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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review : DEFECTO – Echoes Of Isolation
Frontiers Music [Release date 31.10.25] Strongly encouraged by famed producer, Flemming (Rainbow/ Metallica/ Pretty Maids/ Blind Guardian) Rasmussen, Danish singer/ guitarist/ songwriter, Nicklas Sonne put Defecto together in 2011. Echoes of Isolation is their fourth studio album, and the band … Continue reading
Album review : SHIRAZ LANE – In Vertigo
Frontiers Music [Release date 24.10.25] Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane have been a going concern for ten years now. In Vertigo is their 6th album, with a smattering of EPs released in between. It’s described by the label as “an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alexander Kronlund, HEAT, In Vertigo, Max Martin, Per Aldaheim, Reckless Love, review, Santa Cruz, Shiraz Lane
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Album review : LEAH MARTIN-BROWN – Love & Other Crimes
Frontiers Music [Release date 24.10.25] Australian born, but now resident in Europe via the USA, amazingly gifted singer Leah Martin-Brown releases her debut album on Frontiers Music this month. She’s got a lot going for her before we hear a … Continue reading
Album review: LAURA COX – Trouble Coming
earMusic [Release date 31.10.25] Album number four from Anglo-French guitarist and singer Laura Cox, who first came to wider attention via her YouTube channel in 2008. The album was mixed and engineered by Jean-Marc Pelatan, with tracks mastered by Ted Jensen … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, guitarist, Laura Cox, melodic, review, rock, Trouble Coming
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Album review: STEVE MORSE BAND – Triangulation
Music Theories Recordings [Release date 14.10.25] Steve Morse Band’s ‘Triangulation’ is a complex, intense and yet accessible virtuosic album which successfully evokes the conceptual ‘Triangulation’ album title. The ‘triangulation’ concept refers to geographically pinpointing your exact location at a specific … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dave LaRue, Dixie Dreggs, Eric Johnson, Flying Colors, funk, fusion, instrumental, Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull, John Petrucci, Kevin Morse, King Crimson, prog, review, Robert Fripp, rock, Scott Sim, Steve Morse, Steve Morse Band, Triangulation, Van Romaine
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Album review: PAUL KELLY – Seventy
Website [Release date 07.11.25] Question – how many Australian artists do you know? Not many I am thinking. There are the usual suspects, AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil possibly, Johnny Deisel perhaps, and Nick Cave who is really an honorary Brit. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, folk, Paul Kelly, review, Seventy, singer songwriter
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Album review : WEST, BRUCE & LAING – Out In The Fields – The albums 1972-74
Esoteric [Release date : 31.10.25] Three searing samples of the red hot rock’n’roll that emanated from supergroup, West, Bruce & Laing. No surprise really. Their genesis lies in the live improvisations of Jack Bruce’s previous band, Cream, and the hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Corky Laing, Cream, Jack Bruce, Leslie West, Mountain, Out In The Fields, review, seventies, West Bruce & Laing
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Album review : WRATHCHILD AMERICA – Climbing the Walls / 3-D (2 CD remasters w/bonus tracks)
Cherry Red [Release date : 24.10.25] Back in 1984, founding member, vocalist and bass man, Brad Divens gave up a career in the straight world to “make it” with his Thrash Metal band, Wrathchild America. It was a high risk … Continue reading
Album review: ROBIN ADAMS – The Beggar
Website [Release date 09.11.25] Ok, lets tackle the elephant in the room – this could be Nick Drake’s fourth album. And I say that with the utmost respect and admiration. From the phrasing to the melodies the guitar tone and style … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Nick Drake, review, Robin Adams, String Driven Thing, The Beggar
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Album review : ATOMIC ROOSTER – Circle The Sun
Cherry Red/Esoteric [Release date 10.10.25] 40 years between albums is pushing it a bit. But for Atomic Rooster, that’s where we are. The band’s last album, Headline News, was their seventh, released in 1983. Two generations ago, give or take. … Continue reading
Album review: MARTYN JOSEPH – Troubled Horses
Website [Release date 07.11.25] Well I’m ashamed to say, Martyn Joseph has released a staggering 28 studio albums, 15 live albums, and 4 EP’s. He’s been in the music business since 1983, and I am only just listening to him … Continue reading
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Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Relativity
Cherry Red Records [Release date 17.10.25] More than seven years in the making and some twelve years since the release of ‘North’ its 2013 predecessor, John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest’s second studio album, ‘Relativity’ proves that time well spent can … Continue reading
Album review: BRINSLEY SCHWARZ – Shouting At The Moon
Fretsore Records [Release date 14.11.25] Brinsley Schwarz emerged from the pub rock boom of the early 1970s. They will be best remembered for their infamous press junket in 1970 and a disastrous US debut. Oh, how times change. ‘Shouting At … Continue reading
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Album review: ROOMFUL OF BLUES – Steppin Out!
Pete Feenstra chatted to Chris Vachon from Roomful Of Blues for Get Ready to ROCK! radio. First broadcast 19 October 2025. Alligator Records [Release date 24.10.25] ‘Steppin’ Out!’ is Roomful of Blues’ first studio album for 5 years and their … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Copley, album, Big Maybelle, blues, Buddy Johnson, Candye Kane, Chris Vachon, DD Bastos, Duke Robillard, horns, jazz, Otis Grand, R&B, review, Rich Lataiile, Roomful of Blues, Smiley Lewis, soul, swing
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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – Wonderlust
Ruf Records [Release date 03.10.25] As we’ve indicated elsewhere, reviewing the 5-CD retrospective, Pavlov’s Dog have never received the success they might deserve and never sustaining the acclaimed heights (and large sign-up fee) of their debut album released in 1974. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Pavlov's Dog, pop prog, pop rock, review, Wonderlust
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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – Essential Recordings 1974-2018 (5-CD box set)
Ruf Records [Release date 27.09.24] What are we to make of a fairly basic box set from a band that have been described as “legendary” but who – this side of the pond – have largely gone unnoticed? ‘Essential Recordings’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, box set, David Surkamp, Essential Recordings 1974-2018, melodic rock, Pavlov's Dog, prog, prog pop, progressive, review
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Album review: THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS – X’s For Eyes
Better Noise Music [Release date 03.10.25] The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, since their formation in the early 2000s, has carved a unique space in the alternative rock scene. With the release of their new album it’s clear the band has continued … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, emo, gothic, My Chemical Romance, review, rock, the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, X's For Eyes
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Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – Blues Power Volume 1
Zed Records [Release date 22.09.25] Nine Below Zero’s ‘Blues Power Volume 1’ does what it says on the tin. The album represents the best blues tracks they bands has recorded over the last 20 years. And if the South London … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert King, album, Ben Waters, Blues Power Volume 1, Brendan O'Neill, Chicago Blues, Dennis Greaves, Eddie Boyd, Freddie King, Gerry McAvoy, Glenn Tilbrook, J.Geils Band, Little Milton, Little Walter, Mark Feltham, NINE BELOW ZERO, review, Stan's Blues Band, Wayne Proctor, Willie Dixon
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Album review: PUNCHDRUNK SAINTS – S/t
Cadiz Records [Release date 24.10.25] In 2023 The Cockney Rejects’ guitarist and founder, Micky Geggus, after much soul searching, decided to leave the band that he created in 1979. Along with original Rejects’ bassist, Vinny Riordan, Mick decided to embark … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cockney Rejects, Dennis Stratton, hard rock, Leader of the Down, Punchdrunk Saints, punk, review, rock
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Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Don’t Sell Your Soul
earMUSIC [Release date 03.10.25] The announcement for this album came as a bit of a surprise to many. Michael had been out touring his UFO live set around the globe, so where he found the time to fit in the … Continue reading
Album review: BURNING ROPE – Burning Rope
Self Release [Release date 11.10.25] The self titled ‘Burning Rope’ debut album is the work of a band striving to find an equilibrium in musical styles and direction. It’s an old school album which achieves its goal with deep grooves, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Pyke, album, Alex Voysey, Burning Rope, Catfish, Chloe Josephine, David Gilmour, Elton John, Eric Cobb, Gloria Jones, Leon Russell, Matt Long, Mitch Weaving, Paul Buckmaster, Paul Long, Pink Floyd, review, Richard Wright, Soft Cell, Steely Dan, The Scorpions
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Album review: LAURA EVANS – Out Of The Dark
Website [Release date: 17.10.25] Laura Evans returns with her second album, which is set to further her building musical reputation to add to daytime plays on BBC Radio 2, along with a recent tour supporting Robben Ford. ‘Out Of The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Elles Bailey, Laura Evans, Out Of The Dark, pop rock, review, rock, singer songwriter
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Album review: STRAPPS – Bound For Glory (Complete Recordings 1976-1979)
Cherry Red Records [Release date: 19.09.25] Strapps were a late 70s band with a wonderful straight ahead rock sound, and a raunchy (some said misogynistic) image. They formed in 1975 when former Episode 6 and Quatermass drummer Mick Underwood teamed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bound For Glory, box set, Complete Recordings 1976-1979, funk, Gillan, hard rock, Mick Underwood, review, rock, Strapps
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Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You
Bandcamp [Release date: 27.06.25] American/German singer/songwriter Désirée Mishoe who records under the name of May the Muse, has released an intriguing debut album full of musical variety. The album is produced by Justin Hawkins, who also plays most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, funk, Justin Hawkins, May the Muse, melodic, No Please, pop, review, rock, The Darkness, Yes Thank You
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Album review : RISEN ATLANTIS feat: FRANK BECK – Power To The Past
Frontiers Music [Release Date : 26.09.25] Singer, Frank Beck, touring sideman with Kai Hansen’s Gamma Ray for many years, now gets his solo opportunity. Risen Atlantis is the brainchild of Alessandro Del Vecchio, writer, producer, musician, commonly associated with Frontiers … Continue reading
