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Latest Album Reviews
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Archaeoptimist
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Album review: ROSS HARDING – The Blood and the Blues
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Album review: PETE KOSANOVICH – Beauty Within You
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Album review : ROB MORATTI – Sovereign
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Album review : BRAZEN ABBOT – Live And Learn and Guilty As Sin (CD reissues)
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Album review : GRAHAM BONNET – Lost In Hollywood Again (Live)
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Latest Gig Reviews
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Gig review: MARTIN BARRE & FRIENDS – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 18 November 2025
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Tag Archives: review
Album review: RIOT ACT – Closer To The Flame
Global Rock Records [Release date 01.04.22] This is the debut album from Riot Act, the band initially formed by former ‘classic era’ Riot members Rick Ventura and Lou Kouvaris and it is a must listen to for any classic hard … Continue reading
EP review: THE BLOODY NERVE – Act II Reckoning
Website [Release date 25.03.22] Act II/episode 2 of the Bloody Nerve’s new album ‘All Blood, No Treasure’. Unlike most artists who release a new album whole, the Bloody Nerve are releasing their new album in instalments. The Bloody Nerve revolve … Continue reading
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Tagged Act II Reckoning, alt rock, alternative, EP, indie, review, rock, the Bloody Nerve
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Album review: JOHN ELEFANTE – The Amazing Grace
Escape Music [Release date 22.04.22] John Elefante is probably best known amongst rock fans for his time in Kansas in the early 80’s when he replaced Steve Walsh. After leaving Kansas he worked as a producer for Christian artists including … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Christian rock, John Elefante, Kansas, melodic rock, review, the Amazing Grace
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Album review: SIMON McBRIDE – The Fighter
Simon McBride chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 19 June 2022. earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.22] McBride was voted “Young Guitarist Of The Year” by Guitarist magazine in 1996 an accolade that can be both … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, interview, radio, review, Simon McBride, The Fighter
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Album review: BLACK PEARL – Black Pearl
The prime movers and shakers of “Black Pearl” chatted together for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio as part of Pete Feenstra’s weekly show. First broadcast 27 March 2022. Redline Records [Release date 22.04.22] Lockdown has been a blessing and a … Continue reading
Album review: RONNI LE TEKRO – Bigfoot TV
Tekro Music / Rough Trade [Release date: 18.03.22] Fast approaching 60, Oslo born guitarist, Ronni Le Tekro, ex TNT, is not for slowing down. He’s guested on some interesting albums of late, but Bigfoot TV is his first solo outing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beatles, blues, Ian Dury, Le Tekro, Pink Floyd, protest song, psychedelic pop, review, sixties, Terje Rypdal, Thin Lizzy, TNT, Traffic
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Album review: THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward The Fray
Americana Vibes/regime Music Group [Release date 25.03.22] GRAMMY Award-winning bluegrass, folk and Americana outfit, the Infamous Stringdusters, have been making music since 2006 and ‘Toward the Fray’ is the band’s first original album since 2019’s ‘Rise Sun’. The Infamous Stringdusters … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, bluegrass, country, review, the Infamous Stringdusters, Toward The Fray
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Album review: HARRY CHAPIN – Story Book, The Elektra Albums, 1972-78 (6 CDs)
Cherry Red/Strawberry [release date 25.03.22] Heads and Tales (1972) Sniper And Other Love Songs (1972) Short Stories (1973) Verities and Balderdash (1974) Portrait Gallery (1975) Greatest Stories Live (1976) On The Road To Kingdom Come (1976) Dance Band On The … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, boxset, Columbia, documentary, Elektra, Harry Chapin, review, The Oscars
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Album review: SHINING BLACK – BOALS and THORSEN – Postcards From The End Of The World
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] Shining Black’s 2020 self titled album collaboration was tuned into Hard Rock as much as it was to Melodic Metal. Guitarist, Olaf (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) Thorsen and singer, Mark (Malmsteen, Royal Hunt) Boals’ first musical marriage … Continue reading
Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Only Passing Through
InsideOut Music [Release date 01.04.22] Pattern-Seeking Animals consists of current and former Spock’s Beard members Ted Leonard, Jimmy Keegan and Dave Meros in addition to long-time contributing songwriter-producer John Boegehold. ‘Only Passing Through’ is the band’s third album and again … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PORTRAITS & DOM PRAG, Harwell Village Hall, Friday 18 March 2022
Another lovely little venue literally on my doorstep, where Big Ginger Tom Music have been putting on monthly folk themed gigs for a few years now. Of course the pandemic brought a halt to these, but credit to the husband … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Ginger Tom Music, Dom Prag, folk, folk rock, gig, Harwell Village Hall, live music, pop, review, The Portraits
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Album review: RONNIE ATKINS – Make It Count
Frontiers [release date: 18.03.22] When Denmark’s Paul Christensen founded the Pretty Maids with Ken Hammer, he changed his name to Ronnie Atkins. And this despite assurances that his birth name sounded pretty cool. None of this matters now, he lives … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Chris Laney, Covid, eighties, Ken Hammer, melodic rock, pop, Pretty Maids, review, Ronnie Atkins
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Album review: VON HERTZEN BROTHERS – Red Alert In The Blue Forest
Doing Being Music [Release date: 18.03.22] Described by the 3 Von Hertzen Brothers – Kie, Mikko and Jonne – as 70 minutes of art rock, ‘Red Alert In The Blue Forest is a concept album written separately by all 3 brothers … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Caravan, Chris Squire, electro, folk, Jethro Tull, Jon Anderson, Jonne Von Hertzen, Kie Von Hertzen, Mikko Von Hertzen, power metal, prog, Pye Hastings, Red Alert In The Blue Forest, review, rock, symphonic rock, Von Hertzen Brothers, Yes
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Album review: ADAM NORSWORTHY – Infinite Hotel
Pete Feenstra chatted to Adam Norsworthy for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 March 2022. Park Hall Records [Release date: 04.03.22] ‘Infinite Hotel’ is the perfect title for an album that searches both lyrically and musically for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Norsworthy, album, Bennett Holland, blues, Chester Thompson, David Bowie, folk, Harry Chapin, Infinite Hotel, Oli Brown, Park Hall Records, pop, review, Rich Young, rock, The Mustangs, Wayne Proctor
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Album review: SHEWOLF – SheWolf
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] Aiming to climb the Power Metal mountain, SheWolf release their self titled debut album this month. Led by stunning Greek vocalist, Angel Wolf-Black, the band, The Hunter (guitars), The Predator (bass) and Alpha (drummer) might sound … Continue reading
News: Albums of the Month (January 2022 – March 2022)
LIFESIGNS Altitude (Lifesigns Music) Fans of the likes of Marillion, Genesis and Camel will find much to enjoy here – fans of the more challenging end of the prog spectrum should probably look elsewhere. ***** Review by Alan Jones SAXON … Continue reading
Album review: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS – The Garden
Escape Records [Release date 25.03.22] ‘The Garden’ is the album put together by Bruce Mee (of Fireworks magazine) as a tribute to his mother, who died of cancer in 2020. The studio project is called Circle of Friends because the … Continue reading
Album review: PHARMACOSE – Prescription Fiction
Indie [Release date 22.02.22] Rock is a genre that holds the key to so many subgenres. The umbrella term for so many artists, it may seem too broad a word. But sometimes we really do just need the reliability of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, indie, Pharmacose, Prescription Fiction, review, rock
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Album review: THE VIBRATORS – The Albums 1985-1990
Captain Oi!/Cherry Red One of the finest bands of the original punk era, the early years of The Vibrators have already been comprehensively collected by Cherry Red in two previous box sets. Their commercially successful years were well behind them … Continue reading
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Tagged box set, Cherry Red Records, Oi!, punk, punk rock, reissue, review, The Albums 1985-1990, The Vibrators
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Album review: CHIP Z’NUFF – Perfectly Imperfect
Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] New solo album from Grammy nominated musician, Chip Z’Nuff. As much of today’s pop and rock degenerate into pro-tooled, prefabricated, flatpack blandness, Z’Nuff makes the case for home made, rough around the edges rock. He’s still … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beatles, Cheap Trick, Chip Z'nuff, Enuff Z'Nuff, Joel Hoekstra, Mott, pop rock, Powerpop, review
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Album review: NEW HORIZON – Gate Of The Gods
Frontiers [Release date: 11.02.22] New Horizon is a H.E.A.T. splinter group, or splinter duo, to be precise. Being almost famous gives you room to try other things, and so Jonah Tee and Erik Gronwall have been given the opportunity to … Continue reading
Album review: THE MARTIN BARRE BAND – Live At The Wildey
The Store For Music [Release date 14.01.22] 2-CD set This 2-CD live package is a great reminder of the 50th anniversary tour dates played out by guitarist Martin Barre in 2019. It’s pretty much the same running order as the … Continue reading
Album review: RUST N’ RAGE – One For The Road
Frontiers [Release date: 11.03.22] The label debut from young Finnish band, Rust N’ Rage. The label claims that Rust N’ Rage’s influences are Dokken, ‘Crue and ‘Priest, but in fact they’ve taken their lead from second or third generation European … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Brother Firetribe, Dokken, Eclipse, Frontiers, Jimmy Westerlund, Judas Priest, melodic rock, One Desire, review, Rust N' Rage
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Album review: FIND ME – Lightning In A Bottle
Frontiers [Release date: 11.03.22] Find Me is Robbie LaBlanc, a rock vocalist who enjoys iconic status, and Daniel Flores (and his band) who’s on the same path, if not the same trajectory. The duo have been breathing new life into … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Daniel Flores, eighties, Frank Stallone, Frontiers, Mark Free, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Robbie Blanc, Signal, Staying Alive movie, Vince DiCola
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Album review: BLACK VALLEY MOON – Songs From The Black Valley
Otitis Media Records [Release date 25.02.22] Black Valley Moon was formed in 2019 by guitarist Sam Williams (Down By Law) and started as an instrumental surf band, however, during the recent global pandemic they added vocalist Ray Vega. The band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Valley Moon, Down By Law, goth, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, Songs From The Black Valley
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