Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)

Album review: FRANKIE MILLER – Falling In Love and Easy Money (Remasters w/bonus tracks)

Posted on April 23, 2022 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [release date 18.03.22] 1980 now, and Frankie Miller’s label are looking for another hit song like ‘Darlin’, from his 1978 long player, Falling In Love. And so, knowing there’s no substitute for throwing money at it, they … Continue reading →

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Album review: HELD BY TREES – Solace

Posted on April 22, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Tweed Jacket Music [Release date 22.04.22] The opening piece on this instrumental album sounds like an outtake from Inspector Morse c.1988. It was one of the great TV detective series, punctuated by Barrington Pheloung’s superb orchestrations. I digress, perhaps the … Continue reading →

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Album review: TWELFTH NIGHT – Smiling At Grief…Revisited

Posted on April 22, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Twelfth Night [Release date 01.04.22] The cottage industry that is Twelfth Night continues. The band haven’t been active live since 2014 and some would say that their best work was done with vocalist/lyricist Geoff Mann in the early 1980s. The … Continue reading →

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Album review: RONNIE ROMERO – Raised On Radio

Posted on April 19, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 15.04.22] Ronnie Romero’s taken an opportunity that not many singers get. Given the chance to record an album of covers, he’s deep dived into his favourite back catalogues and emerged with some unsung classics in his hands. … Continue reading →

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Album review – SEMBLANT – Vermillion Eclipse

Posted on April 18, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [release date: 15.04.22] Semblant’s second album on the Frontiers label sees this Brazilian Melodic (Death) Metal band confidently cement its leading position in the “one to watch” category. The “Death” description is misleading, and only gets used in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: JACK BROADBENT – Ride

Posted on April 18, 2022 by jason

www.jackbroadbent.co.uk Crow’s Feet Records Album number five from the critically acclaimed guitarist Jack Broadbent. Hailed as “The new master of the slide guitar” by the Montreux Jazz Festival and “The real thang” by the legendary Bootsy Collins, Jack Broadbent has … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIRST SIGNAL – Closer To The Edge

Posted on April 17, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date 08.04.22] First Signal started life as a collaboration between Harry (Harem Scarem) Hess and Denis (Pink Cream 69) Ward. Two big names in the melodic rock genre. This is the third album since without Ward. Daniel Flores … Continue reading →

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Album review: TREAT – The Endgame

Posted on April 16, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 08.04.22] Here’s Treat again. The Endgame, produced by the talented Peter Mansson, is the band’s fourth album since their rebirth in 2006. In the world of second and third generation melodic rock, only Harem Scarem, Leverage and … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNY BEARDSLEY – Chase The Sun

Posted on April 14, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

www.dannybeardsley.com [Release date 24.06.22] I think the first thing to say about this release. Isn’t eco-friendly packaging s—e? The album arrives dog-eared and bendy. Surely we can do better than this? Sorry, now the music. We reviewed Beardsley’s previous album … Continue reading →

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Album review: FASHION – fashion music

Posted on April 13, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Easy Action [Release date 01.05.22] This double CD is a great opportunity to hear a proto Fashion, the Birmingham band who made some impact in the early 1980s with their blend of electro funk. They signed to Arista in 1981, … Continue reading →

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Album review: TNT – Tell No Tales and Intuition (Remasters)

Posted on April 12, 2022 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [Release date: 25.03.22] In 1984 TNT were a tight, solid rock band, populated by gifted musicians, all looking for a sound that would define them. They had just broken through with second album, Knights Of The New … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE – Hell, Ca

Posted on April 12, 2022 by jason

Golden Robot Records [Release date 01.08.22] Since the late ‘80’s Love/Hate’s Jizzy Pearl has been one of the most instantly recognisable voices in rock, and Pearl himself has been releasing consistently great music throughout that time (and not only music, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVE EDWARDS – Many Rivers

Posted on April 10, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Cadiz [Release date 24.06.22] It would be an interesting exercise to identify those “nearly men” (or women) of rock that for whatever reason failed to realise their ambitions (if they had any). This might be due to the musical climate, … Continue reading →

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Album review: OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW – Paint This Town

Posted on April 7, 2022 by jason

ATO Records [Release date 22.04.22] Old Crow Medicine Show shine a light on the darker aspects of American life on this album – “At the end of the day, we’re still just trying to stop you on the street and … Continue reading →

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Album review: RIOT ACT – Closer To The Flame

Posted on April 7, 2022 by jason

Global Rock Records [Release date 01.04.22] This is the debut album from Riot Act, the band initially formed by former ‘classic era’ Riot members Rick Ventura and Lou Kouvaris and it is a must listen to for any classic hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN ELEFANTE – The Amazing Grace

Posted on April 3, 2022 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 22.04.22] John Elefante is probably best known amongst rock fans for his time in Kansas in the early 80’s when he replaced Steve Walsh. After leaving Kansas he worked as a producer for Christian artists including … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON McBRIDE – The Fighter

Posted on April 3, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Simon McBride chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 19 June 2022. earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.22] McBride was voted “Young Guitarist Of The Year” by Guitarist magazine in 1996 an accolade that can be both … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK PEARL – Black Pearl

Posted on April 2, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

The prime movers and shakers of “Black Pearl” chatted together for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio as part of Pete Feenstra’s weekly show. First broadcast 27 March 2022. Redline Records [Release date 22.04.22] Lockdown has been a blessing and a … Continue reading →

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Album review: RONNI LE TEKRO – Bigfoot TV

Posted on March 27, 2022 by brianmc

Tekro Music / Rough Trade [Release date: 18.03.22] Fast approaching 60, Oslo born guitarist, Ronni Le Tekro, ex TNT, is not for slowing down. He’s guested on some interesting albums of late, but Bigfoot TV is his first solo outing … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS – Toward The Fray

Posted on March 27, 2022 by jason

Americana Vibes/regime Music Group [Release date 25.03.22] GRAMMY Award-winning bluegrass, folk and Americana outfit, the Infamous Stringdusters, have been making music since 2006 and ‘Toward the Fray’ is the band’s first original album since 2019’s ‘Rise Sun’. The Infamous Stringdusters … Continue reading →

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Album review: HARRY CHAPIN – Story Book, The Elektra Albums, 1972-78 (6 CDs)

Posted on March 25, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red/Strawberry [release date 25.03.22] Heads and Tales (1972) Sniper And Other Love Songs (1972) Short Stories (1973) Verities and Balderdash (1974) Portrait Gallery (1975) Greatest Stories Live (1976) On The Road To Kingdom Come (1976) Dance Band On The … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHINING BLACK – BOALS and THORSEN – Postcards From The End Of The World

Posted on March 24, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 18.03.22] Shining Black’s 2020 self titled album collaboration was tuned into Hard Rock as much as it was to Melodic Metal. Guitarist, Olaf (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) Thorsen and singer, Mark (Malmsteen, Royal Hunt) Boals’ first musical marriage … Continue reading →

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Album review: RADIOACTIVE – X.X.X

Posted on March 24, 2022 by andynathan

Frontiers Records (Release date 11.03.22) Few people in the melodic rock world have as lengthy or prolific track record as Tommy Denander. While best known for playing on or producing records for a dizzying roster of artists and, for UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: FM – Thirteen

Posted on March 24, 2022 by andynathan

Frontiers Records (Release date 18.03.22) Over a decade since reforming, FM’s run of quality product since seems to be coming at an ever faster rate, their suitably titled 13th studio album coming less than two years after its predecessor ‘Synchronised’. … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SPIDERHAWKS- Travelling Light

Posted on March 21, 2022 by andynathan

Music for Sport (Release Date 25.03.22) The Spiderhawks are the brainchild of Simon Webb who has a CV as long as your arm as a composer for TV, theatre and film. They released a charity single during lockdown but this … Continue reading →