Tag Archives: ALBERT LEE

Quick plays: BADFINGER, CACTUS

Posted on May 3, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

BADFINGER No Matter What Revisiting The Hits Cleopatra Records [Release date 02.04.21] Badfinger were one of our greatest pop rock bands with a criminally short life-span, not least due to the sad demise of the band’s two main movers and … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SLEEP EAZYS – Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell

Posted on March 22, 2020 by petefeenstra

Provogue Records [Release date 10.04.20] The Sleep Eazys ‘Easy To Buy, Hard To Sell’ is a Joe Bonamassa’s instrumental side project that ostensibly pays homage to the late guitarist Danny Gatton. It also reflects his own ability to confidently swap … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES OLIVER BAND – Twang

Posted on March 20, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to James Oliver for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in April 2020. The Last Music Company [Release date 03.04.20] When it comes to the concept of ‘Twang’, Deke Leonard’s last book about guitarists, ‘The Twang Dynasty’, may … Continue reading →

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Album review: STERLING BALL, JOHN FERRARO, JIM COX – The Mutual Admiration Society

Posted on February 13, 2018 by petefeenstra

Mascot [Release date 19.01.18] Guitarist Sterling Ball, bassist John Ferraro and drummer Jim Cox explore a musical lineage which their label tells us, is: “A celebration of up to forty years of friends making music together.” The label in this … Continue reading →

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Album review: JON LORD – Reissues (Gemini Suite/Before I Forget)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Gemini Suite [Release date 09.12.16] Before I Forget [Release date 27.01.17] It is perhaps sometimes overlooked, but Jon Lord left a quiet legacy of solo albums even though for most of his career he laboured in the gargantuan shadow of … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG – s/t

Posted on October 12, 2016 by jason

Harbour Light Music After a quick search on the website I realised I had reviewed a single by Michael Armstrong, ‘Radio Days’, which makes this debut album. This self-titled album has been available since last year via Amazon and the … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETER SARSTEDT – England’s Lane

Posted on January 9, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Angel Air Records [Release date 15.01.16] For most, Peter Sarstedt will forever be associated with his 1960s hit ‘Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?’. This wider success has masked a long and productive solo career and the release of … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLAS – From The Blues To Your Shoes

Posted on April 17, 2015 by petefeenstra

Glas [Release date 09.12.14] Glas is a stripped down rocking trio from South Wales with a mission statement to play: “classic blues, rock and roll, country and r&b in a contemporary way”. The splendidly titled ‘From … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES – Frettening Behaviour

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jason

Heroic Records Veteran country-rock stalwart Albert Lee has hooked up with his UK-based band Hogan’s Heroes to release a collection of classy covers and decent new material. Whilst there’s an easy listening feel to much of the arrangement and production, … Continue reading →