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NANCI GRIFFITH – Intersection
Now I confess I am not much of a lover of country music in its more traditional form but I have long been a fan of Nanci Griffith’s work, mainly due to her voice and the excellent songs she produces, … Continue reading
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Tagged alt country, Intersection, Nanci Griffith
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The Complete History of Guitar World (Backbeat Books 2010)
A very concise history of the highlights of the respected ‘Guitar World’ magazine. Even non-musos like myself can enjoy this book. For only 300 pages they cram the information in from every song transcripted in the magazine between July 1980 … Continue reading
GARY JOHN BARDEN – Eleventh Hour
Escape Music This English vocalist has been around for a long time. Currently doing voices for MSG, Barden has also contributed in writing songs with Gary Moore which ended up on “Corridors of Power” (which is probably why we hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Escape Music, Gary John Barden, MSG
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THUNDERSTICK – Echoes from the Analogue Asylum
Thunderstick is claimed to have paved the way for NWOBHM in the late 70’s and early 80’s. The masked drummer, who slammed skins for Iron Maiden in the early days, formed his own outfit utilising female vocalists. While the journey … Continue reading
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Tagged Iron Maiden, Rocky Horror Show, Samson, Thunderstick
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Golden Resurrection – Man with a missio (Lilegren Records)
Christian Liljegren is still hard at work in the studio, this time with the sophomore release of his Golden Ressurrection project, entitled “Man with a … Continue reading
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Theocracy – As the World Bleeds
This is the U.S. outfit’s third album, following “Mirror of souls” in 2008. While this is power metal, there is often an element of Bay Area thrash, which messes with the flow of the songs and detracts from melodies from … Continue reading
Rising Stars Revisited – Richie Rivera
This is the first of a series of interviews with the Rising Stars bands and artists we have featured in the first ten years of GRTR! Here we catch-up with drummer Richie Rivera who was in Madison Paige back in … Continue reading
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Tagged Avery Watts, Madison Paige, Richie Rivera
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PAUL GILBERT & FREDDIE NELSON ‘United States’
Mascot Records (2009) This album seemed to have slipped past me on its release but I am glad I read about it on a forum. It features Mr Big’s Paul Gilbert along with relative unknown singer Freddie Nelson. You may … Continue reading
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Tagged Freddie Nelson, Paul Gilbert
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JON AMOR BLUES GROUP
www.jonamorbluesgroup.com The highly talented Jon Amor is back with a new album with a line-up featuring two fellow members of the Hoax (the Doherty brothers), the band he rose to prominence with and drummer Simon Small. Recorded in a … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Jon Amor Blues Group
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10 Q’s with Weapon’s Jeff Summers
Weapon are back with their first single in thirty years, ‘’Ready 4 U’ and here we catch-up with guitarists and founding member Jeff Summers… 1. What are you currently up to? WEAPON have just released their first new music in … Continue reading
10 Q’s with Vega
Vega have just released their debut album ’Kiss Of Life’ through Frontiers and the band features Nick Workman (Kick/Eden) and the songwriting brothers James and Tom Martin, who have provided songs for many artists including House Of Lords, Sunstorm, First … Continue reading
10 Q’s with Terje Eide (ON THE RISE)
1. Could you tell us please what are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans) – For the time being I’m writing music for others and promoting the new ON THE RISE album – “DREAM ZONE”. 2. Could you take … Continue reading
