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Album review: LARRY MILLER – The Sinner And The Saint
Code7 – Big Guitar Records [Release date 06.09.19] Just given Larry Miller’s serious health issues alone, ‘The Sinner And The Saint’ double album is a remarkable achievement. Released exactly three years since his last self-titled album, it’s arguably his most … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ballads, blues, Gary Moore, guitar, Larry Miller, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, The Beatles, The Saint And The Sinner
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Album review: BETH HART – War In My Mind
Provogue [Release date 27.09.19] The prodigious Beth Hart is back with more tales of self revelation. On the one hand she’s to be commended in as much as having reached a career peak, she’s unafraid to further delve into more … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ballads, beth Hart, paino, review, Rob Cavallo, singer, songwriter, vocals, War In My Mind
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Album review: STEVE EGGS – We Humans
Self release [Release date 08.02.19] The Steve Eggs Band is a Brit-Americana into country rock outfit with strong songs, sparkling harmonies and a significant Tom Petty influence. ‘We Humans’ showcases ten original Eggs songs and one co-write with bassist Peter … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Brooks, ballads, Brit Americana, Celtic, country, David Surkamp, Jon Kershaw, Mark Taylor, Neil Young, Pavlov's Dog, Peter Wass, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Sonny Landreth, Steve Eggs, Steve Eggs Band, The Beatles, Tom Petty, We Humans
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Album review: BETH HART – Live From New York: Front And Center (CD/DVD)
Provogue [Release date 13.04.18] Beth Hart’s ‘Live From New York: Front And Center’ (sic) is her first live album for 13 years, and it’s essentially an update of a career that has taken off like a rocket in the last … Continue reading
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Tagged ballads, beth Hart, blues, CD, DVD, Jon Nichols, live album, Live From New York - Front And Centre, piano, review, rock, Sonny Landreth, vocals
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Album review: MALAYA BLUE – Heartsick
MBM [Release date 08.04.16] Malaya Blue is a versatile singer who is equally at home singing a variety of musical genres as she is singing blues. ‘Heartsick’ is a lyric driven work which starts out as a blues album, but … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew McGuinness, ballads, blues, Carl Hudson, Dudley Ross, Heartsick, Kate Bush, Malaya Blue, Paul Jones, review, vocals
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