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Album review: LEE ABRAHAM – Comatose
F2 Music [Release date 27.09.19] I really enjoyed Lee Abraham’s 2017 album ‘Colours’, a veritable AOR meets prog delight and now Lee Abraham is back with a new solo outing, this time a concept piece. ‘Comatose’ tells the story of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Comatose, Credo, Galahad, Lee Abraham, melodic, Pink Floyd, prog rock, progressive, review, Riversea, rock
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Album review: TURBOKILL – Vice World
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 25.10.19] What we have here is a contender for the next generation of classic rock. In 2019 we get album based on the kind of classic trad metal that, at the heavier end, influenced and then rode … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alpha Tiger, classic metal, metal, power metal, review, Turbokill, Vice World
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Album review: EDENBRIDGE – Dynamind
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 25.10.19] Classic melodic symphonic metal from Austria, Edenbridge have up there with the best of them since their formation in 1998. Still going strong, this is their 10th studio album. Formed by vocalist Sabine Edeisbcher and guitarist, … Continue reading
Album review: NAZARETH – Coloured vinyl re-issues (October 2019)
‘Snaz (2LP, orange / green vinyl, gatefold, innersleeves), 2XS (turquoise vinyl LP), Sound Elixir (orange vinyl LP, inner sleeve), Cinema (white vinyl LP, inner sleeve), No Jive (clear vinyl LP + insert), Move Me (red vinyl LP) BMG [Release date … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Snaz, 2XS, album, blues rock, cinema, classic rock, Dan McCafferty, John Locke, Manny Charlton, Move Me, Nazareth, No Jive, Pete Agnew, review, rock, Sound Elixir
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Album review: DOWN ‘N’ OUTZ – This Is How We Roll
UMC [Release date 11.10.19] Third album from Down ‘N’ Outz who feature Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, The Quireboys’ Paul Guerin (guitar), Guy Griffin (guitar) and Keith Weir (keyboards), plus the rhythm section of Vixen bassist Share Ross and Wayward Sons … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Def Leppard, Down N Outz, hard rock, Joe Elliott, Keith Weir, melodic rock, review, rock, The Quireboys, The Tubes, This Is How We Roll, Vixen, Wayward Sons
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Album review: FIGHT – War Of Words/A Small Deadly Space
BGO Records [Release date 27.09.19] BGO Records re-issue Fight’s two albums on one CD with sleeve notes by Neil Daniels. Fight featured Rob Halford, fresh from leaving Judas Priest in 1992, and he was joined by Priest drummer Scott Travis, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Small Deadly Space, album, BGO Records, Fight, Judas Priest, metal, Pantera, reissue, review, Rob Halford, War Of Words
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Album review: ESP PROJECT – The Rising
Sunn Creative [Release date 13.10.19] It is all change again in the ESP ranks as drummer Mark Brzezicki and vocalist Peter Coyle depart and in comes vocalist/lyricist Damien Child, with bassist Pete Clark and drummer Greg Pringle (Pete Townsend, Bernie … Continue reading
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Album review: ALLAN CLARKE – Resurgence
BMG [Release date 20.09.19] Former Hollies singer Allan Clarke returns with his first new album in 29 years after he had seemingly retired from music back in 1990. However, his son Toby set him on the road to recording this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Allan Clarke, country, GarageBand, Graham Nash, pop, Resurgence, review, rock, singer songwriter, The Hollies
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Quick plays: BRUCE COCKBURN, LOUIEN
BRUCE COCKBURN Crowing Ignites True North Records [Release date 20.09.19] ‘Crowing Ignites’ is Bruce Cockburn’s 34th and his second all instrumental album, which differs from his previous instrumental album in that the compositions on here are brand new. The music … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Bruce Cockburn, Crowing Ignites, folk, instrumental, jazz, Joni Mitchell, Louien, None of My Words, pop, review
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Album review: AMY SPEACE – Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne
Proper Music [Release date 06.09.19] Amy Speace is a “former Shakespearean-trained actor”, the ultimate objective of most actors is the pursuit of truth and her new album, ‘Me And The Ghost of Charlemagne’, is nothing if not truthful. From the … Continue reading
Album review: 4TH LABYRINTH – Better
Pete Feenstra chatted to Marcel Kunkel for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in October 2019. Pete has been a champion of 4th Labyrinth and comments on the latest album: 4th Labyrinth’s ‘Better’ is a marvellous rock album that fulfils the … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th Labyrinth, album, Better, Cambridge, classic rock, interview, porg rock, review, rock
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Album review: SHOW OF HANDS – Battlefield Dance Floor
Hands On Music [Release date 27.09.19] Show Of Hands – Steve Knightley and Phil Beer – have been making music since 1987, going on to become one of the biggest folk bands around today (they have sold out the Royal … Continue reading
Album review: RALPH McTELL – Hill Of Beans
Leola Music [Release date 20.09.19] ‘Hill Of Beans’ is Ralph McTell’s first album of originals since 2010’s ‘Down The Road’. This album also sees McTell reunited with producer Tony Visconti, who worked on his earlier albums. Another link to the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, folk, guitarist, Hill Of Beans, jazz, ragtime, Ralph McTell, review, singer songwriter, Tony Visconti
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Album review: SWIM DEEP – Emerald Classics
[Release date 04.10.19] Swim Deep formed in 2011 and their first two albums made the UK album charts. However, last year they were sat at a crossroads in their local pub – The Emerald, from which the album takes its … Continue reading
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Tagged album, dream pop, electro pop, Emerald Classics, indie pop, melodic, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, pop, review, Ride, Swim Deep, synth pop
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Album review: DAN McCAFFERTY – Last Testament
In June 2014 Dan McCafferty chatted to David Randall for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio before the release of Dan’s swansong Nazareth album ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Telephone’. In this hour special they discuss his career spanning 50 years and including … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dan McCafferty, interview, Last Testament, Nazareth, review, rock
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Album review: IAN GILLAN with The DON AIREY BAND and ORCHESTRA – Contractual Obligation #3 Live In St Petersburg
Edel/Ear Music [Release date 26.07.19] Singer Ian Gillan, best known for fronting rock legends Deep Purple, took this solo project on the road during a break in the Purple schedule, and recorded some live sets in November 2016. Featuring a … Continue reading
Album review: ELOY – The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part II)
Artist Station Records [Release date 27.09.19] German prog legends return with their new album two years after Part I of this 2 part concept (this with Joan of Arc as the central character). Part one featured fantastic reviews, and rightfully … Continue reading
Album review: WHITESNAKE – Slip Of The Tongue
Rhino (2LP) [Release date 04.10.19] After the success (and continued line-up shake-ups) of 1987’s Whitesnake album, which when eight times Platinum in the US alone, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale took the band’s look and direction a stage further … Continue reading
Album review: WEAPON UK – Ghosts Of War
Pure Steel Records [Release date 27.09.19] Weapon first came onto the scene back in 1980 during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal boom. The current line-up sees original duo – vocalist Danny Hynes and guitarist Jeff Summers – joined … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Clare Cunningham, classic metal, classic rock, Danny Hynes, hard rock, Jeff Summers, metal, NWOBHM, review, Thundermother, Weapon UK
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Quick plays: ROBERT TEPPER, JEREMY IVEY, INTO THE UNKNOWN
ROBERT TEPPER Better Than The Rest AOR Heaven [Release date 27.09.19] Robert Tepper is best known for his song ‘No Easy Way Out’, which was the theme to ‘Rocky IV’ and has been subsequently released in various dance remix guises, … Continue reading
Album review: BLACKRAIN – Dying Breed
Steamhammer/SPV [Release date 13.09.19] “Dying Breed” is the sixth album from French band Blackrain, and really is an album of two parts for me. The first five songs are sleazy rock that, although it lacks that Scandinavian feel it can … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blackrain, Chris Laney, Dying Breed, Ratt, review, rock, sleaze rock, SPV, WASP
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Album review: FAITHSEDGE – Bleed For Passion
Scarlet Records [Release date 26.07.19] ”Bleed For Passion” is the new album from Faithsedge, the band comprising of former Dokken guitarist Alex De Rosso, Timothy Gaines (formerly of Stryper) on bass, drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley/Mr Big) and vocalist Giancarlo … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bleed For Passion, Dokken, Faithsedge, hard rock, Mr Big, review, rock, Scarlet Records, Stryper
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Album review: THE FLUFFY JACKETS – Something From Nothing
Cargo Records [Release date 16.08.19] Second album from this bluesy melodic rock group, and it follows on nicely from their debut, the acclaimed ‘Fighting Demons’. Again featuring guitarist Manny Charlton (also dobro, best known as a founder member and chief … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Manny Charlton, Nazareth, Neil Murray, review, rock, Something From Nothing, the Fluffy Jackets
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Gig review: DANNY VAUGHN – Eleven, Stoke, 29 August 2019
Eleven has been going a couple of years now and although it is a converted warehouse, it has that rock club/gig venue vibe that suggests it has been here a lot longer. Excellent sound on the night too, plus a … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Danny Vaughn, DEMON, Dirty White Boyz, Eleven, folk, gig, Kiss Of The Gypsy, melodic, review, rock, singer songwriter, Solo, Stoke, Tony Micthell, Tyketto, Waysted
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Album review: SPREAD EAGLE – Subway To The Stars
Frontiers [Release date 09.08.19] Those lovely people at Frontiers have treated us to another fine slab of late 80’s/early 90’s rock, the spotlight this time falling on New York’s Spread Eagle. Not so much of a comebaclk in this case … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Frontiers, hard rock, review, Spread Eagle, Subway To The Stars
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