Tag Archives: Lee Small

Album review: THE SWEET – Isolation Boulevard

Posted on December 26, 2020 by jason

Website [Release date 18.12.20] First recordings by the revamped Sweet line-up that sees original member guitarist Andy Scott and long serving drummer Bruce Bisland joined by bassist/backing vocalist Lee Small (Phenomena, Shy, Lionsheart) and vocalist Paul Manzi (Cats In Space, … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIONHEART – The Reality Of Miracles

Posted on August 10, 2020 by jason

Metalville Records [Release date 31.07.20] Lionheart’s second album since returning in 2016 and big expectations from this reviewer as their 2017 release ‘Second Nature’ was a classy piece of melodic hard rock. Lionheart have done it again, quite possibly pipping … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: LIONHEART, UDO

Posted on July 4, 2020 by jason

LIONHEART Thine Is The Kingdom Metalville Records A reformed Lionheart (after 30 years) recorded and released a rather fine album of American influenced Melodic Rock in 2017, “Second Nature”, reviewed here. They weren’t all original band members, but old hands, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SWEET – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 18 December 2019

Posted on December 23, 2019 by andynathan

After many years as strangers in their home country, Sweet have become a fixture since their well-received support slot to Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow at 2017’s Stone Free Festival. This is the third year running they have played a London show … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGNUM – Live At The Symphony Hall

Posted on December 28, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

SPV [Release date 18.01.19] Magnum started 2018 in shaky form when we saw them at Giants Of Rock. With great expectations that we’d hear a smidgeon of the new album, they appeared for a few songs and disappeared due to … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LIONHEART/AIRRACE- Camden Underworld, London, 2 December 2017

Posted on December 8, 2017 by andynathan

Lionheart - Camden Underworld, London, 2 December 2017

Picture a brief point of time in the early to mid-eighties. With the New Wave of British Heavy Metal running out of steam, many of its more enlightened musicians turned their ears westwards to the more AOR sounds that then … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIONHEART – Second Nature

Posted on July 8, 2017 by jason

AOR Heaven [25.08.17] Blimey, it has been a few years since Lionheart last released an album – over thirty to be precise! Their sole studio album to date was 1984′s ‘Hot Tonight’, rightly revered among many rock fans. They split-up in 1986 with Dennis … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIFELINE – Scream

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 23.10.15] Lifeline have an interesting line-up on this one with two vocalists, namely Nigel Bailey (Three Lions/Bailey) and Lee Small (Shy/Phenomena), who are joined by guitarist Paul Hulme (Demon and Lawless, where he is the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SNOWFALL – Cold Silence

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Norwegian band formed from the ashes of Winter Parade and they feature Tore Meli (guitars/keys), ‘PB’ Riise (bass/keys) and Coldspell’s drummer Perra Johnson, who has also recently appeared on the Love Under Fire album. … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN DANTER – Prove You Wrong

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jason

www.iandanter.co.uk Ian Danter is better known for his radio work as he presents a weekly show, ‘Football First’ on talkSPORT. This album is a collection of songs he has been working on for the past ten years or more and … Continue reading →

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FROM TOM GALLEY THE CREATOR OF PHENOMENA – Awakening

Posted on March 25, 2012 by jason

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 →