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Quick plays: THE BRINK, RESTLESS SPIRITS, ZEPHYRA
THE BRINK Nowhere To Run Frontiers [Release date 17.05.19] The Brink – Tom Quick (vocals), Lexi (lead guitar), Izzy Trixx (rhythm guitar), Gary Connor (bass guitar) and Davide Drake Bocci (drums) – are another up and coming band, part of … Continue reading
Gig review: ERIC GALES – Nell’s Jazz & Blues, London, 5 June 2019
An evening with Eric Gales is like a rock-blues therapy session. Every song is analysed, the crowd’s response is measured, the autobiographical stories are analytical in nature and the short burst of incendiary guitar are the proof of his God … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Oyster Cult, blues, Byron Carter, electronica, Eric Gales, funk, guitar, hip hop, jazz, Jimi Hendrix, LaDonna Gales, psychedelia, rock
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Album review: CRAZY LIXX – Forever Wild
Frontiers [Release date 17.05.19] “Forever Wild” is the sixth studio album from Swedish band Crazy Lixx, and could very well be their best to date. This is good, solid melodic rock n’ roll that is full of those ‘80’s style … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bon Jovi, Crazy Lixx, Def Leppard, Forever Wild, glam metal, hair metal, melodic rock, review, Skid Row
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Album review: THIS WINTER MACHINE – A Tower of Clocks
F2 Music [Release date 24.06.19] Second album by the Yorkshire based progressive rockers This Winter Machine, who are relative newcomers having formed in 2016. They consist of Al Winter (vocals), Mark Numan (keyboards, vocals), Graham Garbett (guitars, vocals), Scott Owens … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tower of Clocks, album, Fish, Marillion, melodic, neo prog, prog rock, progressive, review, rock, This Winter Machine
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Album review: WARRIOR SOUL – Rock N Roll Disease
Cargo/Livewire [Release date 07.06.19] This is big ballsy rock n roll, just the way it should be, and Warrior Soul’s new album “Rock n Roll Disease” pretty much picks up where 2017’s “Back On The Lash” left off. With nods … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Kory Clarke, Lemmy, metal, punk, review, rock, Rock N Roll Disease, Warrior Soul
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Album review: DE WOLFF – Live & Outta Sight II
Mascot Records [Release date 14.06.19] Dutch rock band De Wolff is a contemporary cross-genre band who tap into the moment to produce a varied, but coherent live album with plenty of innovation and spark. Variously described … Continue reading
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Tagged country, De Wolff, drums, Gov't Mule, Grateful Dead, Greta Van Vleet, guitar, Hammond, jam band, Jerry Garcia, Josh Kiszka, keys, Led Zeppelin, Live & Outta Sight 11, Luka van de Poel, Nektar, Pablo van de Poel, Prince, prog rock, Psychedelic Rock, Robert Plant, Robin Piso, rock, THE DOORS
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Gig review: ROCKIN THE BLUES 2019 – JONNY LANG/WALTER TROUT/KRIS BARRAS – 02 Forum, London, 4 June 2019
Whatever Provogue records original vision was for their annual European Rockin’ The Blues’ tour, it could surely not have been much better than this. Put simply, in terms of passion, energy and balance, tonight’s triple bill delivers different shades of … Continue reading
Album review: JACK BRUCE – Live At Rockpalast 1980, 1983 and 1990 (CD/DVD)
MIG Music [Release date 26.04.19] 2 DVD/5 CD This multi-disc box set is a fine summary of Jack Bruce playing live from 1980 through to 1990. Culled from the legendary German TV show “Rockpalast” this 5-CD set also contains 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983 and 1990, album, Billy Cobham, blues rock, box set, CD, Clem Clempson, Cream, David Sancious, DVD, German, Jack Bruce, Jazz rock, Live At Rockpalast 1980, review, TV
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Gig review: BEARDED THEORY’S SPRING GATHERING – Catton Park, Derbyshire, 23 – 26 May 2019
Life, Love and Unity. The Dreadzone motto of “Life, love and unity” has never been more perfectly exemplified than at Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering. It’s a philosophy that seems to be embraced by the Beardy tribe. Fields full of friendly folk, a fantastic line up, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Bearded Theory, Catton Park, Dreadzone, Editors, festival, folk, Idlewild, Imperial Leisure, Little Steven, live, Pulled Apart By Horses, punk, Reef, Rev Hammer, rock, Suede, The Blinders, The Dreadnoughts, The Mahones, The Orb, The Slow Readers Club, Thw Wildhearts
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Gig review: MARTIN BARRE BAND (50 Years of Jethro Tull) – Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, Wirral, 2 June 2019
The International Guitar Festival Of Great Britain, held annually for many years, has been a showcase for some of the world’s finest players. Sadly, it has lost its focus a little in recent years with acts appearing that have no … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 years, Clive Bunker, Dan Crisp, Dee Palmer, Floral Pavilion Theatre, gig, hard rock, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: THE DIVINE COMEDY – Office Politics
DC Records [Release date 07.06.19] Never one to do things by halves, Neil Hannon and the Divine Comedy return with a double album, three years after their last album ‘Foreverland’. As the album’s title suggests it has a loose theme … Continue reading
Album review: TIM STAFFELL – aMIGO
Moscodisc [Release date 12.07.19] Tim Staffell’s 2006 solo album ‘aMIGO’ gets a timely re-issue, given the ongoing success of the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ film, plus Tim Staffell released his latest solo album ‘Two Late’ last year (the title a nod to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, aMIGO, Brian May, jazz, Jazz rock, Morgan Fisher, Mott the Hoople, Queen, review, Santana, Smile, Snowy White, Solo, Thin Lizzy, Tim Staffell
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Album review: STING – My Songs
A&M Island [Release date 24.05.19] Longevity can be both a blessing and a curse. Music industry economics are such that a tour is more successful with an album behind it and if that album isn’t of new material, a compilation … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Summers, classic rock, classic songs, My Songs, pop, reggae, review, rock, Solo, Stevie Wonder, Stewart Copeland, Sting, the Police
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Album review: D-A-D – A Prayer For The Loud
AFM Records [Release date 31.05.19] D-A-D are a band whose sound is instantly recognisable and are consistent in the quality of their albums, and I have always been surprised that they have not received the success and recognition that they … Continue reading
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Tagged A Prayer For The Loud, AFM Records, album, classic rock, D A D, melodic, revew, rock
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Album review: FICTION SYXX – The Alternate Me
MelodicRock Records [Release date 28.06.19] Fiction Syxx follow up last year’s debut ‘Tall Dark Secret’ with ‘The Alternate Me’. Fiction Syxx is the brain child of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Mark Allen Lanoue and he is joined again by guitarist JK Northrup (King … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alternate Me, Eric Ragno, Fiction Syxx, JK Northrup, Mark Allen Lanoue, melodic rock, progressive, review, rock, Styx, Uriah Heep
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Rising Stars: BADMINTON
Badminton are a trio from Leeds – singer, guitarist Robbie Tooth, guitarist Dominic Marshall and drummer Tom McAndrew - who have been writing together since 2015, releasing their first couple of tracks in 2016 under the name of Friends of Friends. These tracks … Continue reading
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Tagged Badminton, band, Bon Iver, emo, interview, pop, Rising Stars, rock, The Cure
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Quick plays: BUFORD POPE, WORLD OF MICK, LENY’S GIRL
BUFORD POPE The Waiting Game [Release date 08.04.19] Swedish singer songwriter Buford Pope (aka Mikael Liljeborg) – with raspy vocals reminiscent of a young (albeit tight trousered) Rod Stewart – literally plays the waiting game with his eighth release, in … Continue reading
Album review: IZZ – Don’t Panic
Doone Records [Release date 21.05.19] Don’t Panic – the ninth studio album by New York based proggers Izz, may feature – as one of the band’s four vocalists – Laura Meade who’s debut solo album Remedium topped my 2018 best … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Don't Panic, Izz, Laura Meade, prog.progressive rock, review
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Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN – Grand Tour
English Electric [Release date 17.05.19] Big Big Train return with ‘Grand Tour’ – the first since the band’s inception without founder Andy Poole – and they are joined by five brass players and 18 string players. Vocalist David Langdon helps … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Big Train, Genesis, Grand Tour, melodic, prog rock, progressive, review, rock
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Gig review: BUCK & EVANS – 100 Club, London, 27 May 2019
Buck and Evans define the term ‘critically acclaimed’ in that anyone who has come into contact with their music has universally praised them. However, a good four years since I last saw them (at Highbury Garage) progress has been slow. … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Bob Richards, Buck & Evans, Chris Buck, Dominic Hill, gig, Sally Ann Evans, The Rainbreakers
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Album review: BEXATRON – Hey You!
Zube Records [Release date 07.12.18] Bexatron are Bexx (vocals), Belle Star (drums), Adam Adorjan (bass) and Greg Radcliffe (guitar), having formed in 2015. They have been building up a decent following with support slots including a recent one with the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bexatron, glam rock, Hey You, melodic, P!nk, pop rock, punk pop, review, sleaze
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Album review: MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND – Love & Beyond
Frontiers [Release Date 26.04.19] Michael Thompson is one of the most respected session guitarists in rock – alongside Steve Lukather and Bruce Gaitsch he is probably the go-to man, particularly for the so-called West Coast sound where soft rock and … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Guy Allison, Larry Antonino, Larry King, Mark Spiro, melodic rock, Michael Thompson, West Coast
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Album review: FORTUNE – II
Frontiers [Release Date 26.04.19] Fortune’s 1985 self-titled albums is one that always featured highly in the list of obscure but brilliant melodic/AOR classics. While singer Larry (LA) Greene and keyboard player Roger Scott Craig went on to another cult AOR … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Fortune, Larry Greene, melodic rock, Mick Fortune, Richard Fortune
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Album review: DARWIN – Origin of Species
www.darwin.is [Release date 07.12.18] ‘Origin Of Species’ is an extravagant concept album spread over two discs, with DarWin not only the songwriter of the album and guitarist, he also stars in the album’s story. Ah yes, the story is a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, DarWin, environmental, Greg Howe, Matt Bisonette, melodic, progressive, review, rock, Simon Phillips, Spock's Beard
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Album review: STEELEYE SPAN – EST’D 1969
Park Records [Release date 21.06.19] Unlike many long established bands who only add a few songs off any new album into their set lists, Steelye Span have added nearly all of ‘EST’D 1969’ into their current set list. Take a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, EST’D 1969, folk, folk rock, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Maddy Prior, review, Steeleye Span, traditional music
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