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Tag Archives: the Police
Album review: KLARK KENT
Kryptone Records/BMG [Release date 17.11.23] Best known as the drummer for the rock/reggae/punk band The Police, Stewart Copeland has had a long and successful career. Aside from Curved Air and The Police, he has released several solo albums and composed … Continue reading
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Tagged drummer, instrumental, Klark Kent, pop, reggae, reissued, review, rock, self-titled album, Stewart Copeland, the Police
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Album review: STING – My Songs
A&M Island [Release date 24.05.19] Longevity can be both a blessing and a curse. Music industry economics are such that a tour is more successful with an album behind it and if that album isn’t of new material, a compilation … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Summers, classic rock, classic songs, My Songs, pop, reggae, review, rock, Solo, Stevie Wonder, Stewart Copeland, Sting, the Police
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Album review: GIZMODROME (Stewart Copeland, Adrian Belew, Mark King, Vittorio Cosma)
earMUSIC [Release date 15.09.17] What do high profile musicians do when they’ve experienced sustained success and are staring at the twilight zone? Gizmodrome. That’s what. Spearheaded by one-time Police alumni Stewart Copeland who has co-opted PFM progster Vittorio Cosma, Adrian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Belew, album, Frank Zappa, fusion, Gizmodrome, King Crimson, Level 42, Mark King, PFM, review, rock, Stewart Copeland, the Police, Vittorio Cosma
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Album review: ERIC CHARLES BAND – 2015 Exclusive Limited Release
Self release [Release date 22.05.15] Eric Charles Band’s ‘2015 Exclusive Limited Release’ is a high energy, swaggering album full of confident songs that have been road tested before the band channeled their energy into this 12 track album. The songs … Continue reading
Album review: PAUL GILBERT – Stone Pushing Uphill Man
Music Theories Recordings [Released 15.09.14] Former Racer X and Mr. Big Guitarist Paul Gilbert has always had a refreshing and thoughtful approach to his instrumental work. On the Sisyphusian concept of ‘Stone Pushing Uphill Man’ his 13th solo album, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, Elton John, Eric Carmen, guitar, James Brown, Jeff Beck, k.d lange, Kenny Aronoff, Loverboy, Mike Portnoy, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, Paul McCartney, Peter Green, Racer X, review, Sting, Stone Pushing Uphill Man, The Beatles, the Police
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Album review: CIRCA ZERO – Circus Hero
429 Records www.429records.com [Release date 31.03.14] An interesting collaboration between former Police guitarist Andy Summers (who is now 71 years old yet looks just turned 60!) and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Rob Giles. Interestingly Summers says writing with Giles has been the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 429 Records, album review, Andy Summers, Circa Zero, Circus Hero, pop rock, Rob Giles, the Police
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