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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS
Album review: THE BURNING CROWS – Murder At The Gin House
Burning Crows Records [Release date 03.08.15] This is the second album release from The Burning Crows and on listening it would appear that the band are developing nicely. The thing which impresses here is the advanced song writing skills on … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, AOR, Bon Jovi, CD, Murder At The Gin House, review, rock, The Burning Crows, Whippz
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Quick plays: TONY IOMMI TRIBUTE, MARK MORRISS, GUNSHIP, CEREBELLION
VARIOUS – Great Lefty: Live Forever! www.tanzanmusic.com [Release date 04.05.15] An interesting double CD this one featuring a collection of Black Sabbath tribute bands, musicians and a couple of ex-Black Sabbath members, all paying tribute the master of the doom … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's music, album, Black Sabbath, Cerebellion, Covers, Great Lefty: Live Forever, guitarist, Gunship, Mark Morriss, metal, review, synths, the Bluetones, The Taste Of Mark Morriss, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, tribute, vocalist
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Album review: ROOM EXPERIENCE – Room Experience
MelodicRock Records [Release date 22.05.15] First thing’s first…Room Experience…what an absolutely awful name for a band!!! Let’s hope the music improves things… Who are Room Experience then?…well it’s the name for Italian keyboard player Gianluca Firmo’s solo project which features … Continue reading
Album review: KELLY KEELING – Mind Radio
Frontiers Records [Release Date 03.07.15] After his shambolic display spoiled Baton Rouge’s long awaited Firefest appearance a couple of years back, I did wonder whether we would hear again from Kelly Keeling, but the respected singer whose husky, bluesy tones … Continue reading
Album review: DIMINO – Old Habits Die Hard
Frontiers Records [Release Date 03.07.15] Frank Dimino was lead singer in Angel, one of those cult seventies US bands talked of in hushed circles, but I was unaware he was still active in the business. However in one of Frontiers’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Dimino, Frank Dimino, hard rock, melodic rock
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Album review: WATKINS FAMILY HOUR
Family Hour Records [Release date 24.07.15] With Nickel Creek seemingly back on ice, Sara and Sean Watkins have gone back to one of their favourite live formats for their latest release. The Watkins Family Hour brings to record their long … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt country, Americana, bluegrass, country, Fiona Apple, folk, Nickel Creek, review, roots, Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Watkins Family Hour
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Album review: JARED JAMES NICHOLS – Old Glory And The Wild Revival
Listenable Records [Release date 06.04.15] The blues rock revival shows no sign of slowing and another newcomer worthy of your attention is 25 year-old US based blues rock guitarist Jared James Nichols. Prior to the release of this debut album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitarist, Jared James Nichols, Old Glory and the Wild Revival, review, rock
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Album review: NEXT TO NONE – A Light In The Dark
Inside Out [Release date 29.06.15] When I was about 14 years old, I got beaten up by the meanest, toughest, most fearless kid in school – and he was only 10…not my finest hour. Now, at the ripe old age … Continue reading
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Tagged A Light In The Dark, album, Dream Theater, Inside Out, Max Portnoy, metal, Mike Portnoy, Next To None, prog, review
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Album review: THE V – Now Or Never
Frontiers Records [Release date 03.07.15] Who is ‘The V’ then? Why it’s non-other than Benedictum screamer Veronica Freeman and ‘Now Or Never’ is her debut solo album where she ventures away from her traditional style of lead vocals. Helping Veronica … Continue reading
Album review: POWERWOLF – Blessed & Possessed
Napalm Records [Release date 17.07.15] Powerwolf are back with album number six and the second one I have heard by them having been mightily impressed by their last albums ‘Preachers Of The Night’. As their name suggests they play power … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blessed & Possessed, metal, Napalm Records, power metal, powerwolf, review, speed metal
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Album review: CHAOS MAGIC – Chaos Magic
Frontiers Records [Release date 03.07.15] Chaos Magic is the band created by Frontiers as a showcase for Chilean vocalist Caterina Nix (Aghonya anyone?) with all song writing duties being supplied by that man Timo Tolkki…does he ever stop? First we … Continue reading
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Tagged Aghonya, album, Caterina Nix, Chaos Magic, Jami Huovinen, review, Stratovarius, symphonic rock, Timo Tolkki
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Single and EP reviews: TWO BEATS APART, THE STANDARD LAMPS
THE STANDARD LAMPS – Mono EP www.thestandardlamps.com A frustrating band name if you want people to find you on Google, The Standard Lamps are a three-piece band who have already landed support slots with The Who and in the autumn … Continue reading
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Tagged Aim, EP, Fire, mod, Mono, pop, rock, The Standard Lamps, THE WHO, Two Beats Apart
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Album review: THE BOOMTOWN RATS – Live Germany ’78
Gonzo Mulitmedia [Release date 07.08.15] A bit like a Roman candle, the Boomtown Rats burned brightly for a short period, spewing out several excellent albums before just as quickly fading and fizzling out. This particular ‘gig’ was for the TV … Continue reading
Album review: IRON AND WINE & BEN BRIDWELL – Sing Into My Mouth
Black Cricket/Brown Records [Release date 17.07.15] Iron And Wine is a strange pseudo name for an individual – Samuel “Sam” Beam, an American singer-songwriter who’s released five studio albums, here teams up with Band Of Horses lead singer Ben Bridwell … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Band Of Horses, Covers, folk, Iron And Wine & Ben Bridwell, pop, review, Sing Into My Mouth, singer, songwriter
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Quick plays: OSUKARU, DAVID CELIA, ED DUPAS
OSUKARU Transition www.osukarumusic.com [Release date 01.06.15] A band led by keyboards player/songwriter Oz Osukaru and this album is half new material, with some older songs given a reboot. Must admit not to knowing the name, however the songs on here … Continue reading
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Tagged A Good American Life, album, AOR, David Celia, Double Mind, Ed Dupas, folk, melodic, Osukaru, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Transition
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Album review: GAMMA RAY – Heading For Tomorrow
earMusic [Release date 24.07.15] Gamma Ray were formed after Kai Hansen left Helloween, the band he helped co-found, back in 1988. Back then this was big news as Helloween were riding a massive wave of popularity (they had played Monsters … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary edition, album, classic, debut album, Gamma Ray, Heading For Tomorrow, Helloween, Kai Hansen, metal, power, review
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Album review: ANZI – Black Dog Bias
Chemical Music Enterprises [Release date 22.06.15] “Black Dog Bias” is the sophomore album from London-based Finnish musician Anzi…who’s he then? Well he used to be the vocalist in Finnish punk rockers Stereo Junks! Nope that doesn’t help… well he used … Continue reading
News: Fee Waybill of THE TUBES interview and UK tour (June 2015)
In this exclusive interview edit Fee Waybill of The Tubes chats to David Randall about the forthcoming tour and meeting audience expectations (14:58) Gig review: Manchester, 8 August 2015 The Tubes tour continues! The Tubes Anniversary Special Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Fee Waybill, interview, Johnny Bugger, June 2015, punk, Quay Lewd, radio, rock, The Tubes, UK tour
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Album review: EXOVEX – Radio Silence
Self-released: www.dalesimmons.com [Release date: March 2015] Greenville, South Carolina. Hardly a town known as a creative hub for progressive rock one wouldn’t have thought – but, something is stirring in downtown Greenville and all fans of the genre had better … Continue reading
Album review: ASIA, JAH WOBBLE, STRAWBS, GONG (Access All Areas)
Edsel Records [Release date 08.06.15] CD/DVD The latest batch of AAA releases run the full gamut from the melodic pop rock of Asia to the weird and wonderful meanderings of Daevid Allen’s Gong. All packages include a CD plus DVD … Continue reading
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Tagged Access All Areas, album, AOR, Asia, Canterbury, CD, Daevid Allen, Dave Cousins, DVD, folk, Gong, Jah Wobble, Pat Thrall, Pip Pyle, pop, progressive, review, rock, The Strawbs
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Quick plays: STEVE LOGAN, MRS FRIZZLE, DEADLOCK NCHC
MRS FRIZZLE Queen German’s can’t do pop. At least not convincingly. Or if they can, I can’t think of a single one that has managed to cross over to the world market. Mrs Frizzle are not likely to be the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Deadlock NCHC, Deliverance, Hardcore, metal, Mrs Frizzle, pop, Queen, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Steve Logan, The Fill-In's
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Album review: BEAUVOIR/FREE – American Trash
Frontiers Records [Release date 05.06.15] “American Trash” by Beauvoir/Free is a Crown of Thorns album in all but name and is a welcome return to the classic melodic rock sound of yesteryear. Jean Beauvoir, he of the impressive ever-present white … Continue reading
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Tagged album, American Trash, Beauvoir/Free, Crown Of Thorns, Frontiers, Jean Beauvoir, melodic rock, Micki Free, review
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Album review: VONDA SHEPARD – Rookie
[Release date 07.08.15] Best known (obviously) for her association with the Ally McBeal, singer songwriter Vonda Shepard has released five albums and toured extensively in Europe since the five season TV series run ended 13 years ago. Rookie, her 14th … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ally McBeal, AOR, pop, review, Rookie, singer, songwriter, television, TV, Vonda Shepard
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Album review: BACHMAN – Heavy Blues
Linus Entertainment [Release date 13.04.15] There’s no better time than in the autumn of your career to go back to the musical roots that inspired you in the first place, and so it is that the former Guess Who and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anna Ruddick, Bachman, Bachman Turner Overdrive, blues, Bo Diddley, Dale Anne Brendon, Guess Who, Heavy Blues, Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Keith Moon, Kevin Shirley, Luke Dourcet, Neil Young, Pete Townsend, Peter Frampton, Randy Bachman, review, Robert Randolph, rock, Scott Holiday
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Album review: DIXIE REPUBLIC – Redneck Way
Dixie Republic Music [Release date 30.01.15] Dixie Republic is a Nashville based trio with a big sound and a retro bent, who pen heartfelt songs that mirror both their culture and beliefs. However, once they stated their outlook as on … Continue reading
