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Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – North
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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Tagged America, Ammon Wrigley, Crosby, John Lees, John Lees Barclay James Harvest, North, prog, review, rock, Steely Dan, Stills and Nash
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Album Review: LEVELLERS – Green Blade Rising / Truth And Lies
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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Tagged folk, Green Blade Rising/Truth And Lies, Levellers, punk, re-issue, review
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Album review: 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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Tagged 30th Anniversary Show, album, CD, DVD, Europe, Joey Tempest, John Norum, June 2013, Live At Sweden Rock, review
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Album review: JOE COCKER – Live At 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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Tagged album, CD, DVD, JOE COCKER, Live at Montreux 1987, review
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Album review: THE SWEET – The Answer
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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Tagged A, Andy Scott, glam, Mal McNulty, pop, reissue, review, rock, Slade, The Angels, THE ANSWER, The Sweet
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Album Review: ANDERS OSBORNE – Peace
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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Tagged Alligator Records, Americana, Anders Osborne, blues, Jackson Brown, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Peace, Procol Harum, review
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Album review: MAGENTA – The Twenty Seven Club
Tigermoth Records [Release date 02.09.13] Rob Reed, fresh from his triumphant ‘Kompendium’ project (a real ‘follow that’ job if ever there was one) has returned to his day job in Magenta with Christina Booth and Chris Fry to deliver yet … Continue reading
Album review: JADEA KELLY – Clover
Darth Jadea Music Jadea (pronounced Jay-da) Kelly is an emerging Canadian artist whose 2010 independently released Eastbound Platform album saw her nominated for ‘new emerging artist’ in the Canadian Folk Music Awards. And believe me, there’s some fierce competition in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Canadian, Clover, Jadea Kelly, review, singer, songwriter
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Quick plays: JOEY SUMMER, WILLIE & THE BANDITS, ANN SCOTT, PROSPEKT
JOEY SUMMER – Even The Saints Are Sinners Perris Records ww.joeysummer.com Latest album from Joey Summer who has a grounding in classic sounding melodic rock. It’s not a bad album as Joey Summers has a voice suited to melodic hard … Continue reading
Album review: TYLA J PALLAS – Devil’s Supper (Electric Sitting)
King Outlaw Long before the “Pledge” method of making and releasing a non-major label album, Dogs D’Amour front man Tyla J Pallas had perfected his own cottage industry style of label- sleeve designing, producing and releasing endless amounts of decent … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Devil’s Supper (Electric Sitting), Dogs D'Amour, review, rock, Tyla J Pallas
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Album review: MATTHEW GOOD – Arrows Of Desire
Frostbyte (double CD) Matthew Good releases his eleventh album (sixth solo album) as he switches between solo releases and those under the Matthew Good Band handle. He has had massive success in his native Canada. On this album he has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Arrows Of Desire, Canada, MATTHEW GOOD, REM, review, rock, the Pixies
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Album review: LISBEE STAINTON – Word Games
Marionet Music [Release date 04.11.13] After the excellent Girl On An Unmade Bed (2010), Lisbee Stainton’s last album Go (2011) fell a little short of expectations (with the exception of the wonderful single Wrench). Retreating to Monnow Valley Studios in … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Eleanor McEvoy, Lisbee Stainton, rock, Seth Lakeman, singer, songwriter, Word Games
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Album review: EDEN’S CURSE – Symphony of Sin
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Eden’s Curse return with their fourth album, Symphony of Sin, after a difficult two year period with a new vocalist (Serbian Nikola Mijic) and a new keyboard player (former Power Quest member Steve Williams) in tow. Founding … Continue reading
Album review: LESLIE WEST – Still Climbing
Provogue/Mascot [Release date: 28.10.13] ‘Still Climbing’ is an aptly title album and metaphor for the guitar heavyweight Leslie West who has rebuilt his career since his leg amputation. The album finds the former Mountain guitarist with a surprising amount of … Continue reading
Album review: RUNNING WILD – Resilient
SPV – [Release date 7.10.13] Few bands can claim to have fans across the globe who are as passionate and devoted to their craft as those belonging to the legendary German Heavy/Power Metalers Running Wild. Even they, however, had their … Continue reading
Album review: THE PROG COLLECTIVE – Epilogue
Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 14.10.13] Billy Sherwood is a busy man. The one-time Yes guitarist/keyboard player has carved out a niche coordinating a myriad of projects in recent years – some with a prog angle, others with a ‘tribute’ … Continue reading
Album review: THE ANSWER – New Horizon
Napalm Records www.theanswer.ie Amazingly this is the band’s fourth album and an important one as they have seemingly peaked fanbase wise here in the UK playing at mostly modest sized venues. They have had the helping hand of AC/DC’s management … Continue reading
Album review: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS – Ride ‘Til I Die/The Hard Stuff
Eagle Records [Release date 07.10.13] A nice little two discs in one set from Eagle Records of ‘The Hard Stuff’ originally released in 2006 and ‘Ride ‘Til I Die’ which came out in 2003. George Thorogood & the Destroyers … Continue reading
Album review: HURLEMENT – Terreur Et Tourment
Emanes Metal Records (Release date – out now) You may have guessed by the title that Hurlement are a French metal outfit. The band have been together for ten years and are proud to fly the flag … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, France, heavy metal, Hurlement, review, rock, Terreur Et Tourment
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Album Review – ROXIN’ PALACE – Roxin’ Palace
SAOL (Release date – out now) Sleaze rockers Roxin’ Palace only formed last year in Italy but have already managed to write and record this 10 track album. The standard of the songs on offer and the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Italy, Motley Crue, review, rock, Roxin' Palace, Skid Row, sleaze
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Album Review –THE BURNING CROWS –Behind The Veil
Self-release (release date – out now) This album has been around for a couple of months now but is still well worthy of a mention here. The band are managed and promoted by Matt Goom, who was … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Behind The Veil, blues, CD, Matt Goom, review, rock, The Burning Crows, The Quireboys
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Album Review: KATATONIA -Dethroned and Uncrowned
KScope – Released 9 September 2013 So, is it possible to improve on perfection? When I reviewed Katatonia’s ‘Dead End Kings’ album a year ago (q.v.) it got a well-deserved five star rating and made it into … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Dethroned & Uncrowned, Katatonia, Progressive Rock, Swedish
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Album review: THIN LIZZY – Renegade & Thunder And Lightning
Universal [Release date 23.09.13] Universal complete their remastering of the Thin Lizzy’s studio albums with Renegade and Thunder And Lightning. And while this period is often criticised for the direction changes (pop and metal) and performance, with production, line-up changes … Continue reading
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Tagged album, bonus track, Brian Downey, John Sykes, Phil Lynott, reissue, Renegade, review, rock, Scott Gorham, Snowy White, Thin Lizzy, Thunder And Lightning
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Album review: ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW & THE LOWRIDERS – Zone-O-Tone
Proper Records Andy Fairweather Low has had a long and illustrious career, including playing live with Eric Clapton for many years and performing with Roger Waters. Also trivia fans the Lowriders feature sax player Nick Pentelow, who was a member … Continue reading
Album review: CONEY HATCH – Four
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Now here’s a band from the dark and distant past. Coney Hatch are a Canadian rock band who release 3 albums back in the eighties – debut Coney Hatch in 1982, Outta Hand in 1983 and Friction in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Carl Dixon, Coney Hatch, Four, Frontiers, hard rock, review
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