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Album review : BLUE OYSTER CULT – 50th Anniversary Live : Second Night (2CDs+DVD)
Frontiers [Release date : 09.08.24] BOC’s 1972 album, Tyranny And Mutation (their second), continues to get 4 and 5 star reviews in the mainstream music media in its many reissued forms… special vinyl editions, special Japanese releases, 1990 and 2001 … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged 50th anniversary, album, Blue Oyster Cult, Buck Dharma, CD and DVD, Eric Bloom, Frontiers, live, review, Sony Hall New York
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (50th Anniversary Edition)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 30 June 2024 Chrysalis (3CD/Blu Ray, 50th Anniversary Edition) [Release date 17.05.24] Blues/rock guitarist Robin Trower has had a long and distinguished career, … Continue reading
Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Argus (50th Anniversary Edition 1972-2022)
Madfish/Snapper Music [Release date 14.04.23] In his Best of two decades listing our Melodic Rock Editor Andy Nathan (and big Wishbone Ash fan) included the gig at a country house in Buckinghamshire in 2012. Andy wrote: “Given the enmity between … Continue reading
Gig review: HAWKWIND – Cambridge Corn Exchange,18 November 2019
Now celebrating their 50th tour, Hawkwind have always been one of the giants of the UK rock scene but have, despite their longevity, never seen the plaudits and respect that are heaped on many acts of their vintage and younger. … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Blackheart Orchestra, Cambridge Corn Exchange, classic rock, Dave Brock, gig, Hawkwind, live, prog rock, review, space rock
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Album review: THE MOODY BLUES – In Search Of The Lost Chord (50th Anniversary edition)
Universal [Release date 02.11.18] I’ll be honest, I was never a big Moodies fan. And this 3 CD/2DVD wallet busting re-visitation is clearly aimed at their most ardent followers i.e. those only too ready to meet the hefty £41.99 price … Continue reading
DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Eagle Vision [Release date 06.10.17] Also available: CD/DVD, Bluray When I saw Jeff Beck in Birmingham in 2014 I was somewhat underwhelmed. In spite of an audience of a certain age hanging on every note the performance came across as … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, beth Hart, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, Buddy Guy, DVD, fusion, Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Hall, Live At The Hollywood Bowl, review, rock, Steven Tyler, Wet Willie, Yardbirds, ZZ Top
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News: TEN YEARS AFTER – 50th Anniversary Box Set in November 2017
Chrysalis Records release a 50th Anniversary box set in November to coincide with the release of Ten Year’s After’s debut album in 1967. For the first time including albums from both the Deram and Chrysalis eras, between 1967 and 1974, … Continue reading
Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Union Chapel, London, 27 May 2017
Folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention have never been a band to shy away from celebrating their own legacy. When they decided to split in 1979 they held a big outdoor farewell gig in Cropredy, Oxfordshire that proved so successful they decided … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Cropredy, Dave Pegg, Fairport Convention, folk, folk rock, gig, London 27 May 2017, review, Simon Nicol, Union Chapel
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Video interview: ROGER MAYER, Guitar Effects Guru – 28 June 2014
Roger Mayer made his first effects unit back in 1964 and his designs influenced a whole generation of guitar players. In his 50th anniversary year, Roger tells Pete Feenstra about a career that took him from a research job in … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Video Interviews
Tagged 50th anniversary, Bob Marley, effects, fuzz, guitar, guitar effects, interview, Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, June 2014, Octavia, Rocket, Roger Mayer, Stevie Wonder, video, Voodoo
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ERIC BURDON new album in April
ABKCO RECORDS TO RELEASE ERIC BURDON’S ‘TIL YOUR RIVER RUNS DRY APRIL 1ST – UK RELEASE BURDON’S NEW ALBUM COINCIDES WITH 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANIMALS Eric Burdon has completed his most personal album to date, titled ‘Til Your River Runs … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Til Your River Runs Dry
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