Tag Archives: Chris Farlowe

Album review: CHRIS FARLOWE – Stormy Monday – The Blues Years 1985-2008 (3CDs)

Posted on May 20, 2024 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date: 24.05.24] Born to sing the blues, Chris Farlowe recorded genre standard, ‘Stormy Monday Blues’ in 1965, to huge critical acclaim. With his band, the Thunderbirds, he became a lightning rod for blues fans, continually burning down … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS FARLOWE & THE THUNDERBIRDS – Stormy Monday & The Eagles Fly On Friday

Posted on December 14, 2021 by jason

Repertoire [Release date 28.1.22] This 3CD set brings together more than 50 newly remastered tracks, recorded by the R&B/soul powerhouse Chris Farlowe between 1962 and 1969. It’s an eclectic mix of studio, radio session and live tracks, and a definitive … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, Chris Farlowe, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, R&B, review, rock 'n' roll, soul, Stormy Monday & The Eagles Fly On Friday, the Thunderbirds | Leave a comment

Album review: NORMAN BEAKER – Running Down The Clock

Posted on July 9, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Norman Beaker about his music and the new album for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 5 July 2020. Clock Records [Release date 24.07.20] It’s almost a shock to realise that this album celebrates Norman’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: ATOMIC ROOSTER – Sleeping For Years (The Studio Recordings 1970-1974)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Esoteric [Release date: 01.12.17] Now that pretty much every noteworthy heritage release has been reissued individually on CD, labels have turned to a secondary repackaging concept: the box set (or clamshell), that conventionally takes in a selection of albums from … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, Atomic Rooster, box set, Chris Farlowe, Death Walks Behind You, In Hearing Of, John DuCann, Nice And Greasy, Peter French, review, Sleeping For Years (The Studio Recordings 1970-1974), Vincent Crane | Leave a comment

Album review: RICK WAKEMAN & TONY ASHTON – Gas Tank

Posted on February 11, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Gonzo Multimedia [Release date 03.03.17] Where can you hear Rick Wakeman accompanying Rick Parfitt, Alvin Lee and Phil Lynott and – no – it’s not at the Pearly Gates. Back in the early 1980s there was a Channel 4 TV … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROD STEWART – Sir Rod Stewart and some of his early faces

Posted on October 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

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 →

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Album review: COLOSSEUM – Time On Our Side

Posted on November 24, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 24.11.14] A welcome return for the progressive jazz rock outfit Colosseum who have overcome their collective health problems to record an album that pushes the stylistic envelope, and almost leaves them in search of an identity. Happily … Continue reading →

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Album review: RONNIE LANE MEMORIAL CONCERT

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Davoski

One For The Road - Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert

Angel Air [Release date: 04.08.14] A decade has passed since the memorial concert for Ronnie Lane was held at the Royal Albert Hall, dripping with artists paying tribute to the Small Faces/Faces legend. Angel Air has taken the opportunity of … Continue reading →