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MYSTERY – The World Is A Game
Unicorn Digital Mystery were a bit of a mystery to me until I checked out the band members…a Michel St-Père on guitars and keyboards – no still none the wiser…and a certain Benoit David on vocals – … Continue reading
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Tagged Benoit David, Michel St-Père, Mystery, prog rock, The World Is A Game, Yes
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NIGHT RANGER – 24 Strings and a Drummer Acoustic
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Given their longevity and their reputation for a quality ballad, it is perhaps surprising that Night Ranger have waited so long to release an unplugged album. But with interest in them revived by last year’s excellent Growing Up … Continue reading
IMMENSION, SHEEPY, FIGHT THE DICE, BLEAK FALLS, THE HIDDEN REVOLUTION
IMMENSION – Immension EP Self Release (Release Date – 7th Jan 2013) This will be the debut EP from Sheffield metallers Immension. The band that immediately spring to mind when listening to the opening track, ‘Shadows Of Yourself’, are Trivium. … Continue reading
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Tagged BLEAK FALLS, FIGHT THE DICE, IMMENSION, Sheepy, THE HIDDEN REVOLUTION
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THE RECKONING – Need To Breathe
Atlantic Records (Release Date – out now) Need To Breathe is the fourth album by The Reckoning and stateside it has already proved to be a massive hit clocking up No. 1 positions in both the Billboard rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Need To Breathe, The Reckoning
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THE PROPHETS OF ADDICTION – Babylon Boulevard
Cargo Records The Prophets of Addiction’s debut album “Babylon Boulevard” is a dark and sleazy effort that sits somewhere between latter day Faster Pussycat and early Dogs D’amour. The album was self produced but mixed by ex- Ozzy Osbourne bassist … Continue reading
QUIET RIOT – Reissues
QUIET RIOT – Metal Health/Condition Critical Rock Candy Records Formed in the early 70s, Quiet Riot featured guitarist Randy Rhodes, and the band split when Rhodes joined Ozzy Osbourne. Reforming in the early 80s, Metal Health would be the band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Condition Critical, Kevin DuBrow, metal, Metal Health, music, Quiet Riot, reissue, review, rock
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T & N – Slave To The Empire
earMUSIC 0208329ERE Okay, is it a tribute album or isn’t it? T & N would have you believe this offering should stand up in its own right. Dokken alumni George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and ‘Wild’ Mick Brown have assembled seven … Continue reading
LOVE & MONEY – The Devil’s Debt
Vertical VERTCD096 Twenty years on, can Love & Money still cut it? Their re-grouping at the start of 2011 for a couple of Scottish gigs and tentative UK dates last autumn suggested a resounding ‘yes’. To hear that the band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, James Grant, Love & Money, review, The Devil's Debt
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JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Freedom At Point Zero
Rock Candy Records Formed from the ashes of West Coast band Jefferson Airplane in the early 70s, Jefferson Starship (later just Starship) kept that influence in their brand of hard rock and power pop. This album, originally released, saw a … Continue reading
RAINBOW – Reissues
On Stage (2CD) Long Live Rock’n’Roll (2CD) Universal Universal continue their excellent, if long overdue appraisal of the Rainbow catalogue, with the former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore producing some of the best and most classic hard rock to come … Continue reading
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Tagged Long Live Rock 'N' Roll, On Stage, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie Dio
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PAUL MENEL – Into Insignificance I Will Pale
www.paulmannel.com (Released 5th Nov) Paul Menel was the vocalist in IQ in the late 80′s and appeared on the band’s two most commercial albums ‘Nomzamo’ and ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’. He then bowed out of IQ in … Continue reading
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KIX – Live in Baltimore
(CD/DVD) Frontiers Originally formed in 1977, KIx released 6 albums between 1981 and 1996 and enjoyed a period of commercial success in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s before splitting up in 1996. No surprise as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fronteirs, Kix, Live in Baltimore
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Singles Bar: RED MEASURE, VALERIE JUNE, THE CIVIL WARS
RED MEASURE – No-One’s Face (EP) Touch Act Records (Released Dec 10th) Three piece band from Nashville and they have released one previous EP to date. I have listened to this a fair few times and I have to say … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, Red Measure, singles, THE CIVIL WARS, VALERIE JUNE
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Quick Plays: THEN JERICO, WALKING WITH KINGS, STORMZONE
Audio Porn – Jezebel’s Kiss (JK Records) Audio Porn is the Hard-Rock project formed by singer / songwriter Azriel St. Michael and drummer Byron Black, both former Jezebels Kiss members, and Hydrogyn guitarist/producer Jeff Westlake. The songs are melodic, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Stormzone, Then Jerico, WALKING WITH KINGS
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JOE STUMP – Revenge of the Shredlord
Lion Music www.lionmusic.com Joe Stump burst onto the guitar instrumental scene in 1993, producing ripping guitar work in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen. He has continued to be uncompromising in his work over the years and has been classified as … Continue reading
TESTAMENT – Dark Roots Of Earth
Testament is a band that requires no introduction, being engraved in Bay Area thrash folklore in the 80’s. The band returned from oblivion to blow everyone away with “Formation of damnation” a few years back. “Dark roots of earth” continues … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Roots Of Earth, Nuclear Blast, Testament, thrash metal
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STRING DRIVEN THING – The Machine That Cried
(Esoteric) Signing to act-breakers Charisma should have assured better fortune for this electric violin-driven four-piece but in the notes of Esoteric’s reissue guitarist Chris Adams, band co-founder with wife Pauline, grumbles over the label’s preoccupation with Genesis as neglectful of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, music, prog, progressive, reissue, review, rock, String Driven Thing, The Machine That Cried
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GENTLE GIANT – I Lost My Head
(EMI) Writer Daryl Easlea muses over the meaning of the word ‘contrapuntal’ in his excellent notes with fresh band interviews accompanying a great value 4CD box of albums recorded for the Chrysalis label (plus rarities and unreleased) by this epitome … Continue reading
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Tagged 1975-1980, box set, Chrysalis, compilation, Gentle Giant, I Lost My Head
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THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW – Exposed In The Light DVD
TAPFSDVD04 The Australian Pink Floyd Show are one of the very few tribute acts in the world that have somehow seemed to move away from that genre and even though playing another bands music have turned into a band in … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, Exposed In The Light, live, review, The Australian Pink Floyd Show
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PAUL SABU – In Dreams
www.z-records.com Z Records continue their fine re-issue series of Paul Sabu’s back catalogue and this album first saw the light of day as a Japanese import back in 1994, before Now & Then picked it up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, AOR, In Dreams, Lee Aaron, melodic rock, Paul Sabu, Z Records
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DEMON DUDE’S REVENGE – An Adolescent Fantasy Volume 1
www.demondudesrevenge.com Steve Watts was the keyboards player in Demon between 1985 and 1991 and co-wrote much of the band’s output in those years along with vocalist Dave Hill. After leaving Demon he all but disappeared from the … Continue reading
PETER GABRIEL – So: Classic Albums
Eagle Vision www.eagle-rock.com The latest in the ‘Classic Albums’ series looks at Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album ‘So’. This album really catapulted Peter Gabriel into the big time and was a massive selling album with four hit singles lifted off the … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic Albums, Eagle Vision, Kate Bush, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, So
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BLEAK ANGEL – Reborn
http://www.bleakangel.com/ Second album by this UK folk rock band, who are currently down to a duo of Tim Balmford (songwriter/vocals) and Daisy O’Halloran (vocals) although former member Steve Morse (not the Deep Purple one!) plays 12 string … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleak Angel, Daisy O'Halloran, folk rock, Reborn, Tim Blamford
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WALTER TROUT BAND – gig review
The Jazz Café, Camden, Tuesday 16th October 2012 Armed with a chunky new blues platter, Walter Trout has completely overhauled his live show since last year’s shows. Incredibly, ‘Blues for the Modern Daze’ is Mr Trout’s 21st solo album. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, gig review, Jazz Cafe, Mitch Laddie, WALTER TROUT BAND
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GEOFF TATE – Kings & Thieves
Inside Out www.insideout.de (Released 05.11.12) It has certainly been an eventful year for Geoff Tate after being dismissed by his former band Queensryche (be interesting to see how they progress as regards new material) and now he has a new … Continue reading
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Tagged GEOFF TATE, Inside Out, Kings & Thieves, Queensryche
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