Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)

Album review: IRON MASK – Fifth Son Of Winterdom

Posted on October 21, 2013 by jason

AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Iron Mask are another new band on me though Fifth Son of Winterdoom is their fifth studio release following on from Revenge Is My Name (2002), Hordes of the Brave (2005), Shadow of the Red Baron (2010) … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, NEVER TRUST, TIM GRIMM, JADED HEART

Posted on October 20, 2013 by jason
Never Trust - Morning Light

BLACK RAINBOWS – Holy Moon (EP) Heavy Psych Sounds Something in the Italian water as they not only produce a series of fine melodic rock/AOR bands but now have some rather good stoner/psych rock bands including this band Black Rainbows. … Continue reading →

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Album review: TEARS FOR FEARS – The Hurting (30th anniversary edition)

Posted on October 19, 2013 by jason

Universal (3CD/DVD set) A real treat for Tears For Fears fans as this four disc set contains a DVD of the band’s 1984 show at the Hammersmith Odean; the original album; a disc of BBC sessions and a disc of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE BLOCKHEADS – Same Horse Different Jockey

Posted on October 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

  Self release [Release Date: 23.11.13] It’s 36 years since The Blockheads first hit the road to stardom and 13 years since Ian Dury died. And on the evidence of this album, the band appears to be far better positioned … Continue reading →

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Album Review: P-A-U-L LAMB & THE DETROIT BREAKDOWN – Ready Fire Aim

Posted on October 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

E E Records [Release Date: 04.11.13] P-A-U-L Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown certainly live up to their name. Given their prickly urban rock, funk, soul and bluesy tinged style, they fit perfectly into the city’s musical landscape. Their songs are heartfelt, uncompromising … Continue reading →

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Album Review: STONEY CURTIS BAND – Halo Of Dark Matter

Posted on October 17, 2013 by petefeenstra

Blues Bureau [Release Date: 08.10.13] Everything in rock-blues guitarist Stoney Curtis’s world appears to be lyrically refracted through a gloomy lens, or as his album title suggests, a ‘Halo Of Dark Matter’. But it’s also a guitar album that positively … Continue reading →

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Album Review: RPWL – A Show Beyond Man And Time

Posted on October 16, 2013 by alanjones
RPWL - A Show Beyond Man And Time

Metal Mind [Release Date: 07.10.13] My review of German neo-progressive RPWL’s 2012 album ‘Beyond Man And Time’ earned itself a five star review for its stellar musicianship and outstanding instrumental composition and songwriting – although I did cast doubt on … Continue reading →

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Album Review: GROOVE-A-MATICS – Keep It Clean

Posted on October 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release Date: 02.09.13] Newcastle’s Groove-A-Matics wear their musical influences on their sleeve. The band’s name is writ large on the opening groove of ‘Way Of The World’, which could easily fit into an early Fab-T Birds album. Impressive … Continue reading →

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Album Review: STEVEN WILSON – Drive Home

Posted on October 15, 2013 by alanjones
Steven Wilson - Drive Home

Kscope [Release Date: 21.10.13] What a busy boy Steven Wilson is these days. Fresh from the release earlier this year of his third solo album ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’, the release of the fourth Blackfield album and his … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEL BROMHAM – Nine Yards

Posted on October 15, 2013 by jason
Del Bromham - Nine Yards

Angel Air [Release date: 02.09.13] Del Bromham is best known for his output with Stray. Hook-laden bluesy hard rock, Stray had their heyday in the mid-70’s. Despite some decent selling albums, mainstream success seemed to evade them. Bromham has kept … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIZZYBLOOM – Heroes For Ghosts/Oceans

Posted on October 14, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Dizzybloom - Heroes For Ghosts

I don’t know what I was expecting from a band called Dizzybloom formed in Austin, Texas in 1995.  But what it wasn’t, was a British sounding female fronted melodic post-prog band vying for the space occupied, in the UK at … Continue reading →

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Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Kickback City/Live In Cork

Posted on October 14, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Kickback City

Sony Music [Release date 28.10.13] This release is a rather interesting twist on an artist’s legacy.  In recent years we’ve been treated to definitive remastered albums under the careful eye of Rory’s younger brother Donal but ‘Kickback City’ is an … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LUCID DREAM – Songs of Lies and Deceit

Posted on October 13, 2013 by jason
THE LUCID DREAM – Songs of Lies and Deceit

Holy Are You Recordings [Release date 01.10.13] A joyous little collection of reverb mayhem. ‘Songs of Lies and Deceit’ is rooted securely in the quality pop jangle of The Stone Roses and the Jesus and Mary Chain. The Lucid Dream … Continue reading →

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Album review: IN THE SILENCE – A Dream Gone Mad

Posted on October 13, 2013 by jason

Sensory [Release date 27.01.14] An interesting new band. In The Silence, hailing from Sacremento, California, have released their first full-length album of dark, doom, prog crossover material. ‘A Dream Gone Mad’ is an album of two halves in many ways. … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALTER BRIDGE – Fortress

Posted on October 13, 2013 by jason
Alter Bridge - Fortress

Roadrunner [Release date 25.09.13] After their well received ‘III’ album and Myles Kennedy gaining yet more exposure as part of Slash’s band, Alter Bridge are back and the expectations are high for this new album. Fear not as they have … Continue reading →

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Album review: COLDSPELL – Frozen Paradise

Posted on October 13, 2013 by jason
Coldspell

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Album number three from ColdSpell and Tommy Hansen (Helloween/Pretty Maids) is again at the mixing desk. Good to see the keyboards and Hammond playing of Matti Eklund higher in the mix and like the Pretty Maids the … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAYLA ZOE – The Lily

Posted on October 12, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cable Car Records [Release date: 30.o8.13] Canadian blues singer Layla Zoe offers a highly personal take on the blues. She’s a confident singer with an expansive range, who finds the perfect foil in the shape of German blues guitarist and … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHEMIA – The One Inside

Posted on October 12, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Chemia - The One Inside

DCM Records [Release date: 04.11.13] Poland is something of a hotbed for progressive rock, it is therefore somewhat surprising when you hear an absolutely cracking album from a Polish band which sounds like it could have been conceived in a … Continue reading →

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Album review: HENRIK FREISCHLADER BAND – Live In Concerts

Posted on October 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cable Car [Release date: 28.10.13] It says something for Henrik Freischlader’s ability to captivate and enthral us with his guitar led, groove laden blues-rock that he is confident enough to release a live 4 CD box set. He’s already released … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – North

Posted on October 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Esoteric Antenna [Release date: 07.10.13] ‘North’ is an unlikely but successful return to recording by John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest. It’s an unlikely return because for the best part of 5 years, the band’s  guitarist and composer Lees actually retired, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: LEVELLERS – Green Blade Rising / Truth And Lies

Posted on October 10, 2013 by alanjones

        Eagle Records – Release Date: 7 October 2013 Following the full-blown remastered / repackaged / bonus material / multi-disc re-issues of the Levellers’ China Records back catalogue in 2012, here we have Eagle Records measly attempt … Continue reading →

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Album review: EUROPE – Live At Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show

Posted on October 9, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
EUROPE - Live At Sweden Rock - 30th Anniversary Show

Interview edit: Joey Tempest, 10 October 2013 The Europe frontman talks about the ‘Live At Sweden Rock’ set earMUSIC 2-CD/DVD/Bluray [Release date 21.10.13] Since the dawn of GRTR! we have followed closely the progress of Europe, firstly Nikk Gunns and … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE COCKER – Live At Montreux 1987

Posted on October 9, 2013 by jason
Joe Cocker - Live In Montreux 1987

Eagle Rock (CD/DVD) [Release date 07.10.13] Joe Cocker’s career started in 1961, although he didn’t release a solo album until 1969. Remarkably the songs he is best known for singing were written by other people, yet he has the ability to … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SWEET – The Answer

Posted on October 8, 2013 by jason

Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk This album first came out under the title ‘A’ back in 1992 and was also released as ‘The Answer’. This Angel Air re-issue includes three bonus songs, all of which are various edits or in one case a … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ANDERS OSBORNE – Peace

Posted on October 8, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator [Release date: 08.10.13] There may be a significant gap between Alligator Records’ original mission statement of ‘genuine houserocking music’ and Anders Osborne deeply felt, confessional singer song-writing, but the contemporary blues scene has surely benefited from the liaison. It’s … Continue reading →

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