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Tag Archives: album
Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Heartsoulblood
Ruf [Release date 16.06.14] Royal Southern Brotherhood’s ‘Heartsoulblood’ is a delightful celebration of the band’s talented parts. Sure, they are bound by a rock royalty bloodline that makes them a de facto supergroup, but each member of the band is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Charlie Wooton, Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, Doobie Brothers, funk, Heartsoulblood, Jim Gaines, John Sinclair, Mike Zito, Omari Neville, review, Robin Trower, rock, Royal Southern Brotherhood, soul, Steve Miller, Yonrico Scott
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News: URIAH HEEP radio feature and interview on eve of album release
Photo: Simon Dunkerley Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 8 June, 22:00 GMT Monday 9 June, 22:00 and Friday 13, 22:00 repeat Uriah Heep’s new album ‘Outsider’ is released this week and in an hour special, frontman Bernie Shaw tells … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 June 2014, album, Bernie Shaw, feature, interview, Outsider, radio, Uriah Heep
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – In Concert ’72 (2012 Mix)
Parlophone [Release date 16.06.14] The music industry is a great place for recycling. Never more so than in terms of album reissues and one wonders why the powers that be cannot render definitive versions from the start? This BBC recording … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BBC, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, In Concert '72 (2012 Mix), Jon Lord, radio, review, Richie Blackmore, rock, Roger Glover
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Album Review: IAN SIEGAL – Man & Guitar
Nugene Records [out now] Bluesman Ian Siegal is building a stout reputation. Emerging into the conscience of mainstream blues around 03-04 with some high profile tours, he has gone on to garner a clutch of blues Hall of Fame awards … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, guitar, guitarist, Ian Siegal, live, Man & Guitar, review, rock
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Album Review: KROKUS – Long Stick Goes Boom (Live from Da House of Rust)
Sony Music [Out now] For sheer endurance, belligerence and tenacity, these Swiss rockers deserve a rather large gong. The best thing to come out of Berne since holey cheese, Krokus are now into their 40th year, still serving up fat slabs … Continue reading
Album review: FAHRAN – Chasing Hours
Self-Release [Release date – 11.08.14] Fahran were formed from the ashes of Toxic Federation back in 2012. This is the band’s second release following on from their self-titled debut album and it sees the debut of new vocalist Matt Black … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chasing Hours, Chris Byrne, Fahran, Iron Maiden, Jake Graham, Josh Ballantyne, Matt Black, metal, review, rock, Shinedown, Toxic Federation
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Album review: TONY LOWE & ALISON FLEMING – Human Sleeping
Sunn Creative [Release date 01.07.14] Tony Lowe came to our attention for his contribution to the latest Bram Stoker album. He wasn’t on that band’s debut in 1972 but has worked with Julian Lennon, Roger Daltrey and many others as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alison Fleming, ambient, Bram Stoker, Human Sleeping, new age, prog, progressive, review, rock, Tony Lowe
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Album review: PICTUREHOUSE – Evolution
Cherry Red Records [Release date 04.08.14] Irish band PictureHouse enjoyed success in their homeland during the 1990’s and early 2000’s, reuniting recently after a ten year break. This album was released in Ireland last year and now gets a UK … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Evolution, Ireland, PictureHouse, pop, pop rock, review
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Album review: MOTT THE HOOPLE – Live 2013
Concert Live 2-CD/DVD [Release date: 20.05.14] www.concertlive.co.uk Back in 2009 Mott The Hoople got back together for five dates at the Hammersmith Apollo. It was a resounding success but when I chatted to founder member Verden Allen in early 2013 … Continue reading
Album review: URIAH HEEP – Outsider
In this interview extract, Bernie discusses the album making process (7:39) The feature version of the interview will be broadcast in the first hour of David Randall’s weekly radio show, Sunday 8 June, at 22:00 GMT. More information Frontiers [Release … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Shaw, Dave Rimmer, Mick Box, Outsider, Phil Lanzon, review, rock, Russell Gilbrook, Uriah Heep
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Album review: ARTHEMIS – Live From Hell
Off Yer Rocka Recordings (Release date – 25th May 2014) A couple of years ago I headed to Wales for the annual Hammerfest shindig and one of the discoveries of that weekend were Italian thrashers, Arthemis. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Martongelli, Arthemis, Fabio D, Hard Rock Hell, Italian, live, Live From Hell, Off Yer Rocka, review, rock, thrash metal, Wales
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Album review: BILLY JOEL – A Matter of Trust: The Bridge To Russia
Sony Music [Release date 19.05.14] As I was passing through HMV this week – in awe of the growing racks of 180 gram vinyl (you’d need a course of body building supplements to walk out with Purple’s 9 LP Made … Continue reading
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Tagged A Matter Of Trust - The Bridge To Russia, album, Billy Joel, CD.DVD, concert, documentary, live, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date 19.05.14] Just when you thought it was safe to avoid further Todd Rundgren re-issues, along come another three. The first thing to say is that Edsel always do a marvellous job with their packaging. Yes these … Continue reading
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Tagged A True Star, A Wizard, album, pop, reissue, review, rock, Something Anything, Todd, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: THE KILLERHERTZ – A Killer Anthem
Mighty Music [Release date 26.05.14] Think Danish rock and Lars Ulrich and Volbeat no doubt spring to mind. The Killerhertz are hoping to be the next Danish band to make a breakthrough with this their debut album. The members have … Continue reading
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Tagged A Killer Anthem, album, Copenhagen, Denmark, Flemming Ramussen, Lars Ulrich, metal, Metallica, review, rock, The Killerhertz, VOLBEAT
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Album review: ABINAYA – Beaute Paienne
Symbol Music [Release date – out now] Abinaya means ‘passing on’ in Sanskrit apparently, which is a cheery thought to start a review with. Hailing from Paris these heavyweights appear to have a love for Brazilian thrashers Sepultura and are … Continue reading
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Tagged Abinaya, album, Andreas Kisser, Beaute Painne, French, Max Cavalera, metal, Paris, review, rock, roots, Sepultura
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Album Review: VAMPIRE – Vampire
Century Media – Out Now. As someone who has been actively supporting extreme Metal bands for the last thirty or so years, I am both pleased and proud to find genres such as Thrash, Death and Black Metal in such … Continue reading
Album review: CHRIS BRAIDE – Fifty Dollar Planets And Twenty Cent Stars
Cherry Red Records [Release date 05.05.14] Towards the end of 2012 Chris Braide and Geoff Downes released an album that may forever be termed “one that got away”. DBA’s ‘Pictures Of You’ was arguably one of the best albums of … Continue reading
Album Review: NIGHT RANGER – High Road
Frontiers Records [Release date 06.06.14] It’s encouraging to see Night Ranger try and break out of the nostalgia circuit and proving their enduring relevance with new product, this album coming three years after a return to form in Somewhere In … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Brad Gillis, High Road, Kelly Keagy, melodic rock, Night Ranger, review
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Album Review: HALO BLIND – Occupying Forces
Nautical Records [Release Date: 04.03.14] We’ve been waiting for Halo Blind. At long last, a British progressive rock band has put out an album to rival the fabulous stuff coming out of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia right now. And … Continue reading
Album review: CURVED AIR – North Star
Curved Air Records [Release date 17.03.14] Another heritage band who for the past years have been re-acquainting audiences with their brand of quirky progressive art-rock. Sonja Kristina still retains her intriguing allure and the band is now bolstered by one-time … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Curved Air, Kirby, North Star, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Sonja Kristina
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Album review : U.D.O. – Steelhammer Live From Moscow
AFM Records [Release date 23.05.14] I’m not really a fan of live albums and these days they are a dime a dozen with certain bands releasing what seems like endless streams of them. So what does Mr Udo Dirkschneider have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, heavy metal, heavy rock, review, Steelhammer Live From Moscow, U.D.O, Udo Dirkschneider
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Album review: FOCUS – Golden Oldies
In And Out Of Focus Records [Release date 14.04.14] They say rock is dead, the endless process of reinvention now limited, and the pioneers now ageing. There is no doubt that a great chasm will open within the next 10 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, compilation, Focus, Golden Oldies, Pierre van der Linden, prog, progressive, re-recording, review, rock, Thijs van Leer
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Album Review: KISS – Kiss 40
Mercury Records [Release date 26.05.14] Does the world need another Kiss compilation album? There are many already on the market and any self-respecting rock fan will no doubt have a copy of one tucked somewhere in their collection. So what … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace Frehley, album, Alive, compilation, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Kiss 40, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, review, rock, Sonic Boom, The Elder, Unmasked, unplugged
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Album review: POOBAH – U.S. Rock
Ripple Records [Release date 10.02.14] This album was originally released back in 1976 during the peak of Poobah’s career and has now been lovingly re-mastered and reissued by Ripple Records. Poobah were formed by guitarist Jim Gustafson back in 1972 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, Cream, Jim Gustafson, Judas Priest, Ohio, Poobah, remaster, review, Ripple Records, rock, U.S Rock, Youngstown
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Album review: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – No Place For Disgrace 2014
Metal Blade – Out Now. For better or worse, Flotsam And Jetsam will always be known as the band where ex-Metallica bassist learned his skills and that is perhaps the reason why “Doomsday For The Deceiver” (1986), the band’s debut … Continue reading
