Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS

Album review: WILY BO WALKER & KARENA K – A Long Way From Heaven

Posted on February 23, 2015 by petefeenstra
WILY BO WALKER & KARENA K – A Long Way From Heaven

Mescal Canyon [Released 12.12.14] From the opening, sharply contrasting but perfectly synchronised vocals of Wily Bo Walker’s Tom Waits style growl, and Kareña K’s  fluttering retorts, you will either love or recoil from ‘A Long Way From Heaven’.  Happily the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SEAN WEBSTER & THE DEAD LINES – See It Through

Posted on February 23, 2015 by petefeenstra
SEAN WEBSTER & THE DEAD LINES – See It Through

Self release [Release date January 2015] There appears to be two contradictory messages on the cover of Sean Webster’s new ‘See It Through’ album. Firstly there’s the apparent throwaway message on his T shirt:  ‘Don’t Be careless, just care less’ … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: CLIMAX BLUES, THE LUCID DREAM

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jason
CLIMAX BLUES - Broke Heart Blues

LUCY MAY – Whirlwind (EP) www.facebook.com/iamlucymay [Released 06/03/15] The PR sheet says there has been a country music revival in the UK and that certainly bears up given the success of artists like Lady Antebellum and Taylor Swift (although you … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARCOS POWER TRIO – Mp3

Posted on February 22, 2015 by petefeenstra
MARCOS POWER TRIO – Mp3

Ænima Recordings [Release date 19.03.14] Recording as an instrumental power trio brings its own challenges, not least the need for quality material with which to make an impact. No such problem hinder Italy’s Marcos Power Trio who exude equal amounts … Continue reading →

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Album review: FRANCK CARDUCCI – Torn Apart

Posted on February 22, 2015 by petefeenstra
FRANCK CARDUCCI – Torn Apart

Franck Carducci [Release date 09.01.15] Multi instrumentalist Franck Carducci is a Frenchman who moved to Holland to find his blues tinged prog rock niche. He tells us that during his musical formative years he played with upwards of 20 different … Continue reading →

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Album review: EUROPE – War Of Kings

Posted on February 22, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Europe - War Of Kings

UDR [Release date 02.03.15] I am a renascent Europe fan.  I loved the band as they catapulted themselves back into modern civilisation but I was never a big fan in their late-eighties heyday.  However, increasingly, I think their upward trajectory … Continue reading →

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Album review: OMD – Junk Culture

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jason
OMD - Junk Culture

Universal (Deluxe reissue) [Released 02.02.15] OMD’s classic 1984 album Junk Culture gets a 30th anniversary 2CD deluxe re-issue and for fans you get two unreleased songs, plus the songs previously released only on vinyl. This includes that most 1980′s musical … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARDUK – Frontschwein

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Yiannis

Century Media – Out Now. The last ten years have been truly successful for the Swedish Black Metallers Marduk. Since Daniel “Mortuus” Rosten joined its ranks, the legendary band has released some of its most awe-inspiring/critically-acclaimed material through colossal albums … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE HUNTER – Tone Poems Live

Posted on February 16, 2015 by petefeenstra
Steve Hunter - Tone Poems Live

CD Baby [Released 01.09.14] ‘Tone Poems Live’ pairs New York guitarist Steve Hunter (Alice Cooper/Lou Reed/Julian Lennon/Aerosmith) with top session players, bassist Tony Levin, drummer Alvino Bennett and keyboards Phil Aaberg in a in live studio setting that is also … Continue reading →

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Album review: MOB RULES – Timekeeper – 20th Anniversary Box Set

Posted on February 15, 2015 by david.wilson

        Steamhammer/ SPV (Release date 13.10.14) German power metallers Mob Rules have been treading the boards for the last 20 years and in celebration of that they released this limited edition box set. The box set is … Continue reading →

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Album review – ASTRALION – Astralion

Posted on February 15, 2015 by david.wilson

          Limb Music (Release date 14.11.14) I do like a bit of melodic power metal, all stirring melodies and glorious harmonies set to a furious backbeat, played well there is little better. Astralion hail from Finland … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BUSH, BOSS HOSS

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jason
Bush - Man On The Run

BUSH – Man On The Run Sony Music [Released 20.10.14] Once touted as the “British Nirvana” album number 6 finds Bush in a mature sounding place, although still maintaining everything that helped them sell in excess of 20 million albums … Continue reading →

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Album review: THUNDER – Wonder Days

Posted on February 15, 2015 by david.wilson
thunder

earMUSIC [Release date 16.02.15] This is studio album number ten from Thunder and it is an album many thought they would never see. With the band going into hiatus for a few years, apart from the odd live show here … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM – Level Eleven

Posted on February 15, 2015 by jason
LAST AUTUMN

AOR Heaven [Released 23.02.15] Last Autumn’s Dream are back with a new album and this is their eleventh. Vocalist Mikael Erlandsson is the last original member as in 2014 guitarist Andy Malecek decided to leave the band because of personal … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUES CARAVAN 2014 – Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg, Albert Castiglia

Posted on February 15, 2015 by petefeenstra
BLUES CARAVAN 2014 Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg, Albert Castiglia – Live

  Blues Caravan 2014 Live Ruf Records [Release date 12.01.15] The Blues Caravan 2014 is a CD and DVD that gives it you as it really was, right down to the husky voices and the sharp band interplay. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Album review: RITCHIE DAVE PORTER – Rocking The Blues

Posted on February 15, 2015 by petefeenstra
RITCHIE DAVE PORTER – Rocking The Blues

CD Baby [Release date 14.08.14] Ritchie Dave Porter is a blues-rock guitarist from Birmingham who tells us on his liner notes that: ‘Rocking the Blues’ is the expression of my soul through the guitar’, and also that: ‘Every note is … Continue reading →

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Album review: TODD GRIFFIN – Mountain Man

Posted on February 14, 2015 by petefeenstra

              Bad Reputation [Release date 22.12.14] ‘Mountain Man’ has a lovely retro feel – part garage rock, part straight ahead rock and roll – and survivor’s lyrics that never dim in their optimistic outlook. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BAD WATER BLUES KINGS – Good Stuff

Posted on February 14, 2015 by petefeenstra

        Tegancat Music  [Release date April 2014] Bad Water Blues Kings have their hearts in the right place. They play smooth inoffensive blues, but don’t really have any outstanding material with which to make a splash. Jim … Continue reading →

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Album review: UFO – A Conspiracy Of Stars

Posted on February 14, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
UFO - A Conspiracy Of Stars

SPV [Release date 23.02.15] UFO are another of our “heritage” bands who for the past few years have toured consistently and released new albums.  In short, they are still relevant.  And, arguably, ‘A Conspiracy Of Stars’ is their best offering … Continue reading →

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Album review: ECLIPSE – Armageddonize

Posted on February 11, 2015 by andynathan
ECLIPSE - Armageddonize

Frontiers Records [Release Date 20.02.15] In the crowded field of Scandinavian melodic rock hopefuls, Eclipse took a massive step forward with their fourth album in 2012, ‘Bleed And Scream’ which topped many end year best ofs. It was another triumph … Continue reading →

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Album review: H.E.A.T. – Live In London

Posted on February 11, 2015 by andynathan
H.E.A.T. - Live in London

earMUSIC [Release Date 20.2.15] 2014 saw young Swedish melodic rockers H.E.A.T. gain significant traction with their fourth album ‘Tearing Down The Walls’ (GRTR! critics’ best of 2014). They really seem to have a special relationship with the UK audiences, so it … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP- Live at Koko (CD/DVD)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by andynathan
URIAH HEEP- Live at Koko

Frontiers Records [Release date 20.02.15] Uriah Heep’s long career has been punctuated by regular live albums – 1973’s ‘Live’ with original singer David Byron, the Live In Moscow opus which opened up what was to become their longest-running line up … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: GAMMA RAY, CHRIS GRAY, THE BLOW MONKEYS

Posted on February 9, 2015 by jason
GAMMA RAY – The Best (Of)

GAMMA RAY – The Best (Of) earMusic [Released 02.02.15] Amazingly it has been thirty years since former Helloween guitarist Kai Hansen formed Gamma Ray. This comes as a standard 2CD package along with a 2CD limited edition and for the … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRIDGET ST. JOHN – Dandelion Albums & BBC Collection

Posted on February 4, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
BRIDGET ST. JOHN - Dandelion Albums & BBC Collection

Cherry Red Records [Release date 16.02.15] 4-disc boxed set Bridget St. John no doubt influenced a generation of female folkies and this three-album retrospective will go some way to confirming that legacy.  A handsome box set, collecting her output for … Continue reading →

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Album review: SWEET AND LYNCH – Only to Rise

Posted on February 2, 2015 by andynathan
Sweet & Lynch - Only To Rise

Frontiers Records [Release Date 23.01.15] Sweet and Lynch may sound like a firm of corporate lawyers, an image accentuated by the album cover of the pair suited and booted in front of a cityscape of skyscrapers, but it is the … Continue reading →

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