Tag Archives: Nazareth

Album review: VARIOUS ARTISTS – Stay Tuned (Deep Purple etc.)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by jason

EarMUSIC [Release date 30.11.18] Drummer Bernhard Welz, known for his work with Schubert In Rock, is the brains behind this all-star charity album, aimed at benefitting the Linda McCartney Fundraising Centre. Welz certainly has a decent contacts list of fellow … Continue reading →

News: Albums of the Month (October 2018 – December 2018)

Posted on November 8, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Albums of the Month 2018 January – March 2018 April – June 2018 July – September 2018 URIAH HEEP Living The Dream (Frontiers) “…to their credit ‘Living The Dream’ remains wholly relevant to any rock audience, young or old. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums of the Month, All Posts, NEWS | Tagged 2018, albums of the month, blues rock, classic rock, December, hard rock, Joe Bonamassa, melodic rock, Nazareth, November, October, Progressive Rock, Steve Perry, The Pineapple Thief, Uriah Heep | Leave a comment

Album review: NAZARETH – Tattooed On My Brain

Posted on October 8, 2018 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 12.10.18] Scottish classic rock legends Nazareth celebrate their 50th anniversary with their 24th studio album, their first without original vocalist Dan McCafferty. The new line-up, featuring new singer Carl Sentence (ex Don Airey, Krokus, many others), guitarist … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged album, blues rock, Carl Sentence, classic rock, Dan McCafferty, hard rock, melodic, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, review, Tattooed On My Brain | Leave a comment

Album review: NAZARETH – Loud & Proud Box Set

Posted on October 1, 2018 by jason

BMG (2LP, 2 double LP, 3*7”, 32 CD) [Release date 28.09.18] Scottish rock legends Nazareth celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, and issue a new album to boot, with their new line-up. It’s a few years since any reissue campaign, and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Reissues | Tagged blues rock, box set, classic rock, Dan McCafferty, hard rock, Loud & Proud, Manny Charlton, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, review, rock, Zal Cleminson | Leave a comment

Album review: LINTON OSBOURNE – Drunk At Breakfast

Posted on September 24, 2018 by jason

www.lintonosborne.com [Release date 14.09.18] Former Nazareth vocalist Linton Osborne (who has also worked with original Naz guitarist Manny Charlton) has continued to work hard and, amongst a number of projects, has released this rather marvellous album. His work with Nazareth was … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: S.K.o.R., DUSTER BENNETT, SAGA

Posted on August 18, 2018 by jason

S.K.o.R. Tellus GMR Music Fronted by singer Emil Gammeltoft (who I’ve known since running the Nazareth fanclub in the 90′s), a vocalist who has recorded with Nerved and original Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton, SKoR are a Swedish band who mix … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays | Tagged Blue Horizon, blues, Duster Bennett, Emil Gammeltoft, Hercules Morse, Lynyrd Skynyrd, melodic rock, Nazareth, prog rock, reissue, review, rock, S.K.o.R., Saga, So Good So Far, Some Kind Of Rubus, southern rock | Leave a comment

Album review: ZAL CLEMINSON’S SIN’DOGS

Posted on June 29, 2018 by jason

Facebook Guitarist Zal Cleminson found fame in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB) during the 70s, where his guitar playing and mime-makeup blew many a mind. Many other projects along the way, including a reformed SAHB (with vocalist Max Maxwell), … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars | Tagged album, Alex Harvey, Bonnie Tyler, guitarist, interview, metal, Midge Ure, Nazareth, review, rock, SAHB, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Sin’Dogs, Zal Cleminson | Leave a comment

Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK – Butlins, Minehead, 26-29 January 2018 (Day 3)

Posted on January 30, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Chantel McGregor - GIANTS OF ROCK - Butlins, Minehead, 26-29 January 2018 (Day 3)

Day 3 – Sunday As the final day started we wouldn’t have been surprised to see Bobby Kimball sliding out of the curtains reminiscing about his appearance on Toto IV but … instead Chantel McGregor got the juices flowing with … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 28 January 2018, blues rock, Butlins, Chantel McGregor, classic rock, Deborah Bonham, festival, Giants Of Rock, jazz fusion, Larry Carlton, Minehead, Nazareth, Slade, Snakecharmer, Somerset | Leave a comment

Gig review: THE GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL, Skegness, 19-22 January 2018

Posted on January 26, 2018 by jason

I’ve enjoyed various Butlins music weekends over the years but 2018 will be the first where I’ve done two such weekends on the trot. My Butlins blow-out started off with the Rock & Blues weekend in Skegness – with just … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 19-22 January 2018, Atomic Rooster, Bernie Marsden, Butlins, Dr Feelgood, festival, Nazareth, review, Skegness, Stray, the Great British Rock & Blues Festival | Leave a comment

Gig review: NAZARETH – 229 Club, London, 13 October 2017

Posted on October 17, 2017 by andynathan

When their seventies hit making days in the UK ended, Nazareth seemed to concentrate on less fickle foreign markets, and opportunities for more recent fans like me to see them in the UK seemed few and far between. Yet in … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 13 October 2017, 229 Club, Carl Sentance, gig, hard rock, Jimmy Murrison, Lee Agnew, London, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, review | Leave a comment

Book review: TOM RUSSELL – The Godfather of Rock by Martin Kielty

Posted on January 4, 2017 by david.wilson

Published by Beard Books Tom Russell will be a familiar name to many, he has been a leading figure in the Scottish rock scene for many years and has broadcast on radio across the UK on occasion. It is in … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged beard of doom, book, Download Festival, Glasgow, Glasgow Apollo, Godfather Of Rock, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Kielty, metal, Nazareth, Newcastle, Pallas, Radio Clyde, review, Ritchie Blackmore, rock, Rock Radio, Tom Russell, Tommy Vance | Leave a comment

Album review: DARIO MOLLO’S CROSSBONES – Rock The Cradle

Posted on December 9, 2016 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Italian guitarist Dario Mollo, who started his career in 1981 with the everlasting Crossbones, has re-established his musical career with the band on his new album ‘Rock the Cradle’. Mollo, who has worked with Tony Martin … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts | Tagged album, Black Sabbath, Carl Sentance, classic rock, Dario Mollo, Dario Mollo's Crossbones, Frontiers, metal, Nazareth, review, rock, Rock The Cradle, Tony Martin | Leave a comment

Interview: THE DARKER MY HORIZON

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

Here we catch-up with the Darker My Horizon who released their second album, ‘No Superhero’ this summer and have been out touring including supporting legendary rockers Nazareth. Over to the band’s Paul Stead… Have you been pleased with the reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars | Tagged interview, melodic, Nazareth, No Superhero, Paul Stead, rock, the Darker My Horizon, The Underworld | Leave a comment

Gig review: NAZARETH – Under The Bridge, London, 17 July 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by andynathan

Gigs by Nazareth in the UK –certainly in London – used to be as rare as rocking horse dung with the veteran Scots finding the European and world markets more receptive to their enduring charms. However this nightclub, tucked away … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Carl Sentance, gig, hard rock, Jimmy Murrison, Lee Agnew, melodic rock, Nazareth, Paul Stead, Pete Agnew, review, the Darker My Horizon | Leave a comment

Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK, Minehead, Somerset, 29-31 January 2016

Posted on March 10, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

MICHAEL SCHENKER - Giants Of Rock, Minehead, Somerset, 29-31 January 2016

For the past two years Butlins’ Giants Of Rock and has lived up to that name with ease and has been host to some of the finest rock bands around and this, the third year, it seems to have hit … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 29-31 January 2016, Big Country, Big Weekend, blues, Butlins, Deborah Bonham, Giants Of Rock, gig, Michael Schenker, Minehead, Nazareth, Procol Harum, review, rock, Russ Ballard, Somerset, Steve Harley, Temple Of Rock | Leave a comment

News: RODNEY MATTHEWS exhibition runs until 24 February – Wells, Somerset

Posted on January 26, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

GRTR! photographer Simon Dunkerley recently attended the private viewing of ‘IONAWR’, the new exhibition featuring the work of fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. Before the times of digital download and live music streaming the thrill of a new album release meant … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Exhibitions, NEWS | Tagged 13 January - 24 February 2016, art, Bishop Well's Palace, exhibition, fantasy, IONAWR, Magnum, Nazareth, Rodney Matthews, Somerset, Thin Lizzy, Wells | Leave a comment

DVD review: NAZARETH- No Means of Escape

Posted on December 25, 2015 by andynathan

Eagle Entertainment (Release Date 23.10.15) This is one DVD that I fully expected to end up on the proverbial cutting room floor. 12 months ago I attended the filming of a special Nazareth live show at Metropolis Studios in front … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, DVD REVIEWS | Tagged Dan McCafferty, documentary, DVD, Linton Osbourne, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, Rodney Matthews | Leave a comment

Gig review: NAZARETH – Brooklyn Bowl, London, 2 September 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by andynathan

The health-induced retirement of singer Dan McCafferty has created a king sized headache for veteran Scottish rockers Nazareth. It is not uncommon for bands of their vintage to plough on without several key members, but it is particularly difficult for … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 2 September 2015, blues rock, Brooklyn Bowl, Carl Sentance, gig, Jimmy Murrison, Lee Agnew, Nazareth, Pete Agnew, review | Leave a comment

Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL Day 1 – Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 25 July 2015

Posted on August 7, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL Day 1 - Ebbw Vale, S.Wales, 25 July 2015

Steelhouse is celebrating its fifth anniversary and I am proud to say I was there at the inaugral event on a cold and rainy windswept mountain … not a lot has changed weatherwise since then. In fairness to the Steelhouse … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 25 July 2015, Day 1, Ebbw Vale, gig, Massive Wagons, Nazareth, review, rock, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, The Treatment, Trucker Diablo, UFO, Y&T | Leave a comment

News: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL, NAZARETH, ENSLAVED – 15 February 2015

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jason

Blues Pills - The Ritz, Manchester, 11 December 2014

The Rockingham festival in Nottingham (23rd-25th October) has announced the first artists appearing: Gotthard, Dan Reed Network, Robby Valentine, Stan Bush,the Electric Boys, Vega, Santa Cruz The Ramblin’ Man fair have added Seasick Steve, The Temperance Movement, The Quireboys, Blues … Continue reading →