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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
GENTLE GIANT – Edge of Twilight
Talking Elephant Having charted with the (for them) atypically psychedelic ‘Kites’, Brit 60s’ pop-soulsters Simon Dupree And The Big Sound recognised that you had to get ahead to get on and promptly transmogrified into one of the defining progressive acts … Continue reading
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Pretty Maids “It Comes Alive (Maid In Switzerland)”
Frontiers 2012 Danish band Pretty Maids have been together for just over 30 years and in that time have sold albums probably in the hundreds of thousands, yet they have not attained the wider recognition that others in their genre … Continue reading
SAVAGE – Sons Of Malice
Minus2zebra 2012 Quintessential British Metal New albums from New Wave Of British Heavy Metal survivors Savage are sadly few and far between. A band noted as a major influence on Metallica – Lars Ulrich of course being the main reason … Continue reading
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LUKE WHITE ‘Outside In’
Strongwire Records 2012 Luke White has previously released an EP and this is his debut album, where bar the bass and drums he plays all the instruments on the album. He also engineers andand produces the album. Despite having eleven … Continue reading
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Blood Of The Spectre – Blood Of The Spectre
Hampshire 5 piece, Blood Of The Spectre, are a noisy bunch. They combine ultra heavy grindcore riffage with gruff vocals and some impressive technical guitar work. Knocking at the door of Killswitch Engage and Sylosis this EP is not for … Continue reading
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The Sunpilots – King Of The Sugarcoated Tongues
Honeytrap Records 2012 The Sunpilots are antipodean indie rockers and this is their second album following on from their 2008 debut ‘Living Receiver’ which won a lot of critical acclaim down under. This album though is the result of a … Continue reading
CRAZY LIXX – Riot Avenue
Frontiers 2012 Now here is an album that literally rolls back the years- think classic Motley Crue, Skid Row’s debut, old LA Guns and early Guns N Roses- this has got it all. Crazy Lixx’ 3rd album … Continue reading
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Gracious – Gracious!/This Is…Gracious!
BGO 2012 BGO have had this on catalogue for years now but its re-reissue (!) rightly suggests Gracious merit more attention. When it comes to box-ticking, the keyboard-driven six-piece had much to suggest assured success as flighty lightweight pop tipped into deep-thinking prog at the end of the … Continue reading
MAX WEBSTER re-issues
Max Webster/High Class In Borrowed Shoes/Mutiny Up My Sleeve Rock Candy 2012 Canadian band Max Webster, led by vocalist / guitarist Kim Mitchell, produced some fine hard rock albums between the mid 70s and early 80s. Their roots were in … Continue reading
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TYKETTO – Dig In Deep
Frontiers Records 2012 In the melodic hard rock world, Tyketto’s 1991 debut Don’t Come Easy is recognised as one of the genre’s greatest albums, and its lead off cut Forever Young was perhaps only second to Journey’s signature pair as … Continue reading
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ARJEN LUCASSEN – Lost In The New Real
Inside Out (2012) Arjen Lucassen has gone down the solo route for his new album (although long time drummer Ed Warby plays on the album), based on Mr L, a 21st-Century man who was cryopreserved at the moment of clinical … Continue reading
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OLD IRONSIDES, SICKTRUST, BROKEN LUNGS, MELLOW BRAVO reviews
Old Ironsides – The Path To Madness (TSM) Bostonians Old Ironsides were formed back in 2005 when the bands two leading lights, Ryan Rickerson and Alex Boccia, started writing songs that were in a different direction to what they were … Continue reading
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Peepshow – Brand New Breed
Scots rockers Peepshow are about to release this , their debut album, on an unsuspecting world . The band have picked up a few notable support slots playing along with Backyard Babies, Crashdiet and Duff Mckagen’s Loaded and listening to … Continue reading
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Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls
Devils Jukebox Records 2012 Back in the 1990’s NY Loose were one of the most criminally underrated bands of their time. Their brand of glam/punk/pop was not in the mainstream and therefore they were sadly overlooked by most. Fast-forward to … Continue reading
DAVID SAYLOR – City Of Angels
AOR Blvd Records 2012 www.aorblvdrecords.co.uk David Saylor some may remember from Push UK, who those lovely folk at AOR Blvd released an album from them a couple of years ago. Mind you don’t go expecting melodic hard rock like Push … Continue reading
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BONNIE RAITT – Slipstream
Interesting collection of covers from my favourite country blues artist, and I am not a big fan of the genre, but Bonnie gets close enough to the blues/rock to make me a fan. 4 tracks from her sessions with Joe … Continue reading
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BANGALORE CHOIR – Metaphor
AOR HEAVEN 2012 Like the proverbial London bus, you wait ages for a Bangalore Choir album- 18 years from their ‘On Target’ classic- and then two come in quick succession, ‘Cadence’ being followed 18 months or so later by this … Continue reading
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RAM – Death
When Metal Blade recording artist RAM’s third full length album Death started, I wasn’t really sure what the hell to think. I seriously thought I was listening to some crazy Dario Argento soundtrack for a George Romero Zombie flick. The … Continue reading
HALESTORM – The Strange Case Of…
There is no singer with more balls and passion in this business right now than the singer of Halestorm. Lzzy Hale has one of the most incredible voices out there performing. Able to go from the most beautiful lilt to … Continue reading
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ACCEPT – Stalingrad
If you’re a metal fan there’s likely no doubt that you know the name Accept. Most people know them for the song “Balls To the Wall” and the fact that the band was typically decked out in camouflage. True fans … Continue reading
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PAUL BRADY – Dancer In The Fire: A Paul Brady Anthology
Proper Records 2012 Paul Brady got his first big break in Planxty, a band that also spawned successful solo careers of Any Irvine and Christy Moore amongst others. This two CD anthology is hand picked by Brady and covers songs … Continue reading
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TRIXTER – New Audio Machine
Frontiers 2012 Trixter, now there’s a name from the past. Formed in the late ‘80’s and releasing two what we shall term as hair-metal classics with “Trixter” (1990) and “Hear!” (1992). Both of which did reasonably well in the States … Continue reading
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PETER GABRIEL – Live Blood
Eagle Records 2012 (double CD) Following on from the live DVD/Blu-Ray and 3D Disc released last year we now have the concert on a double CD version. Recorded last year at the Hammersmith Apollo Peter Gabriel was backed by the … Continue reading
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NIGHTWISH, VAN HALEN, MOLLO MARTIN, TALON, HOUSE OF SHAKIRA album reviews
Up Yours Artist: Citizen Charlie Label: Rocksector Records Genre: Hard rock Recommended: Yes Score: 7.5 out of 10 Summary: Female belted rock ’n roll with attitude Link: http://www.citizencharlie.com Citizen Charlie – Up Yours Citizen Charlie is a female-fronted rock … Continue reading
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Brent Enman – Wildman
Two Sides Moon/SLW 2012 Brent Enman is literally a one man band. He plays all the instruments on this record and provides all the vocals and harmonies, I assume he also made his own tea in the studio. This line … Continue reading
