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Album review: THE BETTERDAYS – Backlash
NTB Records [Release date 14.09.18] The Betterdays were the South West’s leading British r&b band in the mid-60′s. They paid their dues, did the mileage, filled the clubs and enthusiastically played a compelling mixture of rhythm and blues, all neatly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alexis Korner, Backlash, Bo Diddley, Bob Pitcher, Chuck Berry, Dick Taylor, Dr Feelgood, Jerry Lee lewis, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Manfred Mann, Mike Hayne, Mike Weston, Phil May, review, rhythm and blues, The Animals, The Betterdays, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
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Album review: THE PRETTY THINGS – Greatest Hits
Madfish [Release date 13.10.17] There are few bands who have make it to their 50th anniversary, let alone with such a welter of re-issues to mark the occasion. Indeed, The Pretty Things enthusiastic record company Madfish has already issued three … Continue reading
Album review: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY – Shootin’ The Breeze
Bulletproof 20/20 Records [Release date 09.06.17] Still barely 2 years old, Blackwater Conspiracy is a Northern Irish band whose debut album ‘Shootin’ The Breeze’ boasts their own take on classic rock, which they play with drive, purpose, passion, and deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, Blackwater Conspiracy, Brian Mallon, Chuck Leavell, country, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, James Wilson, Kevin Brennan, Led Zeppelin, Phil Conalane, Phil May, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Douglas, Shootin' The Breeze, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones
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Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS & THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017
There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, … Continue reading
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Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS – London, 100 Club, 21 December 2013
The brief was, I am led to believe, simple. “It’s a mod do,” promoter John Hellier had said to the band beforehand, “so keep it strictly Mod- all R’n’B, no psych.” Admittedly, that’s not how I’d have played it, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 21 December 2013, Dick Taylor, gig, London, Phil May, review, rock, The Pretty Things
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