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Tag Archives: Aretha Franklin
Album review: SILENT RAGE – Shattered Hearts and Don’t Touch Me There (Remasters)
Rock Candy Records [release date 07.05.21] US rock band, Silent Rage’s worldwide hit song, ‘Don’t Touch Me There’ (1989) gained them considerable notoriety. Perhaps a surprise then that once you peel away the risque lyrics, you reveal a band of … Continue reading
Album review: BYWATER CALL – Bywater Call
Gypsy Soul Records [Release date 21.11.19] Toronto is suddenly becoming a hothouse for new music with the enterprising 7 year old Gypsy Soul label at its heart. While the emphasis is on the familiar foundations of southern roots rock, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Hindle, album, Aretha Franklin, blues, Bywater Call, Canada, Canadian soul, Dave Branes, funk, Gypsy Soul Records, jam band, Julian Nalli, Julian Taylor Band, Meghan Parnell, New Orleans, R&B, review, rock, roots rock, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, soul, Tedeschi Trucks, The Band, Toronto, Van Morrison
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DVD review: ARETHA FRANKLIN – The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert 1968
Wienerworld [Release date: 28.07.14] One has to wonder at the justification of a full price DVD release – unique footage, or no – when the running time is only 42 minutes, including an interview. At the peak of her powers … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha Franklin, DVD, review, soul, The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert 1968
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Album review: BETH HART & JOE BONAMASSA – Seesaw
Provogue [Release date: 20.05.13] One part rock chick and one part soul singer, ‘Seesaw’ finds Beth Hart settling in as an MOR interpretive singer with a nice lines in story telling. She’s both emotive and evocative on some well sourced … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Green, album review, Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, beth Hart, Billy Holiday, blues, Etta James, funk, Janis Joplin, jazz, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Melody Margot, R&B, rock, soul, vocal
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