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Album review: IVY GOLD – Broken Silence

Posted on May 5, 2023 by petefeenstra
Ivy Gold - Broken Silence

A1 Records [Release date 26.05.23] Ivy Gold’s ‘Broken Silence’ is a step up from their debut ‘Six Dusty Winds’  album. It’s built round the same muscular rock antecedents, but features stronger songs which are unafraid to let the funk, blues … Continue reading →

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Album review: REDBONE – A’s And B’s

Posted on May 4, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
REDBONE - A's And B's

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 17.03.23] For most readers of a certain age (i.e. ancient, this writer included) Redbone may be best known for their one big hit single ‘Witch Queen Of New Orleans’ which made No.2 in the UK … Continue reading →

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Book review: On Track….EAGLES- every album, every song by John Van der Kiste

Posted on May 3, 2023 by andynathan
On Track....EAGLES- every album, every song by John Van der Kiste

SonicBond publishing (Publication date 03.03.23) For the latest in the ‘On Track’ series John Van Der Kiste has the unenviable task of saying something fresh about one of the best selling artists of all time, whose story has already been … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICHIE RAMONE – Live To Tell

Posted on May 3, 2023 by jason
Richie Ramone - Live To Tell

Cargo/Livewire [Release date  21.04.23] If you think of the famed Ramones logo, amongst the four names around the outside you wouldn’t find Richie, however, a Ramone he was, on drumming duty between 1983 and 1987. In fact, the story is … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BALLADMONGRELS – Trouble

Posted on May 3, 2023 by jason
THE BALLADMONGRELS - Trouble

Cargo/Livewire [Release date 12.05.23] Whether it be his work with the Dogs D’Amour, his solo albums or here in new project The Balladmongrels, there is a warmth and familiarity to the vocals of Tyla J Pallas, a man whose lyrics … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIM KIRKPATRICK – Dead Man Walking

Posted on May 3, 2023 by jason
Jim Kirkpatrick - Dead Man Walking

US One Records [Release date 21.04.23] Second solo album from FM guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick, who is joined by fellow FM band member Jem Davis on keyboards and Status Quo’s rhythm section of bassist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards and drummer Leon Cave. … Continue reading →

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Album review: KORITNI – Long Overdue

Posted on May 2, 2023 by jason
KORITNI - Long Overdue

Verycords [Release date 14.04.23] Koritni, the band formed around vocalist & guitarist Lex Koritni, are now on their seventh studio album (and first in five years) since first appearing back in 2006. Lex Koritni is joined by guitarist Tom Fremont and drummer Daniel … Continue reading →

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News: ALICE COOPER, OASIS, TRIUMPH, (May 2023)

Posted on May 2, 2023 by jason
BLACK STONE CHERRY- Royal Albert Hall, London, 29 September 2021

Bryan Adams has released a new anti-war song titled ‘What if There Were No Sides at All.’ Black Label Society are starting work on their next studio album. Black Stone Cherry (pictured) release their latest album ‘Screamin’ At The Sky’ on … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE 69 EYES – Death Of Darkness

Posted on May 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
THE 69 EYES - Death Of Darkness

Atomic Fire Records [Release date 21.04.23] There’s an element of “Eurovision” in this album, and I reckon The 69 Eyes should ready themselves for Australia 2024.  Australia?  Yes, I have high hopes for Voyager this year.  There is a definite … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GUN- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 14 April 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023 by andynathan
GUN- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 14 April 2023

Last year Gun’s revitalised career took a new twist when they revisited and reimagined songs from their past in acoustic fashion in ‘The Calton Songs’. The next step was to take the format on the road with an extensive tour. … Continue reading →

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Album review : MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND – The Love Goes On

Posted on May 1, 2023 by brianmc
The Michael Thompson Band - The Love Goes On

Frontiers [Release date 12.05.23] Michael Thompson may be one of the most gifted, sought after rock guitarists in the business – his pedigree must run to several volumes – but the Michael Thompson Band, known as MTB, will forever be … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – WALTER TROUT (May 2023)

Posted on May 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Photo: John Bull/Rockrpix Walter Trout has consolidated his solo career, overcome major health issues, and remained relevant at the forefront of blues rock… Damn right Walter’s got the blues! But he’s thrown out the clichés, blown away the cobwebs, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: SCREAMACHINE – Church Of The Scream

Posted on April 30, 2023 by brianmc
SCREAM MACHINE - Church Of The Scream

Frontiers [Release date 12.05.23] While not immediately lovable, Italy’s Metal monsters, Screamachine’s second album, Church Of The Scream inexorably works its way under your skin. And remains there. So, get your headphones on and say a prayer. They band hit … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANGEL – Once Upon A Time

Posted on April 29, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
ANGEL - Once Upon A Time

Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.04.23] Whilst it is good to see a seventies band re-appear (in white suits) to capture former glories ‘Once Upon A Time’ isn’t the album to achieve modern notoriety. The problem is the inconsistent production. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Album review : HEAVEN’S EDGE – Get It Right

Posted on April 29, 2023 by brianmc
HEAVENS EDGE - Get It Right

Frontiers [Release date 12.05.23] Allmusic describes Heaven’s Edge as “an obscure Glam Metal band from the early nineties”. It’s a reasonable observation on the basis of one (self titled) album released in 1990 (just about clinging on to the glam … Continue reading →

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Album review: L.A. EDWARDS – Out Of The Heart Of Darkness

Posted on April 28, 2023 by petefeenstra
L.A. Edwards - Out Of The Heart Of Darkness

Bitchin’ Music Group [Release date 06.01.23] Everything about L.A. (aka Luke Andrew)  Edwards from his initials and his West Coast tinged Americana, to his use of jangly pop and the fact his PR references the cultural sway of Laurel Canyon, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ARIELLE – ’73

Posted on April 28, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
ARIELLE - '73

ww.iamarielle.com [Release date 20.04.23] Arielle has had a stop-start career which has involved record label issues and rehab. Now an independent artist, the new album ’73 is her true second coming.  It’s suitably titled because (whilst referencing her classic VW … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – The Dio Album

Posted on April 28, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
PAUL GILBERT - The Dio Album

Music Theories Recordings/Mascot [Release date 07.04.23] Six string wizard Paul Gilbert reinterprets some of RJD’s finest moments from his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, substituting the master’s vocals with his own guitar lines. It’s a hugely brave move … Continue reading →

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Album review: L.A.GUNS – Black Diamonds

Posted on April 28, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
L.A.GUNS - Black Diamonds

Frontiers [Release date 14.04.23] Since Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis buried the hatchet back in 2016 they have released four studio and two live albums in what can only be described as somewhat of a purple patch.  The latest, ‘Black … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SABATON – Hydro, Glasgow – 18th April 2023

Posted on April 26, 2023 by david.wilson
SABATON - Hydro, Glasgow - 18th April 2023

The much delayed ‘Tour To End All Tours’ had finally reached Glasgow and the legion of Scottish Sabaton fans were eager to see what Sweden’s finest had in their war chest. Sabaton have gone from strength to strength over the … Continue reading →

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Album review: BALDASSARRE – Grand Boulevard

Posted on April 26, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
CARL BALDASSARRE - Grand Boulevard

Carl Baldassarre Music [Release date 28.04.23] The first thing this over-stressed reviewer thought when opening up the promo package was “what the hell will I play it on?”  But it turns out that the album is on a USB stick … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAMSEY LEWIS – Hang On Ramsey!/Wade In The Water/Don’t It Feel Good/Salongo/Tequila Mockingbird/Love Notes (Remasters)

Posted on April 26, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
RAMSEY LEWIS - Don't It Feel Good/Salongo/Tequila Mockingbird/Love Notes

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date: various] Many readers’ first experience of Ramsey Lewis would have been the 1965 hit ‘The In Crowd’.  This evokes happy times, stretched out with a transistor radio in the summer sunshine tuned in to a … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN HUNTER- Defiance Part 1

Posted on April 25, 2023 by andynathan
IAN HUNTER- Defiance Part 1

Sun Records (Release Date 21.04.23) Ian Hunter has taken into unchartered territory the concept of what rock n rollers are like when they reach a great age. Having celebrated his 80th birthday in 2019 with a Mott the Hoople 74 … Continue reading →

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Book review: MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date  28.04.23] It seems to be a trend for musicians – some of whom aren’t exactly thrust centre stage in the pantheon of rock – to write their biographies.  Perhaps it’s a Lockdown thing or a sense … Continue reading →

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Album review : KING’S X – In The New Age, The Atlantic Recordings 1988-95 (6 CD boxset)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by brianmc
KING’S X – In The New Age, The Atlantic Recordings 1988-95 (6 CD boxset)

Cherry Red [Release date 28.04.23] Anyone who got truly tuned into King’s X will be familiar with words like “memorable”, “original”, “intoxicating”. These and other such qualifiers being liberally used in reviews of the band’s albums down through the years. … Continue reading →

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