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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Album review: OPETH – Pale Communion
Roadrunner Records [Release Date 25.08.14] Mikael Akerfeldt – the debate rages… Rather like Steven Wilson and Mike Portnoy, there are sections of the music press which are so sycophantic and so over the top in hyping up the Opeth frontman … Continue reading
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Tagged album, MIKAEL AKERFELDT, OPETH, Pale Communion, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: SOLSTAFIR – Otta
Season Of Mist [Release date 01.09.14] Iceland may be one of the most barren places on earth but the same cannot be said about its music scene – which is a rich gathering of like-minded and highly artistic people that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Iceland, metal, Otta, progressive, review, Solstafir
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Album review: THE HAUNTED – Exit Wounds
Century Media [Release date 25.08.14] To lose one founding member may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness… Now, I am not normally in the habit of paraphrasing Oscar Wilde when writing music reviews but this … Continue reading
Album review: U.D.O. – Steelhammer Live From Moscow
AFM Records [Release date 26.05.14] It was thirteen years ago that ex-Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider recorded his solo band’s first ever live album in Russia and, if the AFM Records press release is to be believed, the very same logic … Continue reading
Album review: TUSMORKE – Riset Bak Speilet
Svart Records – Out Now. Some people may have all the luck in the world but then the majority of us have to try really hard in order to achieve our goals in life. Take Norwegian Folk Rock quartet Tusmorke … Continue reading
Album review: FLYING COLORS – Second Nature
Music Theories Recordings/Mascot [Release date 06.10.14] Flying Colors, the prog rock supergroup, are back with their second album just two years after their exceptionally strong debut release. Can they match that high standard? You bet they can! If anything this … Continue reading
Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Concert Hall, Perth, 28 September 2014
Tonight’s gig was part of a weekend of music in celebration of the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament which was being held a few miles down the road at Gleneagles. The premise I take it was to cash in on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 September 2014, Big Country, Bruce Watson, Concert Hall, Derek Forbes, Fields Of Fire, gig, Gleneagles, golf, In A Big Country, Jamie Watson, Jon McKenzie, live, Mark Brzezicki, Perth, rock, Ryder Cup, Scotland, Simon Hough, Simple Minds, Steeltown, Stuart Adamson, The Holy Ghosts
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Gig review: ELECTRIC BOYS, Camden Underworld, London, 26 September 2014
Since they reformed in 2009, Sweden’s own self proclaimed funk-o-metallers Electric Boys have been regular visitors to these shores, with this tour at least their fourth by my reckoning including festival appearances. Perhaps it is this over familiarity that has … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 September 2014, Bad Touch, Camden Underworld, Electric Boys, gig, glam, London, metal, review
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Album review: AUDREY HORNE – Pure Heavy
Napalm Records [Release date 26.09.14] Audrey Horne return with their new album just over a year since the highly enjoyable ‘Youngblood’. Most of the band members are also in death/black metal bands, yet Audrey Horne is more a homage to … Continue reading
Album review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Army of Three
Virgil & The Accelerators chat to Pete Feenstra for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 28 September, 19:00 GMT (repeated Tuesday 30 September at 21:00) More information Mystic [Release date 06.10.14] Having made a big … Continue reading
Album review: THE PIERCES – Creation
Polydor [Release date 01.09.14] Sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce were on the verge of calling it a day when Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman came calling and offered to produced their chart topping You And I (2011) – an album that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Creation, pop, review, rock, The Pierces
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Album review: ROBERT PLANT – Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar
East West [Release date 08.09.14] Sometimes an album leaves your jaw dropped, with words incapable of doing it justice. Such is Robert Plant’s latest offering. While Jimmy Page continues to yearn for days of yore, Plant continues to look for … Continue reading
Album review: SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy – World On Fire
Roadrunner Records [Release date 13.10.14] He’s a shrewd dude, Slash. You never see the whites of his eyes. A bit like The Stig, you never see the man beneath the top hat and behind the easy rider shades. Remove them, … Continue reading
Album review: CLAUDIA BRUCKEN – Where Else
Cherry Red [Release date 06.10.14] For many, Claudia Brücken will be synonymous with 80′s German synth pop band Propaganda – one of the first bands to be signed to Trevor Horn’s ZTT label and their 1985 debut A Secret Wish. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Claudia Brucken, electronica, folk, pop, Propaganda, review, Where Else
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Album review: LARKIN POE – Kin
RH Music [Release date 25.08.14] Having lost all sense of direction on their last release – The Sound Of The Ocean Sound with Thom Hell in 2013 – you wondered whether sisters Rebecca and Megan Poe were destined for obscurity. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, bluegrass, blues, country, Dixie Chicks, Kin, Larkin Poe, pop, review, roots
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Album review: TINA DICO – Whispers
Finest Gramophone [Release date 25.08.14] Since teaming up with Icelandic singer/trombonist Helgi Jónsson, it’s all gone a bit ‘Pete Tong’ for Danish singer songwriter Tina Dico. At least, from a creative output perspective. The perfect foil on stage, Jónsson has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, review, singer, songwriter, Tina Dico, Whispers
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Album review: YES – Songs From Tsongas
Eagle Rock [Release date 22.09.14] 3-CD It comes to something when we get an anniversary release of an anniversary release! Following Rick Wakeman’s return to the band in 2002, the classic Yes line up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris … Continue reading
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Tagged 35th Anniversary, Alan White, album, Chris Squire, DVD, Jon Anderson, prog, progressive, review, Rick Wakeman, Songs From Tsongas, Steve Howe, Yes
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Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – 02 Academy 2, Islington, London, 22 September 2014
Joanne Shaw Taylor may be a consummate guitar playing rocking blues artist, but she constantly defies expectations with wide ranging material and a live show that always seeks to achieve more. Tonight’s ‘secret’, invite-only album launch of ‘The Dirty Truth’ … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Frankie Miller, funk, gig, guitar, Joanne Sean Taylor, review, rock, The Dirty Truth, vocal
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Gig review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Dome, London, 18 September 2014
Support Act: The Sixxis Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Over the last twelve years since I moved to the UK I have been to numerous gigs in many different venues around the country but both Tufnell Park and … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 September 2014, Alan Morse, album, London, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Spock's Beard, Ted Leonard, The Dome
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Album review: SARACEN – Redemption
Escape Music [Release date 29.09.14] Saracen are back after their last album, the concept piece ‘Marilyn’ based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. This album sees the band back to basics, in that there is no concept although they do … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, classic rock, Escape Music, hard rock, melodic, NWOBHM, Redemption, Saracen
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Album review: A SECRET RIVER – Colours Of Solitude
Self released [Release Date: 25.06.14] Given the lineage of great progressive bands from Scandinavia and the form of progressive rock music that tends to be their stock in trade – think Katatonia, Opeth, Beardfish and their brooding melancholia punctuated with … Continue reading
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Tagged A Secret River, album, Colours Of Solitude, Progressive Rock, review, Sweden
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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – The Dirty Truth
Axehouse Music [Release date 22.09.14] We live in such an age of instant gratification and downloads that you sometimes you have to pause and remind yourself just how quickly Joanne Shaw Taylor’s career has taken off since her debut album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blood Sweat & Tears, blues, guitar, Jim Gaines, Jimi Hendrix, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kevin Bowe, review, rock, soul, The Dirty Truth
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News: MARTIN BARRE interview special on Sunday 28 September
Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 28 September, 22:00 GMT Monday 29 September and Friday 3 October, 22:00 repeat) A two-hour special, replaying Martin’s recent chat about his favourite tracks and new album, plus Tull and solo … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 September 2014, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, radio, session
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Album review: DAYLIGHT ROBBERY – Falling Back To Earth
Solar Flare [Release date 18.10.14] www.daylightrobberyrocks.co.uk Thankfully, for their second album, Daylight Robbery have ramped up production values. Birmingham-based, it was perhaps natural to use Sheena Sear who has worked with fellow Midlanders Magnum amongst others. However, improved production cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Daylight Robbery, Falling Back To Earth, Magnum, melodic rock, review, Tony Nichols
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Album review: DIE NO MORE – Elected Evil
Rocksector Records [Release date – 03.11.14] Die No More are a band that are causing a bit of a buzz at the moment. A lot of positive comments have been made and with the release of this, their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, And Justice For All, Carlisle, CD, DIE NO MORE, Elected Evil, Kev Smith, Marc Farquhar, metal thrash, Metallica, review, rock
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