Tag Archives: classic rock

Gig review: SIMPLE MINDS and ULTRAVOX, O2 Arena, London, 30 November 2013

Posted on December 1, 2013 by jason

Simple Minds, Liverpool Empire, 20 April 2013

It’s an 80’s revival tonight with one of the 80’s big stadium bands Simple Minds headlining, but first we had Ultravox who had their own series of hit singles in the early to mid-80’s. They reformed with their classic line-up … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 80's pop, Charlie Burchill, classic rock, eighties, gig, Jim Kerr, Midge Ure, O2 Arena, review, Simple Minds, stadium, synth pop, ULTRAVOX | Leave a comment

Album review: REO SPEEDWAGON – Live At Moondance Jam

Posted on November 25, 2013 by andynathan

CD/DVD – Frontiers Records [Release Date 29.11.13] It’s a strange feeling to be reviewing a CD of a gig I have fond memories of attending, especially as it was nearly four years ago and the band are scheduled to play … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged AOR, classic rock, Kevin Cronin, melodic rock, Moondance Jam, REO Speedwagon | Comments Off

Album review: BOSTON – Life, Love & Hope

Posted on November 23, 2013 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 09.12.13] Relatively quick in Boston terms at just over ten years since the last album ‘Corporate America’ and some songs of that album get reworked by Tom Scholz on this album, a man always on a … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: DAVID GATES, MISTRESS, CRASHDIET, REINXEED, SAVATAGE

Posted on October 27, 2013 by jason

MISTRESS Loveteaser www.reverbnation.com/mistressrockband New Zealand band Mistress wants to bring back that 80’s hair metal sound…on a £2.53 budget judging by the sound. Mind you legendary producer Beau Hill does remix one song on here, ‘She’s A Sinner’. Siggy Signal … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Quick Plays | Tagged 80's hair metal, album, Bread, classic rock, Criss Oliva, DAVID GATES, Edsel, Falling In Love Again, First, Goodbye Girl, Jon Oliva, Loveteaser, MISTRESS, MOR, Never Let Go, Paul O'Neill, pop rock, progressive metal, ReinXeed, review, Rhino, Savatage, soft rock, Streets A Rock Opera, Tommy ReinXeed | Leave a comment

Book review: The Beach Boys In Concert by Ian Rusten and Jon Stebbins

Posted on October 26, 2013 by jason

Backbeat Books www.backbeatbooks.com You could sum this review up simply as this book is perfect for the avid Beach Boys fan. It lists nearly all of their concerts from their early days up until their 2012 reunion, although the later … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged Al Jardine, Backbeat Books, book review, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, classic rock, Dennis Wilson, Ian Rusten, Jon Stebbins, Mike Love, surf music, The Beach Boys In Concert | Leave a comment

Interview: 10Q’s with THE ANSWER

Posted on October 9, 2013 by jason

Singer Cormac Neeson gives the latest on the new Answer album ‘New Horizon’ ahead of their upcoming European tour dates… 1. What are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans etc.) – I’m just back from a promo trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions | Tagged 10Q's, classic rock, hard rock, Little Angels, Napalm Records, New Horizon, rock, THE ANSWER, Toby Jepson | Leave a comment

DVD review: THE QUIREBOYS – Live at the Town & Country Club

Posted on October 8, 2013 by jason

Wienerworld [Release date 24.09.13] New to DVD is The Quireboys October 1992 show from London’s Town & Country Club – or for those of you under, let’s say 30, The Forum. The band were touring in support of their recently … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, DVD REVIEWS | Tagged classic rock, DVD, Live at the Town & Country Club, October 1992, Quireboys, review, rock 'n' roll, Spike | Leave a comment

Album review: THE ANSWER – New Horizon

Posted on October 1, 2013 by jason

Napalm Records www.theanswer.ie Amazingly this is the band’s fourth album and an important one as they have seemingly peaked fanbase wise here in the UK playing at mostly modest sized venues. They have had the helping hand of AC/DC’s management … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HAWKWIND, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 24 August 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by jason

A very full and enthusiastic crowd tonight, possibly larger than usual as the band are playing the whole of their classic ‘Warrior On The Edge Of Time’ album, in sequence and recently re-issued on Cherry Red Records. I have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Cherry Red Records, classic rock, Dave Brock, gig review, Hawkwind, Lemmy, Michael Moorcock, Motorhead, Saturday 24th August 2013, Shepherd's Bush Empire, space rock, Warrior On The Edge Of Time | Leave a comment

Quick plays: DIO, HEAVEN RAIN, OLIVA, VANDROYA, EVILYN STRANGE

Posted on August 23, 2013 by jason

Nick van der Meulen gives us a run through new releases from Heaven Rain, Giunitini Project, Oliva, Vandroya, Evelyn Strange and another Dio reissue… HEAVEN RAIN – Second Sun Music Buy Mail Another slipped through my fingers: this album was released … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Quick Plays | Tagged ALBUM REVIEWS, classic rock, Evelyn Strange, Giunitini Project, Heaven Rain, Magica, metal, Nick van der Meulen, Oliva, Quick Plays, re-issue, Vandroya | Leave a comment

Gig review: ROCK THE PARK – London, Ontario, Canada, 26-27 July 2013

Posted on August 7, 2013 by andynathan

My hometown London has been rocking various parks all summer, from the Stones and Bon Jovi at Hyde Park to Springsteen at the Olympic Park. But to our colonial cousins ‘across the pond’ , London is a mid sized city … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged AOR, Canada, classic rock, Coney Hatch, Grand Funk Railroad, Helix, Journey, London Ontario, Platinum Blonde, rock festival, Saga, Styx, Toto, Whitesnake | Leave a comment

Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM – Walker,Minnesota,USA,18-20 July 2013

Posted on August 2, 2013 by andynathan

Few festival experiences can match the vibe of Moondance Jam. Set among the beautiful woods and lakes of Northern Minnesota, somehow the tiny town of Walker plays host to one of the Mid West’s premier rock festivals and draws crowds … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Bachman & Turner, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, classic rock, festival, gig, Halestorm, Head East, Minnesota, Moondance Jam, Motley Crue, Myles Kennedy, review, rock, Slash, Steve Priest, Sweet, Theory of a Deadman | Leave a comment

Album review: MOCKINGBIRD – Live Cuts! Wizzfest, Belgium 2013

Posted on June 25, 2013 by david.wilson

Self Release (Release date – 20th July 2013) All too often new bands try too hard to conform to the latest trends and jump on whatever bandwagon is doing the rounds at that point. It’s refreshing then … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBANY DOWN – Not Over Yet

Posted on June 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

AD Recordings Ltd [Release date 8.04.13] Albany Down draw on deeply entrenched classic rock influences, contemporary production values and impressive song craft to suggest a bright future. The album title ‘Not Over Yet, could just as easily refer to rock … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Aerosmith, Albany Down, Billy Dedman, blues, classic rock, Cream, Damien Campbell, Foo Fighters, Free, Greg Haver, guitar, Led Zeppelin, Not Over Yet, Paul Muir, Paul Turley, rock, Rush, vocal | Leave a comment

Gig review: SAXON, THE QUIREBOYS, Oxford Academy, 5 May 2013

Posted on May 11, 2013 by andynathan

If only everything in life was as reliable as Saxon. You can set your watch by the fact the enduring Yorkshire stalwarts of the NWOBHM will be touring every spring, usually to coincide with St George’s Day. And you can … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 5 May 2013, Biff Byford, classic rock, gig, heavy metal, NWOBHM, Oxford Academy, Quireboys, Redline, review, Saxon, Spike | 2 Comments

Album review – MICHAEL SHEPHERD BAND – II

Posted on May 5, 2013 by david.wilson

Self Release (Release date – out now) There aren’t many rock bands from Luxembourg that spring to mind, in fact the Michael Shepherd Band could well be the first I have heard of. The band have been together for a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BLACK MARBLES – Made In Concrete

Posted on April 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

TBM productions/New Music [Release date: 08.03.13] Described as ‘a mix of swag, groove, energy, heart & soul with their own take on rock ‘n’ roll’, 70’s influenced Swedish rockers The Black Marbles wear their retro influences on their sleeve in a … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRACER – El Pistolero

Posted on April 23, 2013 by petefeenstra

Mascot Records [Release date: 06.05.13] Take one young retro sounding Australian band and send them to Europe to make a splash and build up a following. Sign them to a Dutch label and then record them in LA under the wing … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, Bush Hall, London, 13 March 2013

Posted on April 1, 2013 by andynathan

It’s strange how some bands that have a big profile in the United States rarely cross the radar over this side of the pond. Vermont-based Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are one such and I admit to knowing little about … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues, classic rock, gig, Grace Potter, review, rock, the Nocturnals | Leave a comment

Gig review: Uriah Heep, Islington Assembly Hall, 27 February 2013

Posted on March 3, 2013 by andynathan

Nearly 45 years into their career, Uriah Heep are seemingly indestructible, still treading the boards with an enthusiasm that puts younger bands to shame. Sadly bassist Trevor Bolder was absent recovering from a major operation (which oddly went unmentioned from … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 27 February 2013, Bernie Shaw, classic rock, Islington Assembly Hall, Mick Box, Phil Lanzon, Uriah Heep | Leave a comment

Album review: MIND THE GAEP – Get Ready For Tonight

Posted on February 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

Leo Skull [Release date 23.03.13] Mind The Gaep is a powerful hard rock band with metal pretension, but it’s their softer underbelly that more accurately reflects their true calling. Scratch below the stunt guitar parts and … Continue reading →

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News: DIO – Deluxe Edition Album – Dream Evil

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jason

Universal are pleased to announce the release of a deluxe edition of Dio’s ‘Dream Evil’ album on March 4th 2013. When Ronnie James Dio finally succumbed to stomach cancer in May 2010, the world of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal … Continue reading →

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THE SWEET announce a new live download only album

Posted on January 14, 2013 by jason

UK Rock Legends SWEET Revisit Hit Album ‘Desolation Boulevard’ With New Live CD London, UK – Hot on the heels of their recent critically acclaimed album release ‘New York Connection’, UK rock legends SWEET have released a new live CD … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, NEWS | Tagged Andy Scott, classic rock, Desolation Boulevard, glam rock, live album, The Sweet | Leave a comment

Album review: THE UNION – The World Is Yours

Posted on January 6, 2013 by jason

The Union - 'The World Is Yours' sleeev artwork

Payola (Released March 4th) The Union – Thunder’s Luke Morley and Peter Shoulder of Winterville – return with their third album in as many years. Listening to the guitar playing of Luke Morley (you can see … Continue reading →

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KRUK – Be 3

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jason

Metal Mind Productions www.metalmind.com.pl New album by the Polish band Kruk who have made a name for themselves in their home country and this album will surely gain them wider notice. They love their classic 70′s … Continue reading →