Tag Archives: Geraint Watkins

DVD review: MAN – God Walking Past (A review of the band’s career and recorded works 1968-1976)

Posted on November 15, 2024 by petefeenstra

Effigy [Release date: 18.11.24] ‘God Walking Past’ takes its title from Man member Deke Leonard’s description of the band’s music. He calls it “Impressive”, and the description could equally be applied to this thoroughly researched ‘not for prophet’ labour of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SLIM CHANCE- Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 17 February 2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by andynathan

When Ronnie Lane quit the Faces, he got away from it all and retreated to the country, as many rock stars did in the seventies. However he took things a stage further when, with his band Slim Chance, he conjured … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LEAD BELLY FEST – Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015

Posted on June 16, 2015 by petefeenstra

Photo: John Bull Rockrpix www.rockrpix.com As George Harrison once said: “No Lead Belly, no Lonnie Donegan. Therefore no Lead Belly, no Beatles.” Van Morrison later generalized the point when he said: “Lead Belly was not an influence, he was the influence. If it … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE HOLMES BROTHERS – Brotherhood

Posted on December 13, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator Records – [Release Date: 15.10.13] The Holmes Brothers raised the bar of expectations with the outright success of their last album ‘Feed My Soul’. And ‘Brotherhood’ answers all the germane questions of what to do next, as it reigns … Continue reading →