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Single reviews: JESSICA LYNN, IVY GOLD, FUTURE RADIO, ZEA SY
JESSICA LYNN Love Me That Way Another new song from a rising star in the country scene Jessica Lynn. As Lynn hereself says – “Love Me That Way is one of my favorite songs from my new television concert special … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, Future Radio, Ivy Gold, Jessica Lynn, melodic rock, pop, review, rock, singles, soul, Zea Sy
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Album review: LEAVES’ EYES – The Last Viking
AFM Records [Release date 23.10.20] Leaves’ Eyes are nothing if prolific, with eight albums, eight EPs and a live album since they formed back in 2003. ‘The Last Viking’ marks the final part of the band’s Viking trilogy, telling the … Continue reading
Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2021-March 2021
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2020 April – June 2020 July – September 2020 October – December 2020 April – June 2021 July-September 2021 October-December 2021 2021 January 1st THE BLACK KEYS ‘Brothers’ (10th anniversary edition) 8th Frozen … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions, Upcoming (Tours & Releases), Video
Tagged 2021, album, AOR, Bluray, CD, classic rock, DVD, February, heavy rock, January, March, melodic rock, metal, New releases, progressive, rock
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Album review: MATTY JAMES CASSIDY – Old Souls
Cargo Records [Release date 28.08.20] I do love a record that you cannot pigeon-hole to one musical genre, especially one that has a rich tapestry of influences in there too, and that is exactly what Matty James Cassidy has managed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, folk, Matty James Cassidy, Old Souls, review, rock, rock 'n' roll
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DVD review: THE ROLLING STONES – Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Eagle Vision/Universal [Release date 25.09.20] Now, this is a beauty of a release, and one that I have been waiting for as I have had a bootleg of this show since early 1990 and this has now been restored, remixed … Continue reading
Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – A Wizard A True Star, Live
Cleopatra Records, USA [Release date 25.09.20] Eleven Years ago this month, Todd Rundgren and his band, suitably garbed in white “coat’n’tails” played “A Wizard, A True Star” in its entirety, at the Akron Ohio Civic Theatre, one of the last … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard A True Star, CD, Cleopatra Records, DVD, live, melodic, review, rock, soul, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: RISING STEEL – Fight Them All
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Second album from Grenoble’s finest metal band, Rising Steel. And you can see the tongue in their cheek from space. Allegedly. The band’s amusingly phallic name is the first Freudian nod and wink. And then, endearingly, … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – 50 Years Of Jethro Tull (2-CD)
On Sunday 18 October, Martin Barre chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, about his time in Tull and beyond. (40:33) The Store For Music [Release date 16.10.20] The first thing to say is that the cover, … Continue reading
Album review: STRYPER – Even The Devil Believes
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Stryper’s 13th studio album, “Even The Devil Believes” follows hard the heels of “God Damn Evil” (their fourth on Frontiers). When you’re hot you’re hot. Vocalist/Guitarist/producer, Michael Sweet lets loose a high pitched howl as he … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Even The Devil Believes, melodic, melodic metal, metal, Michael Sweet, review, Stryper, white metal
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Book review: MARK BADGEMAN & ANDREW WOLFMAN – Memories of The Market Tavern Kidderminster 1990-96
Self-published [Publication date 16.11.20] Even if you didn’t attend a gig at Kidderminster’s Market Tavern, if you’re a live music fan then there’s plenty here to enjoy. This long defunct but fondly remembered and unique venue is celebrated in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wolfman, book, Carter USM, gigs, Glen Matlock, live, Mark Badgeman, Memories of The Market Tavern Kidderminster 1990-96, pop, punk, review, rock
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Album review: SIMON COLLINS – Becoming Human
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Fourth solo album by Simon Collins and his first since leaving Sound Of Contact, on whose 2013 debut album ‘Dimensionaut’ he handled lead vocals. Simon Collins played drums and keys on this album, along with vocals. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Becoming Human, electronica, Frontiers, melodic, Phil Collins, prog rock, progressive, review, Simon Collins, Sound Of Contact
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Album review: LANDFALL – The Turning Point
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] This is up and coming Brazilian band, Landfall’s first album with talented vocalist Gui Oliver. His high tenor has encouraged the label to compare him to Steve Perry, but his vocal timbre is often much closer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Frontiers, Gui Oliver, Journey, Landfall, melodic rock, review, rock, Steve Perry, The Turning Point
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Album review: THE LAST DINOSAUR – Wholeness
Indie [Release date 23.10.20] Music can move us in so many ways, filtering through our lives in both the subtle and the obvious. It can seem to be that ever-present soundtrack to our days, a faintly heard radio, the background … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, indie, Jamie Cameron, melodic, review, the Last Dinosaur, Wholeness
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Album review: SANDRA BOUZA – Falling Away From Me
Sabucedo Records [Release date 18.09.20] If Toronto has provided a creative backdrop to the recent renewed interest in all aspect of soul, Sandra Bouza takes things a step further with a cross genre, radio friendly album that is refreshingly lyrically … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Canadian soul, Falling Away From Me, funk, Hill Kourkoutis, Janis Joplin, jazz, Joni Mitchell, Motown, R&B, review, Sandra Bouza, soul, Toronto, vocal
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Album review: OVERLAND – Scandalous
Escape Music [Release date 18.09.20] FM vocalist Steve Overland returns with a new album, aided by Tommy Denander, along with Brian Anthony (bass, piano, Hammond) and drummer Brian Tichy (Foreigner, Whitesnake, Dead Daisies et al). The album’s contrasting styles can … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, FM, melodic rock, review, rock, Solo, soul, Steve Overland, Tommy Denander
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Album review: BIG COUNTRY – Out Beyond The River, The Compulsion Years Anthology
Cherry Red [Release date 25.09.20] The late great Stuart Adamson and his band, Big Country, made an indelible musical mark on UK popular culture. Their history is well documented. This anthology focuses on a very narrow, but hugely fertile period … Continue reading
Book review: On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard
Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 18.09.20] As Ryan Ward suggests in this survey of Mike Oldfield’s music, his calling card Tubular Bells – in 1973 – defined him and was never surpassed. He was only 20. Those of a certain age … Continue reading
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Tagged book, classical, dance, Every Album, Every Song, guitar, instrumental, Mike Oldfield, music, On Track, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ryan Yard, Tubular Bells, world
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Album review: TRIPLE J TRIO – Better Days
Self release [Release date 20.03.20] Triple J Trio is a powerhouse British rock-into-blues and boogie outfit, powered by the formidable rhythm section of Jeff Rich (Quo/Stretch/Climax Blues Band etc) and The Beat’s bassist Andy Pearson. They are joined by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Pearson, Better Days, Black Sabbath, blues, boogie, Climax Blues Band, Fleetwood Mac, Jack Bruce, Jamie Godfrey, Jeff Rich, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Green, rock, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Stretch, The Beat, The Faces, Triple J Trio, Walter Trout
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EP review: GALLOWS CIRCUS – II
Facebook [Release date 25.09.20] Kent based Gallows Circus are a relatively new band, having formed in 2016. The line-up consist of vocalist Ian Day, bassist Richard Tunbridge, guitarist Ben Attwood and drummer Steve Kitchener. Six songs on the EP, although … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, EP, Gallows Circus, hard rock, new wave classic rock, review, rock
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Album review: FORNDOM – Fapir
Nordvis Produktion [Release date 03.04.20] A new genre has been created: Viking Chill-out and Forndom is the King. Skillfully mixing the best of Icelandic bands like Sigur Ros along with traditional Scandinavian folk, this Swedish artist brings a stunning world … Continue reading
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Tagged album, chill, Fapir, folk, Forndom, melodic, review, rock, Viking
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Album review: STONE FOUNDATION – Is Love Enough?
100 Percent Records [Release date 11.09.20] Ever since Stone Foundation’s 2005 bow ‘Small Town Soul’, the band’s ethos has been collaboration. With their new album ‘Is Love Enough?’ this approach spills over into the thematic content of the record too. … Continue reading
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Album review: IAN DURY – Hit Me! The Best Of
BMG [Release date 16.10.20] 3-CD Reasons To Be Cheerful? Well we certainly need some of those and who better than to supply a cheery soundtrack to covid-crocked times than the cheeky chappy from Harrow. Ian Dury may have died in … Continue reading
Album review: BILLY WALTON – Dark Hour
Harmonized Records [Release date 04.09.20] ‘Dark Hour’ is a ground-breaking album for the Billy Walton Band. It kicks like a mule but also searches for soulful subtly. ‘Dark Hour’ also finds a meaningful role for the band’s horn section, beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Walton, Billy Walton Band, Dark Hour, Eric Safka, funk, Gary Moore, guitar, Neil Young, Philly soul, review, Robert Cray, rock, soul, William Paris
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Album review: JACKIE MCAULEY– The Cherryvale Files
Red Button Records [Release date 21.02.20] ‘The Cherryvale’ Files is Jackie McAuley’s first album for about 4 years and though it’s an introspective aggregation of songs rather than a full-blown album, it’s been worth the wait. The former Them, Belfast … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Belfast Gypsies Trader Horne, blues, Celtic, folk, Jackie McAuley, Leon Redbone, Pierre Luigi Cioci, Poormouth, Randy Newman, review, rock, songer, songwriter, soul, Them
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Album review: ERROL LINTON – No Entry
Bra$$dog Records [Release date 02.10.20] Normally our blues maestro Pete Feenstra would be waxing lyrical I am sure on this release, however I like a little traditional blues now and then, something Errol Linton is steeped in. Errol has releases … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chicago Blues, Errol Linton, harmonica, No Entry, review
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