Tag Archives: cover versions

Album review: LEE AARON – Tattoo Me

Posted on April 18, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Metalville [Release date 26.04.24] Lee Aaron is probably at that stage of life where she doesn’t have to please anyone. She still makes relevant albums and if her previous ‘Elevate’ was not quite up to ‘Radio On!’ (in 2021) they … Continue reading →

Album review: RONNIE ROMERO – Raised On Radio

Posted on April 19, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 15.04.22] Ronnie Romero’s taken an opportunity that not many singers get. Given the chance to record an album of covers, he’s deep dived into his favourite back catalogues and emerged with some unsung classics in his hands. … Continue reading →

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Album review: ENUFF Z’NUFF – Hardrock Nite

Posted on November 6, 2021 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 12.11.21] Enuff Z’Nuff do an album of Fab Four covers, at last. We used to think it was a given, but it never happened. There’s distance now, and with that comes perspective. Arguably, only Wilson Pickett (Hey … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE HARLEY – Uncovered

Posted on February 24, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Absolute [Release date 21.02.20] While Cockney Rebel never really made the A grade, The Psychomodo – an album that languished amongst my 1970s LP collection – has always been one that I’ve always felt a strange affinity for, even if … Continue reading →

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Album review: SQUIRE – Get Ready To Go!/September Gurls

Posted on February 9, 2020 by jason

Hi-Lo Records [Release date 26.10.19] Squire formed around the time of the Mod revival in the late 70’s and were fronted by Anthony Meynell. They went on to release five studio albums, before relocating to the US in 1985 and … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MEMBERS – Version

Posted on August 21, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Cleopatra Records [Release date 16.08.19] I can’t say I know a lot about punk rock mavericks The Members, beyond a vague recollection of their 1979 hit single ‘The Sound Of The Suburbs’, my allegiances back in the 1970′s being firmly … Continue reading →