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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review : RENAISSANCE – Running Hard – The Albums 1974-76 (4 CDs)
Cherry Red [Release date: 30.05.25] This 4 CD Renaissance boxset comprises: CD1 : Turn Of The Cards (1974) CD2 : Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) CD3 : Live At Carnegie Hall Part 1 (1976) CD3 : Live At Carnegie Hall … Continue reading
Album review: TRAGIK – Crescendo
Rock Company [Release date 28.05.25] Tragik are back with album number thirteen and their first in two years, which is some gap for them, although Phil Vincent has been busy with his other musical projects. Joining him are Vince O’Regan, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BTO, Crescendo, hard rock, melodic rock, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Tragik
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Album review : THE SPEAKER WARS – s/t
Frontiers Music [Release date 23.05.25] Writer/producer, Stan Lynch and singer/musician, Jon Christopher Davis crossed paths several years ago in Nashville. Songwriters both, they discovered an emotional connection, subsequently writing a bunch of songs together. This would eventually manifest itself as … Continue reading
Album review: THE DEAD DAISIES – Lookin’ For Trouble
SPV [Release date 30.05.25] This is the eighth studio album from the band and marks a diversion from the usual formula, an album of blues covers. It could be construed as a mark-time affair before – in this band’s case … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Doug Aldrich, Lookin' For Trouble, review, The Dead Daisies
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Album review : RONNIE ROMERO – Live At Rock Imperium Festival (CD+DVD)
Frontiers [Release date : 23.05.25] Ronnie Romero’s merge of heavyweight hard rock and high powered melodic metal may well have been built on Dio’s lasting legacy, but as time as progressed he’s clearly found his own metier. And in performing … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartagena, Imperium Festival, Jose Rubio, Judas Priest, Rainbow, review, Ronnie James Dio, Ronnie Romero, Spain, Sunstorm, Uriah Heep
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Album review : THE FLOWERPOT MEN – Midsummer Dreaming, An Anthology 1967-70
Cherry Red [Release date : 23.05.25] English musicians/songwriters/singers, John Carter and Ken Lewis achieved limited success in the sixties, scoring two top ten hits as the Ivy League, in 1965 and 66. Meanwhile, aside from breeding an anti consumerist counterculture, … Continue reading
Album review: DARKFISH – Beyond
Bandcamp [Release date 02.07.25] There have been many albums inspired by the universe and space – the final frontier. Sheila Maloney’s first excursion using the alter-ego Darkfish provides further exploration. Sheila has worked with the David Cross Band and her … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beyond, Darkfish, instrumental, new age, orchestral, review, Sheila Maloney, symphonic
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Album review: AVAWAVES – Heartbeat
One Little Independent Records [Release date 09.05.25] This is the third album from chill-out duo Aisling Brouwer and Anna Phoebe and should be essential listening; just great for those long evenings when you can actually sit out and enjoy the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aisling Brouwer, album, Anna Phoebe, Avawaves, chill-out, Heartbeat, new age, review
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Album review : YOUNG AND WILD – A Decade of American Glam Metal 1982-92
Cherry Red [Release date : 23.05.25] The Eighties in the USA: some rock bands rode the Glam Metal wave, propelled by MTV’s insatiable appetite for the genre’s hypnotic theatrics (and, let’s face it, some really great songs). They discarded the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982 to 1992, American Glam Metal, BANG TANGO, Bullet Boys, Cinderella, Kiss, Poison, Ratt, review, Saigon Kick, White Lion, Winger
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Album review : DON FELDER – The Vault – 50 Years Of Music
Frontiers Music [Release date : 23.05.25] Don Felder enjoyed two six year stints as a member of The Eagles. The second ended in 2001. His vocal presence was limited. He was a prolific songwriter, though Don Henley and Glen Frey … Continue reading
Album review : STATUS QUO – Live! (Super Deluxe 8 CD Edition)
earMusic [Release date : 16.05.24] You’ve really got to hand it to whoever guides Status Quo through the pop and rock music jungle, carefully mining their back catalogue. Brilliantly marketed, with ads that hit all the right notes in the … Continue reading
Album review : GIANT – Stand And Deliver
Frontiers Music [Release date: 16.05.24] This is the Kent Hilli, Jimmy (One Desire) Westerlund version of Giant, along with original members, David Huff and Mike Brignardello. The signature sound of any band is provided by its vocalist, closely followed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Coverdale, Dann Huff, Giant, Jimmy Westerlund, Kent Hilli, melodic rock, One Nation, review
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Album review : ART NATION – Re-Revolution
Frontiers [Release date : 16.05.25] Sweden’s Art Nation are getting considerable push from the Frontiers Music label. This month we get a replay of their first rodeo, Revolution (2015), coming hard on the heels of last month’s impressive new album, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Strandell, Art Nation, Cristoffer Borg, Frontiers, HEAT, Jacob Hansen, review, Revolution, The Ascendance, Treat, WET
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Album review: CARL BALDASSARRE – Retroduction
www.carlbaldassrremusic.com [Release date: 16.05.25] ‘Retroduction’ is the first of a planned series of four album releases – each offering a different slant and flavour from guitarist, composer and producer Carl Baldassarre. Baldassarre released the well-received ‘Grand Boulevard’ project in 2023, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Burt Bacharach, Carl Baldassarre, Chris de Burgh, easy listening, pop, pop rock, Retroduction, review
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Album review: H.E.A.T. – Welcome To The Future
EarMusic [Release Date 25.04.25] H.E.A.T’s new album shows the benefits of a stable line up. 2022’s ‘Force Majeure’, which marked the return of original singer Kenny Leckremo surprised many with its heaviness given that the first two albums with him … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dave Dalone, Don Crash, H.E.A.T., Jona Tee, Kenny Leckremo, melodic rock
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Album review: CHANTEL McGREGOR – The Healing
On Sunday 11 May on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Pete Feenstra chatted to Chantel about the new album and featuring a selection of tracks. Website [Release 23.05.25] This is Chantel McGregor’s third studio album, following on from her 2011 debut, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chantel McGregor, guitarist, hard rock, interview, prog, radio, review, rock, The Healing
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Album review : FRANCIS ROSSI – The Way We Were Volume 1
EAR Music [Release date: 02.05.25] Francis Rossi – artist as purist making new music from abandoned recordings, not seen as commercial enough to pursue further at the time, or side tracked onto Quo’s then latest album. Rossi : “Collected on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Young, demos, Ear Music, Francis Rossi, review, Status Quo
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Album review: GENTLE GIANT – Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience
David Randall chatted to Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman on release day, featuring tracks from the album and with reference to Derek’s subsequent career as a top record company executive. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 4 May … Continue reading
Album review: GILLAN – Future Shock, Magic
Demon Music Group [Release date 25.04.25] To coincide with Demon’s recent 7-CD Gillan box, they have released these two wonderful albums in expanded format, and just to behold, wonderful they are too. Led by then former and again now current … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Torme, classic rock, Deep Purple, Future Shock, Gillan, hard rock, Ian Gillan, John McCoy, Magic, Mick Underwood, re-issues, review, rock, Vinyl
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Album review : MAESTRICK – Espresso Della Vita : Lunare
Frontiers Music [Release date : 02/05/25] The progressive metal terrain is well mapped. Few destinations remain undiscovered. Yet, Brazilian band, Maestrick, staked their own claim, blending surrealism with artistry on their well received debut album, Unpuzzle, in 2011. And now, … Continue reading
Album review: FOLKLAW – Catch The Sun
Fiddle of 8 Records [Release date 25.04.25] FolkLaw are a Nottinghamshire-based folk-rock band led by founder Nick Gibbs (fiddle, vocals), Bryn Williams (vocals, guitar, bodhran), Martin Vogwell (vocals, mandolin, banjo, guitars), Gaz Hunt (drums, percussion, vocals), Helen Harper (flute) and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Catch the Sun, Ferocious Dog, folk, folk rock, FolkLaw, Levellers, review, Show Of Hands, traditional
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Album review: THE DAVIDSON TRIO – Cougar
Self Release [Release date: 14.03.25] The Davidson Trio’s ‘Cougar’ is a booming, well crafted, hard rock and blues album with a funky soulful heart. It’s a winning combination of timeless songs, great playing and ‘live in the studio’ organic feel. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Barry White, Ben Bicknell, blues, Cougar, Ellis Brown, funk, Gary Moore, Glenn Hughes, Joe Walsh, Owen Davidson, review, rock, Rumour, The Davidson Trio, Trapeze, Uli Jon Roth
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Album review: GYPSY PISTOLEROS – Church of the Pistoleros
Earache Records [Release date 02.05.25] The Gypsy Pistoleros are back again with their upcoming album ‘Church of the Pistoleros’. Having being a fan and personal friend of the band for around 3 years or so, and knowing how hard they … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Church of the Pistoleros, Earache, flamenco, glam rock, Gypsy Pistoleros, punk, review, rock, rock 'n' roll
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Album review : RAVEN – Screamin’ Down The House (4 CD set)
Cherry Red [Release date : 25.04.25] Formed in the north of England by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, during a time of social upheaval in the UK, Raven forged their own reflective version of NWOBHM, a proto-thrash metal that found … Continue reading
Album review : DEAR MR.FANTASY Featuring the Music of Jim Capaldi and Traffic (2CD+DVD remaster)
Cherry Red [Release date : 25.04.25] The only surprise with this Jim Capaldi tribute release is that it’s taken so long for any label to do him justice. Cherry Red stepped in this year, and is to be commended for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Red, Dear Mr Fantasy, Gary Moore, Jim Capaldi, Joe Walsh, Paul Weller, review, Simon Kirke, Steve Winwood, Traffic
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