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Album review: MIDNITE CITY- Bite the Bullet
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Album review: CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON – The Tree in the Wood
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Album review: JUDIE TZUKE – Now Or Never
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Archaeoptimist
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Album review: ROSS HARDING – The Blood and the Blues
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Album review: PETE KOSANOVICH – Beauty Within You
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Tag Archives: album
Album review: DATURA4 – Hairy Mountain
[Release date 28.10.16] How far is it from the west coast of Australia to the west coast of the USA ? Turns out that, musically, it’s about a five minute trip in a space-buggy powered by stardust and riff-diesel. Fremantle’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Datura4, Hairy Mountain, review, rock, southern
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Album review: GARY WRIGHT & WONDERWHEEL – Ring Of Changes
Esoteric [Release date 29.07.16] Best known for his hit single ‘Dreamweaver’ in 1976, and his time in Spooky Tooth, Gary Wright’s ‘Ring Of Changes’ was made in 1972 but, in spite of a single release (included as a bonus track), … Continue reading
Album review: URIAH HEEP – Salisbury (reissue)
BMG [Release date 28.10.16] The Heep reissue series continues with their 1971 “progressive” offering, and reinforced with a bonus “alternative” disc including previously unreleased material. Cynics might wonder why we are again being ask to re-buy the music of our … Continue reading
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Tagged album, David Byron, heavy rock, Ken Hensley, metal, Mick Box, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Salisbury, Uriah Heep
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Album review: AISLES – Hawaii
Presagio Records [Release date: 29.07.16] Ahh, Aisles, geniuses or not – it’s a very fine line between between the two isn’t it, and this had me thinking all the way through. I reviewed the Chilean (yes, Chilean) progressive rock outfit’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aisles, album, Chile, Hawaii, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: THE ANSWER – Solas
Napalm Records [Release date 28.10.16] The Answer celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Rise’, an album they have struggled at times to live up to. However, on this new album ‘Solas’ (the Gaelic word for light) they have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, folk, Gaelic, review, rock, Solas, THE ANSWER
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Album review: WINTER MOUNTAIN – I Swear I Flew
Astral Fox Records [Release date 18.11.16] The sophomore album by Cornish singer songwriter Joe Francis, who otherwise goes by the name of Winter Mountain (formerly a duo with Donegal’s Marty Smyth), is a mishmash of influences. Featuring contributions from Seth … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, I Swear I Flew, Joe Francis, pop, review, singer, songwriter, WINTER MOUNTAIN
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Quick plays: AMANDA RHEAUME, SKYWARD, EILERA, ANDY BENNETT
AMANDA RHEAUME Holding Patterns [Release date 21.10.16] On her last release Keep A Fire (2014) we suggested that Ottawa songstress Amanda Rheaume’s song writing is more ‘popular’ than ‘pop’ and a pleasant enough Radio 2 style listen. In that sense, … Continue reading
Album review: ROD STEWART – Sir Rod Stewart and some of his early faces
The Store For Music [Release date 21.10.16] 2-CD When ‘Sir’ precedes Rod’s name, and the album artwork features a Spitting Image/ Newzoid caricature of the man, it’s natural to have some doubts about the depths that have been plumbed to … Continue reading
Album review: PETRICHOR – What We’ve Noticed
[Release date 02.01.16] Written, recorded, and produced over four years – from the middle of high school to college – What We’ve Noticed is a remarkably mature debut from Massachusetts-based seven piece band Petrichor. With three vocalists and the use … Continue reading
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Tagged album, fusion, Petrichor, prog, Progressive Rock, review, What We've Noticed
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Album review: HOLON – The Time Is Always Now
Release date [12.08.16] The Time Is Always Now is a set of proggy ‘songs’ written over ten years by Norwegian guitarist Ronny Pedersen. Not considered suitable for his existing projects, the songs are a nucleus of a collaborative concept project. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Holon, Norway, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Ronny Pedersen, The Time Is Always Now
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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Like An Arrow
Earache Records [Release date 15.10.16] Blackberry Smoke are back with the follow-up to last year’s ‘Holding All The Roses’, an Album of the Year selection here at GRTR! and a rare five star album from me. So no pressure then … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blackberry Smoke, classic, country, Greg Allman, Like An Arrow, review, rock, southern
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Album review: CRY OF DAWN featuring Goran Edman- Cry of Dawn
(Release Date 23.09.16) In melodic rock circles, the name of Goran Edman is spoken of in hushed terms as one of the genre’s top vocalists, in a long career ranging from singing with John Norum and Yngwie Malmsteen to gracing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Cry of Dawn, Daniel Flores, Goran Edman, melodic rock, Michael Palace
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Album review: HOW WE LIVE – Dry Land (Steve Hogarth)
David Randall chatted to Steve Hogarth about his career in July 2014. In this hour special, tracks include How We Live and Marillion, plus Steve’s solo work. Esoteric [Release date 26.08.16] ‘How We Live’ is an important part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Colin Woore, Dry Land, eighties, How We Live, Marillion, pop, reissue, review, rock, Steve Hogarth
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Album review: SANTANA IV – Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas
Eagle Rock/Universal [Release date 21.10.16] 2-CD/DVD If the classic Santana III line-up only make one ‘comeback’ album we should be thankful for this year’s ‘Santana IV’. And back in March, ahead of its release, the band played the legendary House … Continue reading
Album review: ESP – Invisible Din (Tony Lowe, Mark Brzezicki)
Sunn Creative [Release date 11.11.16] ESP is an interesting collaboration as it features producer/guitarist Tony Lowe and Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki, the latter maybe not someone you’d associate with progressive rock. Tony Lowe composed all the music and Alison … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alison Fleming, Big Country, ESP, Invisible Din, Mark Brzezicki, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Tony Lowe
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Quick plays: FOREST FIELD, CTP (Christian Tolle Project)
FOREST FIELD Lonely Desert Rock Company [Release date 21.10.16] Thankfully this time the band have an album cover more suited to their prog rock leanings than last year’s ‘Angels’ cover. The band is focused around Peter Cox who wrote all … Continue reading
Album review: SERIOUS BLACK – Mirrorworld
AFM Records [Release date 09.09.16] European supergroup Serious Black return with their sophomore release “Mirrorworld” less than 2 years after debut “As Daylight Breaks” hit the racks. The backbone of vocalist Urban breed, Dominik Sebastian (guitars), bassist Mario Lochert and … Continue reading
Album review: NO POWER NO CROWN – The Wake Up Call
One of the most energetic and entertaining live bands out of the Charlotte, NC area also happens to be one that tends to fall under the radar. They’re called No Power No Crown and they’ve been delivering their brand of … Continue reading
Quick plays: X-CALIBER, CHRISTILLOW, HAVOC
If I have built a reputation as a reviewer (have I?) it would be that I tend to write about the oddball and obscure bands from the past as well as homegrown talent from my area. I’ve always sought out … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Back For The Kill, Christillow, Havoc, melodic, metal, review, rock, Standing In The Rain, Warriors Of The Night, X- Caliber
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Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG – s/t
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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Tagged ALBERT LEE, album, Elliot Randall, Michael Armstrong, Phil Palmer, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: EDEN’S CURSE – Cardinal
AFM Records [Release date 14.10.16] Based in Scotland, Germany, Finland and Serbia, this is the band’s fifth studio album for long time label AFM Records and with two new additions – keyboardist Christian Pulkinnen and drummer John Clelland – the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cardinal, Eden's Curse, Leaves' Eyes, Liv Kristine, melodic, metal, power metal, review, rock
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Album review: BAD TOUCH – Truth Be Told
[Release date 02.12.16] Bad Touch hail from Norfolk, yet this album sounds like the Black Crowes jamming with Free. Their debut album, 2015′s ‘Half Way Home’ received rave reviews and they have built up a reputation as a fine live … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Touch, Black Crowes, Chris Kimsey, classic rock, review, rock, Rolling Stones, southern rock, Truth Be Told
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Album review: NIVA – Atmospherical
AOR Heaven [Release date 28.10.16] Tony Niva is the former Lion’s Share vocalist and also released the enjoyable Oxygen ‘Final Warning’ on Escape Music back in 2o12. On this album he is joined by Lars Chriss (who has played and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR Heaven, Atmospherical, Lion's Share, melodic, Niva, review, rock, Tony Niva
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Quick plays: ALBERT AF EKENSTAM, ROADKILL, FRACTALMIND
ALBERT AF EKENSTAM Ashes Kning Disk [Release date 14.10.16] ‘Ashes’ is the debut album from Albert af Ekenstam, who is a member of Tempel and his fellow band member Filip Leyman joins him on drums/keys/production. Singer/guitarist Sumie Nagano and trumpeter … Continue reading
Interview: THOSE DAMN CROWS
These Damn Crows – Shane Greenhall, Ian “Shiner” Thomas, Lloyd Wood, Ronnie Huxford and David Winchurch – have just released their debut album ‘Murder and the Motive’, which comes highly recommended by us here at GRTR! Over to the band … Continue reading
