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Album review : SHAKE THAT THING ! The Blues In Britain 1963-73

Cherry Red [Release date 22.09.23] Without the blues, there would be no rock’n’roll. That’s the history. This 73 track, 3 CD package is an extensive collection of recordings by British bands and solo artists, all heavily influenced by American Blues. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, 1973, Alex Harvey, Alexis Korner, Bert Jansch, blues, boxset, Britain, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Gene Vincent, Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, John Mayall, John McAuley, Judy Dyble, Leadbelly, Lindsay Buckingham, Long John Baldry, Mungo Jerry, Pete Green, review, Robert Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, TASTE, Ten Years After, The Animals, The Climax Chicago Blues Band, Trader Horne
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Book review: FLEETWOOD MAC IN THE 1980s by Don Klees

SonicBond Publishing [Publication date 27.01.23] During the 1980’s Fleetwood Mac only released two albums, 1982’s ‘Mirage’, which topped the US album charts, and 1987’s ‘Tango In The Night’, which saw the band top the UK album charts with sales to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980's, AOR, book, Christine McVie, Don Klees, Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, melodic rock, Mick Fleetwood, pop, pop rock, review, Stevie Nicks
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Album review : WOLF MOON – How Do You See Yourself

Pete Feenstra chatted to Kelly Lethbridge and Jimmy Owen for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 November 2022. Lethbridge Owen Music [Release date: 21.10.22] Wolf Moon’s ‘How Do You See Yourself’ is a triumph of song craft, intuitive … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alicia Raitt, Bob Welch, Buckingham Nicks, Christine McVie, Emily Francis, Erik Stams, Fleetwood Mac, folk, harmonies, How Do You See Yourself, interview, Jimmy Owen, Kelly Lethbridge, Noah Nelson, Peter Green, radio, review, rock, rumours, songs, West Coast, Wolf Moon
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Album review: CHRISTINE McVIE – Songbird: A Solo Collection

Rhino/Warner [Release date 24.6.22] This is the first release to bear Christine McVie’s name since her excellent 2017 collaboration with Lindsey Buckingham (which was essentially a Fleetwood Mac album without Stevie Nicks). “Songbird” contains a remixed selection from her 1984 … Continue reading
Album review: BUCK AND EVANS – Write A Better Day

Departure Records [Release date 15.11.19] Buck And Evans have called themselves a rock and soul band, but they also embrace a palpable West coast feel, especially so on Sally Ann Evans more introspective moments which recall Christine McVie. Then there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bob Richards, Buck And Evans, Chris Buck, Christine McVie, Dominic Hill, Fleetwood Mac, funk, guitar, Lindsey Buckingham, psychedelia, review, rock, Sally Ann Evans, Stevie Nicks, vocal, West Coast, Write A Better Day
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Gig review: FLEETWOOD MAC – 02 Arena, London, 24 June 2015

When I paid over the odds to see Fleetwood Mac at the soulless 02 in Autumn 2013, it was in the knowledge that this was a chance to see the legendary band one last time, yet less than two years … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Arena, AOR, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, gig, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, London, Mick Fleetwood, review, rumours, Stevie Nicks
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