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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review: SCARDUST – Strangers
M-Theory Audio [Release date 30.11.20] Progressive Rock’s most famous unknown band, Scardust, released their second album, Strangers, to widespread critical acclaim in November last year. It was an unauspicious time to be releasing new product. Consequently, the label has “re-released” … Continue reading
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Tagged album, concept, Jens Bogren, M-Audio, Progressive Rock, progrock, review, Scardust, symphonic, Yonaton Kossof
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Album review: NINEBARROW – A Pocket Full Of Acorns
www.ninebarrow.co.uk [Release date 05.03.21] Ninebarrow – the duo of Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere – were planning to carry on their impressive and relentless series of gigs up and down the country last year. Of course the pandemic put paid … Continue reading
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Tagged A Pocket Full Of Acorns, album, folk, Jay LaBouchardiere, Jon Whitley, melodic, modern folk, Ninebarrow, review, sea shanty
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Album review : KREEK – Kreek
Frontiers [Release date 12.02.21] Debut album from Kreek, a new band built around ex Bigfoot vocalist, Antony Ellis. It’s produced by Night By Night & Passion vocalist/guitarist, Dan Rosall. It’s surprising that this one got past Frontiers generally on-the-ball quality … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Antony Ellis, Bigfoot, Dan Rosall, Danny Vaughn, Frontiers, Kreek, melodic hard rock, night by night, Passion, review, Steve Augeri
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Album review: JOHN PAUL KEITH – The Rhythm of the City
Wild Honey Records [Release date 19.02.21] The over-riding descriptor of John Paul Keith’s fifth solo album is, “Vintage”. With twelve years’ experience as part of the Memphis music scene, plugging away as a session player and live act, there is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, John Paul Keith, melodic, review, rock 'n' roll, soul, Stax, The Rhythm of the City
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Album review: THE HOLD STEADY – Open Door Policy
Thirty Tigers [Release date 19.02.21] The Hold Steady return to action with eighth album which as vocalist Craig Fin explains – “This album was written and almost entirely recorded before the pandemic started, but the songs and stories explore power, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt pop, alt rock, Craig Finn, indie rock, Open Door Policy, review, rock, the Hold Steady
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Album review: RADAR – Lost In The Atlantic
Escape Music [Release date 19.02.21] Escape Music have a knack of uncovering long lost albums, or in the case of Radar, one that has never had a proper release until now. Radar was formed in 1981 by David West (keyboards, … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's pop, album, Go West, Lost In The Atlantic, Nik Kershaw, pop, Radar, review, synth pop
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Album review : GEORGE LYNCH & JEFF PILSON – Heavy Hitters
Cleopatra Records [Release date 15.01.21] Two of Dokken’s original members who left and developed into marquee names themselves are guitarist, George Lynch and bass player/vocalist, Jeff Pilson. The prediction that all rock bands will eventually do a covers’ album might … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Tichy, Cleopatra Records, Covers, Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson, Lynch Mob, melodic hard rock, review, USA
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Album review: ALLY VENABLE – Heart Of Fire
Ruf Records [Release date 26.02.21 ] I chatted to Ally when she toured with Blues Caravan in the autumn of 2019 when it was evident she was a sassy, talented performer from Texas. And very young! This gig was a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ally Venable, blues, blues rock, Devon Allman, guitar, guitarist, Heart Of Fire, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, review
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Album review : DURBIN – The Beast Awakens
Frontiers [Release date 12.02.21] By spinning a fourth place finish on American Idol into 4 solo albums and a stint fronting Quiet Riot, singer/guitarist James Durbin clearly had more than TV celebrity on his side.The Beast Awakens is the next … Continue reading
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Tagged album, American Idol, Frontiers, James Durbin, Malmsteen, metal, Quiet Riot, review, rock, Schenker, The Beast Awakens, Y&T
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Album review: INGLORIOUS- We Will Ride
Frontiers Records [Release Date 12.02.21] It has been a rocky road for Inglorious since they burst onto the scene as one of the great hopes of classic rock. For a while their huge potential, not least in the powerful vocals … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Danny De La Cruz, hard rock, Inglorious, Nathan James, We Will Ride
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EP review: TEMPERANCE – Melodies Of Green And Blue
Napalm Records [Release date 19.02.21] Italian melodic metal band Temperance have been around since 2013, releasing their latest studio album ‘Viridian’ last year. They also feature three vocalists, namely Alessia Scolletti, Michele Guaitoli and Marco Pastorino (although he is credited … Continue reading
Album review: JASON BIELER & THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA – Songs For The Apocalypse
Frontiers [Release date 29.01.21] Jason Bieler scored a winner with hard rockers Saigon Kick (who had a US hit with ‘Love Is On The Way’ in 1991), and since then Jason Bieler has been mixing up styles. Indeed, when asked … Continue reading
Album review: OSIBISA – New Dawn
Marquee Records/Right Track [Release date: 23.04.21] I remember Osibisa as that rather colourful outfit who squeezed into the Old Grey Whistle Test TV studio in the early 1970s with their infectious brand of soulful groove. They purveyed what we would … Continue reading
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Tagged Afro-rock, album, funk, Gregory Kofi Brown, New Dawn, Osibisa, review, Robert Bailey, world
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Album review: NICK FLETCHER – Cycles Of Behaviour
[Release date 26.03.21] www.hacktrax.co.uk Getting a glowing affirmation from none other that Steve Hackett, printed clearly on your album cover, may give a relatively unknown guitarist a definite leg up. Nick Fletcher is a member of brother John’s band and … Continue reading
Album Review: EXPLORERS CLUB – Rarities Vol 1
Gold Star Recordings [Release date 05.02.21] Explorers Club dropped two acclaimed new albums last year (To Sing And Be Born Again/Explorers Club). We reviewed both. In their own way they proved that Sixties Pop is timeless. Jason Brewer, the band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Explorers Club, Gold Star Recordings, Jason Brewer, melodic, pop, power pop, Rarities Vol 1, Retro Pop, review
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Album review: MILTON HIDE – Temperature’s Rising
www.miltonhide.com [Release date 05.03.21] Milton Hide emerged out of the East Sussex open mic and folk club circuit five years ago, where the acoustic duo picked up many plaudits for their debut EP, ‘Little Fish’, released in 2018. Now husband … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, folk, melodic, Milton Hide, review, singer songwriter, Temperature’s Rising
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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Vol.4 Super Deluxe Edition
WIN A COPY!! Competition closes 14.02.21 Sanctuary (5LP) [Release date 12.02.21] Now here really is a special edition of a genuinely classic album, by one of the original developers of the whole heavy metal genre, Black Sabbath. Originally a blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, box set, Geezer Butler, heavy metal classic album, Ozzy Osbourne, review, Steve Wilson, Tony Iommi, Vinyl, Vol.4 Super Deluxe Edition
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Album review: THE GOLD NEEDLES – What’s Tomorrow Ever Done For You?
Jem Records [Release date 19.02.21] The Gold Needles are onto album number three that features nine new original songs plus three covers including The Hollies ‘Have You Ever Loved Somebody’ and The Beatles ‘If I Needed Someone.’ Formed in 2015, … Continue reading
Album review: W.E.T. – Retransmission
Frontiers Records (Release Date 22.01.21) Of all the melodic rock supergroups assembled, usually on the Frontiers roster, W.E.T. have proved to have staying power. This fourth studio release comes a relatively recent three years after its predecessor ‘Earthrage’, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, Jeff Scott Soto, melodic rock, Robert Sall, W.E.T.
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Album review : WALTER EGAN – Fascination
Red Steel Music [Release date 05.02.21] Westcoast/Americana/AOR wizard, Walter Egan is back, with a smoothed out rock’n’roll love story, Fascination, just 2 years after his Burritos’ album, Sound As Ever, created a few fresh waves. Imbued with bygone vibes, it … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Lindsay Buckingham, review, Stevie Nicks, Walter Egan, Westcoast Rock
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Album review: ZED MITCHELL – Route 69
Pete Feenstra chatted to Zed Mitchell for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in January 2021 and playing tracks from ‘Route 69′. Timezone Records [Release date 15.12.20] Zed Mitchell may only be known to his loyal coterie of blues aficionados but, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, interview, review, Route 69, Zed Mitchell
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Album review: DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION – Halcyon Hymns
Cherry Red [Release date 05.02.21] Fourth album from DBA, the fruitful poprock collaboration between Geoff (Asia/Yes) Downes and uber songwriter/producer, Chris (Guetta/Aguilera) Braide. Halcyon Hymns is their living-in-the-lockdown album, and as the title more than subtly suggests, it’s a recording … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Asia, Chris Braide, Downes Braide Association, Geoff Downes, Halcyon Hymns, melodic, pop rock, review, Yes
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Album review: ACCEPT – Too Mean To Die
Nuclear Blast [Release date 29.01.21] Accept, the German masters of heavy metal for more than 40 years and key influencers on bands such as Metallica and Iron Maiden, return with their 16th studio album – ‘Too Mean To Die’. Accept … Continue reading
Album review: LUCERO – When You Found Me
Thirty Tigers [Release date 29.01.21] Lucero’s last album, 2018’s ‘Among The Ghosts’, was a real treat and new discovery to this reviewer. Lucero have reunited once more with Grammy Award winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Drive-by Truckers) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt country, Americana, Ben Nichols, Bob Seger, country, folk, Lucero, review, southern rock, When You Found Me
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Album review: THE PROG COLLECTIVE – Worlds On Hold
Cleopatra Records [Release date 16.12.20] The latest iteration of The Prog Collective is ever more relevant in these times of artist lockdown and lack of live. A project started in 2012, and spearheaded by Yes bassist Billy Sherwood, the idea … Continue reading
