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Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER’s TEMPLE OF ROCK – O2 ABC, Glasgow, 11 December 2014
This is the second time I have seen Mr Schenker and crew in the last few weeks having witnessed the band at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales. The fact that I couldn’t wait for tonight’s show is testament … Continue reading
Gig review: RIVAL SONS – The Ritz, Manchester, 11 December 2014
Rival Sons: are these guys the new Kings of Cool? They certainly put an essence of style back into rock music and show that it’s not all battered denim and leather as they stroll onto the stage suited and booted … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 December 2014, Blues Pills, blues rock, gig, Jameson, Manchester, psychedelic, review, Rival Sons, rock, The Ritz
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Gig review: H.E.A.T., Islington Academy London, 10 December 2014
Photo: Jim Templeton-Cross 2014 will go down for H.E.A.T. as the year when the young Swedes made their most significant breakthrough yet since exploding onto the scene with their debut album in 2008. For proof, look no further than GRTR! … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 December 2014, gig, H.E.A.T., hard rock, Islington Academy London, melodic rock, review
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Gig review: BLACK SPIDERS – The Cathouse, Glasgow, 8 December 2014
Monday, not the most rocking of nights but when the Black Spiders are in town Monday suddenly becomes the new Saturday. I have been lucky enough to see the band many times in the last few years and they never … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 December 2014, AC/DC, Black Spiders, gig, Glasgow, Kiss Tried To Kill Me, live, metal, Rival State, rock, The Cathouse, This Savage Land, Tiger Si, Turbogeist
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Gig review: THEA GILMORE – Telford’s Warehouse, Chester, 9 December 2014
Thea Gilmore’s Office Christmas bash was a somewhat conservative affair this year. As always, Thea was on sparkling form and buoyed with festive cheer, office manager Nigel Stonier orchestrated with his usual aplomb, and secretary Fluff and temp Liz Hanks … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 December 2014, acoustic, Chester, Christmas, gig, Nigel Stonier, review, singer, songwriter, Telford's Warehouse, Thea Gilmore
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Gig review: JOE ELLIOTT’s DOWN ‘N’ OUTZ/VEGA – The Garage, Highbury, London, 8 December 2014
Fan worship is the bedrock of music industry economics, but it is rare to see it coming from the other side of the monitors. However Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott has for many years openly sung the praises of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 December 2014, Def Leppard, gig, Highbury, Joe Elliott's Down 'N' Outz, London, melodic rock, Mott the Hoople, Quireboys, review, The Garage, Vega, Vixen
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Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Porthcawl, 7 December 2014 (Day 3: Magnum, The Answer)
Jagermeister Second Stage Fireroad have the task of opening the Jagermeister stage on the Sunday, and having just come back from America where they played with Lynyrd Skynyrd on the Simpleman Cruise, getting this crowd going should be no problem. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 December 2014, FM, gig, Magnum, Porthcawl, Review of Planet Rockstock, review.rock, The Amorettes, THE ANSWER, Voodoo Six
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Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Porthcawl, 6 December 2014 (Day 2: Michael Schenker, Joe Elliott)
Jagermeister Stage Day 2 at Rockstock and the first day on the Jagermeister second stage and opening up are local band Serpentine. The band have recently had line-up changes and it is certainly nice to see them back in action … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 December 2014, Cadillac 3, Down N Outz, gig, Graveltones, Joe Elliott, Michael Schenker, Planet Rockstock, Porthcawl, review, rock, Serpentine, Tax The Heat, Vega
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Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Porthcawl, 5 December 2014 (Day 1: California Breed, Joanne Shaw Taylor)
Planet Rockstock is one of a number of festivals springing up all over the country during off seasons in the holiday parks and I think it is safe to say that these will continue to grow in the future. Porthcawl … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 December 2014, blues, California Breed, gig, Glenn Hughes, Gun, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Motorhead, Phil Campbell, Planet Rockstock, Porthcawl, review, rock, South Wales, The Treatment
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News: THE BEST of 2014 – Vote for your favourites! Best rock albums and live acts!
Every year the GRTR! Reviewers choose their favourite albums and live acts. We reduce this selection to a list of ten in each category. The Best of 2014: Reviewers’ Choice We’ll publish the popular vote results on Tuesday 23 December. … Continue reading
Gig review: SLASH with MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS – The Hydro, Glasgow, 4 December 2014
The last time I saw Slash on stage was at the fateful Monsters Of Rock festival back in 1988 when Guns ‘N’ Roses took the place by storm and two fans went down in the crowd and didn’t resurface, a … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF – The O2 Islington Academy, London, 3 December 2014
Ask me to name my favourite albums for 2014 and The Pineapple Thief’s “Magnolia” will certainly feature in my Top 10 list. Even though my introduction to Bruce Soord’s Alternative/Progressive Rock outfit only took place a couple of years ago, … Continue reading
Gig review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – The Ritz, Manchester, 17 November 2014
Having followed The Temperance Movement since the early days we have seen them sell out pretty much every venue they play; ranging from the 250 capacity Bodega in Nottingham to the 550 capacity Club Academy so tonight at the 1500 … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 November 2014, gig, Manchester, Raglans, review, rock, The Ritz, The Temperance Movement
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Gig review: GRAHAM BONNET – 02 Islington Academy 2, 1 December 2014
For someone whose live appearances have been sporadic in his home country over the years, it was a surprise to see Graham Bonnet doing a second tour of 2014. Unfortunately allied to timing it in the busiest period of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 December 2014, Beth-Ami Heavenstone, Conrado Pesinato, David Sinclair Four, Doogie White, gig, Graham Bonnet, London, Morpheus Rising, O2 Islington Academy, Rainbow, review
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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Clapham Grand, 28 November 2014
Big Country’s sophomore album Steeltown has had the full treatment to mark its 30th anniversary, first a deluxe reissue and then a tour in which the album is played in its entirety. The band did a similar thing with their … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 November 2014, album, Big Country, Clapham Grand, London, review, rock
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Gig review: ACCEPT – The Forum, London, 27 November 2014
When the last of many attempts to reunite Udo Dirkschneider with the remaining members of Accept folded back in 2009, many fans of the German Heavy Metal combo, myself included, believed that the days of this musical institution were numbered. … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 November 2014, Accept, Forum, gig, heavy metal, Herman Frank, London, review, Voodoo Six
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Gig review: BRYAN ADAMS – Wembley Arena, London, 26 November 2014
A recent discussion thread on social media was to list 15 albums that in some way had changed your musical life over the years. Bryan Adams’ Reckless would have been one such for me. I well remember as a headbanging … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 November 2014, Bryan Adams, gig, London, Reckless, review, rock, Wembley Arena
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Gig review: AUDREY HORNE – Underworld, London, 2 December 2014
Audrey Horne pulled in a slightly bigger audience than when I saw them last year, although a Tuesday night and Slash playing at Wembley won’t have helped. Luckily though no major sound issues as the bass rig failed last time. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December, 2014, 77, AUDREY HORNE, gig, London, metal, Pet The Preacher, Pure Heavy, review, rock, Toschie, Underworld
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Gig review: BIGELF – The Garage, London, 19 November 2014
Support Acts: Bend Sinister / Jolly Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Though first formed in Los Angeles twenty three years ago, it took the US trio Bigelf plenty of personal effort and the committed support … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 15 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: I hadn’t seen opening act MORE play for 33 years. In fact the last time was at Monster Of Rock – the original Download before all the hype took over and turned it into the money making … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 November 2014, Bigelf, Black State Highway, Blues Pills, Diamond Head, gig, Hard Rock Hell 8, Michael Schenker, Pwllheli, review
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 13-14 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: The time has come to rally the HRH tribe for the last time this year to yet another sold out celebration of all things rock with a lineup that has so many great names both old and … Continue reading
Gig review: THE YARDBIRDS – Bush Hall, London, 21 November 2014
Capable support was supplied by the promising Some Velvet Morning, a three piece pop-rock outfit taking a 21st century twist on some classic ’80′s influences. The band came on to the atmospheric Nancy Sinatra track from which they take their … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2014, Bush Hall, gig review, Jim McCarty, London, Some Velvet Morning, The Yardbirds, Top Topham
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Gig review: THE LEVELLERS, ABC, Glasgow, 21 November 2014
The definition of frustration is arriving at a venue just after 8pm only to discover that both support bands have been and gone. This is the situation which I found myself in tonight, made all the worse by the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 ABC, 21 November 2014, gig, Glasgow, Greatest Hits, Laura Kidd, live, Mark Chadwick, One Way, Pauline Black, review, She Makes War, The Levellers, the Selecter
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Gig review: FM – The Globe, Cardiff, 22 November 2014
A packed house in the Globe for this much loved band and huge respect should be given to the promoter at Major Minor Productions for delivering a sold out show with a fantastic sound quality in a city that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2014, AOR, Cardiff, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, Kooga, melodic rock, Nev MacDonald, review, Skin, Steve Overland, The Globe
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Gig review: FM – The Brook, Southampton, 21 November 2014
Can it really be 30 years since the Overland brothers from Wildlife and former members of Samson and Diamond Head formed a new band, inspired by the then fashionable radio-friendly AOR sounds of the likes of Journey, Foreigner and Survivor, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2014, AOR, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, melodic rock, Neville Macdonald, review, Southampton, Steve Overland, Summers, The Brook
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