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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
RED JASPER – Sting In The Tale
Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk Recorded in 1990 but set squarely in Thatcher’s Britain of the previous decade, this folk prog five-piece nails its politics firmly to the mast of the Left, lambasting state authority and control, jingoism, corporate greed and corruption … Continue reading
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LINDISFARNE re-issues
Magic in The Air ***** Back and Fourth *** There really was magic in the air for the Geordie folk rockers when they reunited for a much-celebrated Christmas Eve gig taped at Newcastle City Hall in 1977, released the following … Continue reading
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DAVE BROCK – Memos and Demos
Atomhenge Hard to believe but we are only a handful of years shy of Hawkwind’s half century and battle-scarred though she may be, his mother ship has been fine-tuned over the years by chief helmsman Brock. “Memos and Demos” evidences … Continue reading
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ALREADY GONE – One Good Reason
Two Sides Moon/SLW 2012 Melodic rockers, Already Gone, cite influences from The Eagles to Avenged Sevenfold on this their debut album and I can hear what they mean. Frontman Luke Maskery once appeared on Stars In Their Eyes and it … Continue reading
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MORROW’S MEMORY – Moving Forward
Two Sides Moon/SLW Morrow’s Memory hail from Detriot, the most rocking of cities. Formed over the course of 6 months in 2009, working through what sounds like most of the musicians in the greater Detroit area before settling on a … Continue reading
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LOTUS PEDAL – Pedal To The Metal
Two Sides Moon/SLW 2012 According to the band’s blurb, the band’s name in sanskrit Sutra means ‘ the universal door of the enlightened ones who listen to the sounds of all the world’ try fitting that on the front of … Continue reading
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ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE – Windfall
Two Sides Moon/SLW 2012 All But Impossible are a young trio, not sure what their average age is, but if their picture is anything to go by they would still qualify for a half fare on a bus. This fact … Continue reading
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POWERTRAIN – Off The Rails
Self Release 2012 Powertrain are a four piece made up of guys who have all been on the circuit for a long time and have a wealth of experience and talent within their ranks. The drummer, Jeffery McCormack alone has … Continue reading
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LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III – Older Than My Old Man Now
Loudon Wainwright is in reflective mood on this album, as the title track suggests he is now older than is dad who died aged 63, as Loudon III is now 64. The album features contributions from his family with daughter … Continue reading
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FROM TOM GALLEY THE CREATOR OF PHENOMENA – Awakening
The last album apparently to feature ‘From Tom Galley The Creator Of Phenomena’, as this album features ten cracking melodic rock songs but not related to the original concept of the earlier Phenomena albums. Even before you get to the … Continue reading
H.E.A.T. – Address The Nation
Edel/Ear Music 2012 This new album from Swedish melodic hard rockers HEAT introduces new singer Erik Gronwell is a blistering and cracking album – and a breath of fresh air. It’s very much a late 80s throwback – it’s classic … Continue reading
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JACK BLADES – Rock ‘N’ Roll Ride
FRONTIERS RECORDS 2012 www.frontiers.it A year after their back to form Somewhere in California album, Night Ranger lead singer and bassist Jack Blades capitalises on that momentum with his second solo album. Solo projects are often a vehicle for the … Continue reading
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HARD STUFF – Hard Stuff/Bolex Dementia
Angel Air (2012) More than a mere rock journeyman, late (2011) guitarist John du Cann connected fiery fretwork to balanced, considered composition and perfect stage poise to fine effect in a career that took in high points in Atomic Rooster and … Continue reading
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AOR – THE COLOURS OF LA
AOR BOULEVARD RECORDS 2012 Its a real statement of intent, and possibly a foolhardy one, when you call your band after your chosen genre of music. However French guitarist and songwriter Frederic Slama has called on his contacts from ten … Continue reading
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IT BITES ‘Map Of The Past’
Inside Out (2012) www.itbites.com The press blurb states this is the band’s first concept album but it is a very loose one based upon ‘the discovery of an old family photograph’ and going into the past to fix things that … Continue reading
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GYPSY PISTOLEROS – Forever Wild, Beautiful & Damned! Greatest Hist Vol. 1
Heavy Metal Records 2012 www.gypsypistoleros.com It may seem slightly early in a band’s career to release a greatest hits after only one and half albums plus they have only been around since 2006. But the idea here is to introduce … Continue reading
FURYON – Gravitas
Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it My first encounter with Furyon was way back in the summer of 2010 when Classic Rock magazine gave away a three track sampler. As with most samplers I played it a couple of times thinking that it … Continue reading
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STRAWBERRY FIELDS – Live Strawberry Fields
Metal Mind Productions (DVD 2012) Some quality rock here, and a stunning live show with some beautiful female vocals – and a distinct prog feel. The live show starts in rather polite fashion but there is a good live show … Continue reading
DWELLERS – Good Morning Harakiri
Small Stone Records (2012) An odd mix this – as the roots are in in psych with a nod of blues, but it is effectively a slightly doomy stoner sound. From the outset the rhythms are slow to mid paced, … Continue reading
THIN LIZZY re-issues
Nightlife (2CD) 3.5/5 Fighting (2CD) 4/5 Universal Universal continue their excellent reissue campaign with the first two sets for Phonogram, in 1974 and 1975 respectively. Following the sudden departure of original guitarist Eric Bell, and completing the tour with Gary … Continue reading
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DIO re-issues
Holy Diver (2CD) 5/5 The Last in Line (2CD) 5/5 Sacred Heart (2CD) 4/5 Universal At long last the first three Dio albums get the proper remaster treatment and what a joy to behold. Really. After Elf, Rainbow and Black … Continue reading
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RINGO STARR & THE ROUNDHEADS – Live (DVD)
Recorded back in 2005 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois as part of the Soundstage series of live concerts it finally gets a UK release a couple years after the US one. Normally Ringo Starr appears with his All … Continue reading
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LYRIEL ‘Leverage’
AFM Records (2012) www.afm-records.de Folk metal band Lyriel returns with their new album a follow-up to the highly enjoyable ‘Paranoid Circus’ and it also marks the band’s debut on AFM Records. Overall the band has added a commercial sheen to … Continue reading
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VERA GRACE – Rotations
S-a-N PR Oxfordshire 5 piece Vera Grace are about to unleash this, their debut EP, on an unsuspecting world. The band formed at school early in 2011 and released their debut single later in the year. Musically Vera Grace master … Continue reading
The B-52’s – With The Wild Crowd, Live In Athens, Georgia
Eagle Vision (2012) I am sure if you look up the word ‘quirky’ in the dictionary it would say ‘ see the B-52’s’. For years the band have ploughed their own furrow, producing off kilter, but oh so catchy, tunes … Continue reading
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