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Album review: JUDIE TZUKE – Now Or Never
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Tag Archives: album
Album review: HEADLINE MANIAC – The Chronicles of Dr. Leddfoot
3MS Music [Release date 12.07.19] “The Chronicles of Dr. Leddfoot” is the second album from Headline Maniac, the band whose members include Ian “Dipster” Dean, Simon Howley and Chris Taylor of Eddie & The Hot Rods fame. The album tells … Continue reading
Album review: FORLORN HOPE – Over The Hills
[Release date 26.07.19] Inspired and informed by the Peninsular War of 1807-1814 when “master of Europe” Napoleon faced six years of hostility from Britain, Spain and Portugal. ‘Over The Hills’ doesn’t compromise. While some albums work on two levels and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Forlorn Hope, historical, metal, Napoleonic Wars, Over The Hills, review
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Album review: GLITTER MACHINE – Hanging Out For Fame
Pete Feenstra chatted to Glitter Machine’s John McKeown on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the new album (Sunday 19 May, 20:00 GMT) Two Nine Records [Release date 15.03.19] Glitter Machine is an art rock band that embraces … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, art rock, Brendan Perry, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Dom McGuiness, electronica, Glitter Machine, Goth Rock, Hanging Out For Fame, hard rock, James Blood Ulmer, John Lydon, John McKeown, Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music, Muse, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Paul Stone, Psychedelic Rock, review, Rick Hornby, rock, soundscapes, the Everly Brothers
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Album review: BLACK PAISLEY – Perennials
[Release date 27.09.18] If you are a fan of the likes of Vandenberg’s MoonKings or MTV era Whitesnake then you are going to love “Perennials”, the new album from Sweden’s Black Paisley. Following on from 2017’s “Late Bloomer” debut, this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Paisley, Bon Jovi, classic rock, melodic rock, Perennials, review, rock, Whitesnake
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Album review: BURNING RAIN – Face the Music
Release Date 22.03.19 Burning Rain have had a rather stop start career, this being their fourth release but only the second since 2001. In that time guitarist Doug Aldrich has raised his profile with stints with Dio, Whitesnake and latterly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, Burning Rain, Doug Aldrich, Face the music, Keith St John, melodic rock
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Album review: WHITESNAKE – Flesh & Blood
Frontiers [Release date 10.05.19] You have to hand it to Mr. Coverdale. He could be forgiven, at the age of 67, for retiring to his Nevada estate contemplating his career and his royalty cheques. But, no, even though this is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, David Coverdale, Flesh & Blood, hard rock, Joel Hoekstra, melodic, Reb Beach, review, Whitesnake
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Album review: SOTO – Origami
Inside Out [Release date 24.05.19] Jeff Scott Soto is a busy man with his solo albums, Sons Of Apollo, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, W.E.T. and of course the band SOTO (I am thinking the use of capitals is to differentiate from the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jeff Scott Soto, Journey, melodic metal, metal, Michael Jackson, review, rock, Sons Of Apollo, Soto, Talisman, W.E.T.
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Album review: FRAUDPROPHETS – Poptosis
www.fraudprophets.com [Release date 03.06.19] Looking at the cover, you could be forgiven thinking that Fraudprophets are the latest post-punk wannabes. This couldn’t be further from the truth. This is an album of mostly cool jazz fusion grooves. If we’re looking … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fraudprophets, fusion, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Nate Morton, Poptosis, review, Sean Halley
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Album review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – The Anthology 1970-1998 (4-LP Box set)
We’re giving away a copy of the boxed set in June – check out our Competitions section! David Randall chatted to Carl Palmer for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in June 2018. This hour special features a selection of ELP … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anthology 1970-1998, box set, Carl Palmer, classic rock, classical, ELP, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, pomp, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: HOLLOWSTAR
www.hollowstar.co.uk [Release date: 03.05.19] This is a full debut album from four-piece hard rockers Hollowstar, who have previously put out only a couple of EPs up until this point. The album has been worth the wait. It serves up a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, Hollowstar, review
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Album review: RITCHIE DAVE PORTER – Fast Train Rollin’
Self Release [Release date 01.05.19] Ritchie Dave Porter is back with another slice of his unique serene calmness and emotional honesty, as he takes us on an autobiographical acoustic blues journey to the red button of the recording studio. From … Continue reading
Quick plays: DUNCAN LLOYD, HARDLINE
DUNCAN LLOYD Outside Notion Afternoon In Bed [Release date 24.05.19] Third solo outing from Maximo Park’s guitarist and main songwriter Duncan Lloyd, one that sees a marked departure from his last album. This time it is less alternative rock, more … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alex Rudi Pell, alternative, ambient, Duncan Lloyd, hard rock, Hardline, Johnny Gioeli, Journey, Maximo Park, melodic rock, review, rock, Stop Stop
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Album review: AFFAIRE – Less Ain’t More
Perris Records [Release date 19.04.19] Since releasing their debut single in 2011, Portuguese band Affaire have stuck to their guns and delivered uncompromising 80’s style hard rock. New album “Less Ain’t More” follows in the footsteps of the band’s 2015 … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's rock, Affaire, album, hard rock, Less Ain’t More, Perris Records, review, rock, sleaze, Vain
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Album review: REBECCA DOWNES – More Sinner Than Saint
Mad Hat Records [Release date 24.05.19] This is Rebecca Downes third studio album and one with a more straight ahead rock sound, although she still digs into the blues on some songs. All the songs were written by Downes and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chris Kimsey, King King, Magnum, More Sinner Than Saint, Rebecca Downes, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Thunder, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: ALLIANCE – Fire and Grace
Escape Music [Release date 24.05.19] Robert Berry (vocals, bass, keyboards), Boston guitarist Gary Pihl and drummer David Lauser (Sammy Hagar), are back with a new Alliance album – their first in ten years. Only missing from the previous albums is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3, album, Alliance, AOR, Boston, Escape Music, hard rock, melodic rock, review, Robert Berry, rock, Sammy Hagar
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Album review: KINGDOM COME – Classic Album Collection
Caroline International [Release date 17.05.19] American/German rock band Kingdom Come formed in the mid 80s, and are perhaps best known for their debut’s comparison to Led Zeppelin. A little unfair, maybe, but it is their best known and biggest seller. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Classic Album Collection, classic rock, hard rock, Kingdom Come, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Wolf, review, rock
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Album review: SHOB – Solide
La Route Productions [Release date 03.05.19] I must be weakening. Jazz funk sounds interesting again. They say music is cyclical, that also applies to your specific musical tastes. If you were prey to a particular genre in the past, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, fusion, jazz funk, review, SHOB, Solide
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Album review: JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE – Winds of Change
Frontiers [Release date 10.04.19] The first World Stage came out way back in 2001, so it is well overdue a follow-up from Jim Peterik, although he has of course been playing live shows under the World Stage banner. The backing … Continue reading
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Tagged .38 Special, album, AOR, classic rock, Danny Vaughn, Dennis De Young, Don Barnes, Jim Peterik, Kevin Cronin, Loverboy, melodic rock, REO Speedwagon, review, rock, Styx, Survivor, World Stage
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Album review: LEO SAYER – Selfie
Edsel Records [Release date 26.04.19] Leo Sayer, is like fellow 70’s and early 80’s singer songwriters Gilbert O’Sullivan, Chris de Burgh and David Essex, a name that can still fill large theatres up and down the UK, despite being under … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Hammond, album, disco, Leo Sayer, pop, review, Selfie, singer songwriter, soul
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Album review: SUSAN SANTOS – No U Turn
Pete Feenstra chatted to Susan Santos for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 26 August 2018 and featuring tracks from ‘No U Turn’. TWH Records [Release date 19.01.19] Recorded in Madrid, mixed and mastered in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Captain Beefheart, Doyle Bramhall II, European Blues Awards, funk, guitarist, John Fogerty, Juan de Dios Martín, No U Turn, review, rock, Spanish, Susan Santos, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
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Album review: SEAN TAYLOR – The Path Into Blue
Sean Taylor Songs [Release date 12.04.19] Sean Taylor’s ‘The Path Into Blue’ is a conceptually titled album for our times. He’s political, social and emotional, and while the opening track ‘This Is England’ focuses on a fractured British identity and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Bob Dylan, guitar, John Martyn, Mark Hollman, Nils Lofgren, Pete Seeger, review, roots, Sean Taylor, singer, songwriter, Stephanie Daulong, The Path Into Blue
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Album review: GASOLINE OUTLAWS – Light Up The World
Facebook [Release date 10.05.19] Second album from Northern Ireland rockers Gasoline Outlaws, who like many artists recently have fallen foul of Pledge’s money problems. In Gasoline Alley’s case they have delayed the release of their new album by a month … Continue reading
Book Review: DOUG MACLEOD –The Authorized Compact Biography by Vincent Abbate
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform [Published 18.09.18] Vicente Abbate’s 143 page paperback ‘Doug MacLeod: The Authorized Compact Biography’, takes a unique approach in his appreciation of his blues hero. Abbate dives straight into the first time he came across the … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic blues, Albert Collins, album, BB King, Big Mama Thornton Hollywood Fats, blues, Chuck Berry, Doug MacLeod, Ernest Banks, George ‘Harmonica’ Smith, guitar, Pee Wee Crayton, review, Robert Lockwood Jnr, Smokey Wilson a young Rod Piazza, The Authorized Compact Biography, Vincent Abbate Who Is Blues Vol.1, Walter Trout, Willie Dixon
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Album review: ULYSSES – On Safari
[Release date 21.06.19] Ulysses released their first album in 2002 and since then they have been building up a loyal and growing following, along with some positive reviews in the music press. Ulysses consist of Luke Smyth (vocals, guitars), Jimmy … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, funk, glam rock, Jellyfish, melodic, On Safari, pop rock, power pop, Psychedelic Rock, review, rock, SPARKS, The Beach Boys, Ulysses
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Quick plays: X-ROMANCE, THE DAMNED THINGS, LEGION
X-ROMANCE Voices From The Past AOR Heaven [Release date 24.05.19] Another blast from the past re-discovered and rebooted for today. This time it is the turn of X-Romance. X-Romance was initially a project started in 2015 as an offspring to … Continue reading
