it should be. Throughout there is great support from Soren Andersen (guitar) and Bob Fridzema (keys) with Ash Sheehan (drums).

The only criticism might be that the album is high energy throughout and a killer ballad or two might have provided some contrast, along the lines of Resonate’s ‘When I Fall.’ Only the psychedelia infused ‘Come And Go’ satisfies that demand. But it is Classic Glenn.

‘In The Golden’ is a monumental piece of hard rock grind that will be superb live and is a natural bedfellow with BCC’s ‘Red Sun’. More gut-churning with ‘The Lost Parade’ and the catchy ‘Into The Fade’ which recalls the pace of ‘One Last Soul’.

‘Hot Damn Thing’ has a ‘Nutbush City Limits’ like R&B swagger with more predictable power chords in the chorus whilst ‘Black Cat Moan’ is like ‘My Sharona’ on steroids.

As our “GRTR! Greats” feature will demonstrate Glenn won back his fanbase in the early 2000′s and, whilst he can still polarise listeners, if you like gutsy, riff-driven rock with soulful vocal ‘Chosen’ will trip your switch.

Classic Rock isn’t getting any younger and it seems every week now we are reminded of musician mortality. If you believe in a higher intelligence guiding these sort of things it may be that Ozzy was allowed one last stand when he bowed out in Birmingham. By his own admission he should have been playing at the pearly gates years ago.

Similarly Glenn Hughes was seemingly given a fresh chance after a decade of substance abuse and allowed to come back and produce his finest work in the millennium. His midas touch now elevates the ordinary and he has remained focused and musically agile. By all accounts ‘Chosen’ may be his final fling as a solo artist (in another nine years he’ll be 83) and if that is so he has done himself proud and we should all be thankful. ****

Review by David Randall

GRTR! Greats (September 2025)
Album review (Resonate, 2016)

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