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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review: SHINING BLACK – BOALS and THORSEN – Postcards From The End Of The World
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] Shining Black’s 2020 self titled album collaboration was tuned into Hard Rock as much as it was to Melodic Metal. Guitarist, Olaf (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) Thorsen and singer, Mark (Malmsteen, Royal Hunt) Boals’ first musical marriage … Continue reading
Album review: RADIOACTIVE – X.X.X
Frontiers Records (Release date 11.03.22) Few people in the melodic rock world have as lengthy or prolific track record as Tommy Denander. While best known for playing on or producing records for a dizzying roster of artists and, for UK … Continue reading
Album review: FM – Thirteen
Frontiers Records (Release date 18.03.22) Over a decade since reforming, FM’s run of quality product since seems to be coming at an ever faster rate, their suitably titled 13th studio album coming less than two years after its predecessor ‘Synchronised’. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, FM, Jem Davis, Jim Kirkpatrick, melodic rock, Pete Jupp, Steve Overland
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Album review: THE SPIDERHAWKS- Travelling Light
Music for Sport (Release Date 25.03.22) The Spiderhawks are the brainchild of Simon Webb who has a CV as long as your arm as a composer for TV, theatre and film. They released a charity single during lockdown but this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Marsden, Robert Hart, Simon Webb, The Spiderhawks
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Album review: DARE – Road To Eden
Darren Wharton chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his career and Dare. The interview includes tracks from each of Dare’s studio albums including the latest. First broadcast 10 April 2022. Legend Records [Release date 01.04.22] Back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Dare, Darren Wharton, interview, melodic rock, radio, Vinny Burns
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Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Only Passing Through
InsideOut Music [Release date 01.04.22] Pattern-Seeking Animals consists of current and former Spock’s Beard members Ted Leonard, Jimmy Keegan and Dave Meros in addition to long-time contributing songwriter-producer John Boegehold. ‘Only Passing Through’ is the band’s third album and again … Continue reading
Album review: RONNIE ATKINS – Make It Count
Frontiers [release date: 18.03.22] When Denmark’s Paul Christensen founded the Pretty Maids with Ken Hammer, he changed his name to Ronnie Atkins. And this despite assurances that his birth name sounded pretty cool. None of this matters now, he lives … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Chris Laney, Covid, eighties, Ken Hammer, melodic rock, pop, Pretty Maids, review, Ronnie Atkins
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Album review: VON HERTZEN BROTHERS – Red Alert In The Blue Forest
Doing Being Music [Release date: 18.03.22] Described by the 3 Von Hertzen Brothers – Kie, Mikko and Jonne – as 70 minutes of art rock, ‘Red Alert In The Blue Forest is a concept album written separately by all 3 brothers … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Caravan, Chris Squire, electro, folk, Jethro Tull, Jon Anderson, Jonne Von Hertzen, Kie Von Hertzen, Mikko Von Hertzen, power metal, prog, Pye Hastings, Red Alert In The Blue Forest, review, rock, symphonic rock, Von Hertzen Brothers, Yes
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Album review: ADAM NORSWORTHY – Infinite Hotel
Pete Feenstra chatted to Adam Norsworthy for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 March 2022. Park Hall Records [Release date: 04.03.22] ‘Infinite Hotel’ is the perfect title for an album that searches both lyrically and musically for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Norsworthy, album, Bennett Holland, blues, Chester Thompson, David Bowie, folk, Harry Chapin, Infinite Hotel, Oli Brown, Park Hall Records, pop, review, Rich Young, rock, The Mustangs, Wayne Proctor
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Album review: SHEWOLF – SheWolf
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] Aiming to climb the Power Metal mountain, SheWolf release their self titled debut album this month. Led by stunning Greek vocalist, Angel Wolf-Black, the band, The Hunter (guitars), The Predator (bass) and Alpha (drummer) might sound … Continue reading
News: Albums of the Month (January 2022 – March 2022)
LIFESIGNS Altitude (Lifesigns Music) Fans of the likes of Marillion, Genesis and Camel will find much to enjoy here – fans of the more challenging end of the prog spectrum should probably look elsewhere. ***** Review by Alan Jones SAXON … Continue reading
Album review: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS – The Garden
Escape Records [Release date 25.03.22] ‘The Garden’ is the album put together by Bruce Mee (of Fireworks magazine) as a tribute to his mother, who died of cancer in 2020. The studio project is called Circle of Friends because the … Continue reading
Album review: PHARMACOSE – Prescription Fiction
Indie [Release date 22.02.22] Rock is a genre that holds the key to so many subgenres. The umbrella term for so many artists, it may seem too broad a word. But sometimes we really do just need the reliability of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, indie, Pharmacose, Prescription Fiction, review, rock
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Album review: THE VIBRATORS – The Albums 1985-1990
Captain Oi!/Cherry Red One of the finest bands of the original punk era, the early years of The Vibrators have already been comprehensively collected by Cherry Red in two previous box sets. Their commercially successful years were well behind them … Continue reading
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Tagged box set, Cherry Red Records, Oi!, punk, punk rock, reissue, review, The Albums 1985-1990, The Vibrators
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Album review: CHIP Z’NUFF – Perfectly Imperfect
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] New solo album from Grammy nominated musician, Chip Z’Nuff. As much of today’s pop and rock degenerate into pro-tooled, prefabricated, flatpack blandness, Z’Nuff makes the case for home made, rough around the edges rock. He’s still … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beatles, Cheap Trick, Chip Z'nuff, Enuff Z'Nuff, Joel Hoekstra, Mott, pop rock, Powerpop, review
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Album review: NEW HORIZON – Gate Of The Gods
Frontiers [Release date: 11.02.22] New Horizon is a H.E.A.T. splinter group, or splinter duo, to be precise. Being almost famous gives you room to try other things, and so Jonah Tee and Erik Gronwall have been given the opportunity to … Continue reading
Album review: TEN- Here Be Monsters
Frontiers Records (Release date 18.02.22) It’s been over three years since Ten released the rather underwhelming ‘Illuminati’, though mainman Gary Hughes had a busy 2021 with a solo album and compilation and writing the critically acclaimed ‘Tao’ project.’ ‘Here Be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gary Hughes, melodic rock.AOR, TEN
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Album review: THE MARTIN BARRE BAND – Live At The Wildey
The Store For Music [Release date 14.01.22] 2-CD set This 2-CD live package is a great reminder of the 50th anniversary tour dates played out by guitarist Martin Barre in 2019. It’s pretty much the same running order as the … Continue reading
Album review: LIONVILLE – So Close to Heaven
Frontiers Records (Release date 11.02.22) The brainchild of Italian multi-instrumentalist Stefano Lionetti, Lionville have produced a series of quality AOR albums at regular intervals over the past decade. So Close to Heaven is their fifth and there are few changes … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Lars Safsund, Lionville, melodic rock, Robbie La Blanc, Stefano Lionetti
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Album review: RUST N’ RAGE – One For The Road
Frontiers [Release date: 11.03.22] The label debut from young Finnish band, Rust N’ Rage. The label claims that Rust N’ Rage’s influences are Dokken, ‘Crue and ‘Priest, but in fact they’ve taken their lead from second or third generation European … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Brother Firetribe, Dokken, Eclipse, Frontiers, Jimmy Westerlund, Judas Priest, melodic rock, One Desire, review, Rust N' Rage
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Album review: FIND ME – Lightning In A Bottle
Frontiers [Release date: 11.03.22] Find Me is Robbie LaBlanc, a rock vocalist who enjoys iconic status, and Daniel Flores (and his band) who’s on the same path, if not the same trajectory. The duo have been breathing new life into … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Daniel Flores, eighties, Frank Stallone, Frontiers, Mark Free, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Robbie Blanc, Signal, Staying Alive movie, Vince DiCola
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Album review: BLACK VALLEY MOON – Songs From The Black Valley
Otitis Media Records [Release date 25.02.22] Black Valley Moon was formed in 2019 by guitarist Sam Williams (Down By Law) and started as an instrumental surf band, however, during the recent global pandemic they added vocalist Ray Vega. The band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Valley Moon, Down By Law, goth, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, Songs From The Black Valley
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Album review: EDGE OF FOREVER – Days Of Future Past (Remasters, 3 CD set)
Frontiers [Release date: 11.02.22] Frontiers’ golden boy, Alessandro Del Vecchio, formed Edge Of Forever in 2004. The label has now released the band’s back catalogue in a 3 CD, remastered set, titled Days Of Future Past, with a bonus track … Continue reading
Album review: GHOST – Impera
Loma Vista Recordings [Release date 11.03.22] Papa and the Nameless Ghouls are back with album number 5. The last album, Prequelle, took us back to the time of the Plague, but here we join Ghost in more modern times. The concept … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bon Jovi, Call Me Little Sunshine, Ghost, heavy metal, Hunters Moon, IMPERA, Loma Vista Recordings, Meloria, nameless ghouls, Papa, review, rock, Runaway, Tobias Forge
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Album review: ANDY IRVINE & PAUL BRADY
Compass Records [Release date 04.03.22] Andy Irvine/Paul Brady is an album recorded by Andy Irvine and Paul Brady when they formed a duo, after Planxty broke up for the first time in 1975. For this recording they were joined by … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Irvine, classic album, Donal Lunny, folk, Paul Brady, Planxty, re-issue, review, the Bothy Band
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