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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review: MEDICINE HEAD – Heartwork
John Fiddler chatted to Pete Feenstra about the album ‘Heartwork’ First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 18 February. Living Room Records (digital) Talking Elephant (CD) [Release date : 23.02.24] John Fiddler’s Medicine Head enjoyed a merited comeback … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americnana, Belinda Campbell, Bob Dylan, Dave Colwell, David Lindley, Dzal Martin, Heartwork, interview, Jackson Brown, John Fiddler, John Lennon, Mark Knopfler, Medicine Head, Neil Young, reggae, review, rock, roots
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Album review: BENJAMIN CROFT – We Are Here To Help
Galactic Receiver [Release date 03.05.24] www.benjamincroftmusic.com You could be forgiven thinking that Benjamin Croft is the latest U.S. fusion export. But Benjamin is British and this is his third solo album. He has worked in the States but relocated to … Continue reading
Album review: VEGA – Battlelines
Frontiers Records [Release Date 08.09.23] First of all an apology – Vega’s seventh album was released in Autumn 2023 but dropped under my reviewing radar at the time! It is the first since the departure of the Martin Brothers who … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battlelines, Billy Taylor, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Nick Workman, Pete Newdeck, Vega
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Album review: REVOLUTION SAINTS – Against The Winds
Frontiers [Release date 09.02.24] Album number five from Revolution Saints, the band led by Journey vocalist/drummer Deen Castronovo who first debuted in 2015. Revolution Saints had a major line-up change back in 2022 with Deen Castronovo joined by Foreigner bassist Jeff … Continue reading
Album review : SMOKING SNAKES – Danger Zone
Frontiers [Release date : 16.02.24] Swedish band, Smoking Snakes, release their debut album, Danger Zone this month. The banal band name and cliched album title will surely raise a wry smile on the face of even the most ardent genre … Continue reading
Album review : PHILIP SAYCE – The Wolves Are Coming
Forty Below [Release Date : 23.02.24] Philip Sayce’s ‘The Wolves Are Coming’ is a slash and burn affair full of hard rocking, wild burning riffs, some angst ridden vocals, a cute sense of dynamics and a preference for a wall … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, John Lee Hooker, Led Zeppelin, Peter Green, Philip Sayce, review, rock, The Beatles, The Wolves Are Coming
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Album review : WALTER TROUT – Broken
Provogue [Release Date : 01.03.24] Walter Trout’s ‘Broken’ is an apt metaphor for a reflective, philosophical and at times groundbreaking album, which ultimately celebrates life through the sheer joy of making music. A stylistically varied set is topped and tailed … Continue reading
Album review : HONEYMOON SUITE – Alive
Frontiers [Release Date : 16.02.24] They are indeed, performing here in the instantly recognisable melodic style that defined their key albums. There’s none of the artificial complexity that some bands seem to think is necessary as they move into the … Continue reading
Album review: SLADE – Till Deaf Do Us Part, Live At The New Victoria
BMG [Release date 23.02.24] BMG’s Slade reissue campaign continues with two more albums (both on CD and coloured vinyl). Formed by Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell in the late 60s, the band found enormous success with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BMG, classic rock, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, live album, Live At The New Victoria, Noddy Holder, reissue, review, Slade, Till Deaf Do Us Part
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Album review : NEW GUITARS IN TOWN Power Pop 1978-82 (3 CD Set)
Cherry Red [Release date: 16.02.24] By the late seventies, a genre that had blossomed in the Sixties was rediscovered by a new generation of teenagers. And so the legacy of the Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Who and others skipped … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, Beatles, Boomtown Rats, boxset, Elvis Costello, Feargal Sharkey, post-punk, power pop, The Jam, The Undertones, THE WHO
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Album review : ALBERT CUMMINGS – Strong
Ivy Music Company [Release date : 16.02.24] Albert Cummings is back with his 11th album called ‘Strong’. It reaffirms his blue collar and rock-blues credentials, while breaking new ground by carefully balancing emotionally charged, guitar driven aggression with lyrically fuelled … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Albert Cummings, album, blues, country, funk, Jimmy Oden, John Fogerty, Paul McCartney, review, rock, Strong, The Beatles
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Album review : PROCOL HARUM – Shine On Brightly (Vinyl Remaster)
Cherry Red [Release date : 23.02.23] Procol Harum’s second album, originally released in 1968. This cutting edge remaster, transferred to 12″ vinyl, takes us into the studio, listening to the recording sessions, hearing each note, each sound, near or far, … Continue reading
Album review : SONS OF LIBERTY – The Detail Is In The Devil
Pete Feenstra chatted to Fred Hale, founder member and guitarist with Sons Of Liberty, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 1 September 2024. Independent [Release date : 23.02.24] This is the Sons of Liberty’s third album in six … Continue reading
Album review : KMFDM – Let Go
Metropolis Records [Release date : 02.02.24] KMFDM’s 23rd album is a mixed bag of sights and sounds, each one contributing to a predominant image of a patchwork musical quilt. Each track is an auditory outcry, all cleverly stitched together in … Continue reading
Album review: JACK J HUTCHINSON – Battles
Website [Release date 09.02.24] Jack J Hutchinson is back with another jam packed album full of riffs, hard rocking blues and catchy choruses. ‘Battles’ is produced & co-written with Josiah J Manning (Kris Barras Band, Inglorious), with fellow Kris Barras … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battles, blues rock, guitarist, hard rock, Jack J. Hutchinson, melodic, review, rock
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Album review: ROBERT HART – Circus Life
Escape Music [Release date 26.01.24] A new solo album by former Bad Company and Distance singer Robert Hart is always a ‘must listen’ for any melodic hard rock fan. On this album he is joined by Heartland’s Steve Morris and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Bad Company, blues rock, Circus Life, FM, hard rock, Harry James, Heartland, Lonerider, melodic rock, review, Robert Hart, Solo, Steve Morris, Steve Overland, Thunder
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Album review: PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW – The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1974 (3 CD Boxset)
Grapefruit (Cherry Red) [Release date : 16.02.24] 1974. The UK seemed to be locked into an endless cycle of political and economic crises. The 3 day week. Fuel shortages, and an unheralded post war recession in full swing. Hardly a … Continue reading
Album review: SOUTH OF SALEM – Death Of The Party
Spider Party Records [Release date 19.01.24] Back “in the day” UK national radio would ensure that if a band crafted three or four minute ear candy there was a good chance it would be playlisted. Back then – 1970s and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Death Of The Party, heavy rock, review, South Of Salem
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Album review : ALCATRAZZ – Rock Justice : The Complete Recordings 1983-1986
Cherry Red [Release date : 26.01.24] The Yngwie Malmsteen, Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo writing team on debut album No Parole From Rock’n’Roll (1983) was much more than the sum of the parts. Hard rock melodramas, ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Hiroshima Mon … Continue reading
Album review: LITTLE LORE – Seven Stories (Parts one and two)
Bandcamp [Release date 23.02.24] Tricia Duffy, aka Little Lore, release the second part of her album in two parts/EPs. This version collates all seven songs together and is also available on CD, as well as download and streaming. Producer and … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Americana, folk, Little Lore, pop, review, Seven Stories (Parts one and two), singer songwriter
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Album review: THE PLEASURES – The Beginning Of The End
Self release [Release Date 04.08.23] The Pleasures are an Australian duo comprising Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan, supported by a fine rhythm section who always serve the song. The duo are the focal point throughout on 11 uncompromising, finely crafted … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Catherine Britt, country, Elton John, Guy Clarke, Hatfitz and Cara, Howlin Wolf, Lachlan Bryan, Monophonics, review, rock, roots, Samantha Fish, singer, singwriter, Steve Earle, The Band, The Pleasures
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Album review : MAMA’S BOYS – Runaway Dreams 1980-92 (5 CD boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date : 26.01.24] CD1: Official Bootleg (1980) CD2: Plug It In (1982) CD3: Turn It Up (1984) CD4: Relativity (1992) CD5: Singles, B Sides and Rarities Three boys from Co. Fermanagh conquer the world. Well no, it … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Belfast, boxset, eighties, Hawkwind, Irish Folk Music, Kerrang!, Mama's Boys, melodic rock, Nazareth, Phil Lynott, review, Slade, Sounds, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: DAN PATLANSKY – Movin’ On
Pete Feenstra chatted to Dan Patlansky for Get Ready to ROCK! radio. First broadcast 21 January 2024. Virgin Music Label And Artist Services [Release Date 01.03.24] It’s tempting to say that South African guitar slinger Dan Patlanksy is back with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, Dan Patlansky, funk, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Movin On, radio, reggae, review, rock, singer, singer songwriter, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Album review: SAXON – Hell, Fire and Damnation
Silver Lining Music [Release Date 19.1.24] The fact that Saxon were one of the inductees in GRTR!’s ‘Grotto of Greatness’, marking significant acts from our first 20 years, tells you all you need to know about the ability of the … Continue reading
Album review: DYMYTRY – Five Angry Men
AFM Records [Release date : 26.01.24] Second English language album from Czech Power Metal band, Dymytry, (their sixth overall). The arrival of vocalist, Alen Lubic has made all the difference in creating an international appeal. Musically, this new album is … Continue reading
