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Tag Archives: Dennis Stratton
Album review: DAVE EDWARDS – Many Rivers

Cadiz [Release date 24.06.22] It would be an interesting exercise to identify those “nearly men” (or women) of rock that for whatever reason failed to realise their ambitions (if they had any). This might be due to the musical climate, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, Dave Edwards, Dennis Stratton, Gerry McAvoy, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, heavy rock, Many Rivers, review, Rory Gallagher
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Album review: LIONHEART – The Reality Of Miracles

Metalville Records [Release date 31.07.20] Lionheart’s second album since returning in 2016 and big expectations from this reviewer as their 2017 release ‘Second Nature’ was a classy piece of melodic hard rock. Lionheart have done it again, quite possibly pipping … Continue reading
Gig review: LIONHEART/AIRRACE- Camden Underworld, London, 2 December 2017

Picture a brief point of time in the early to mid-eighties. With the New Wave of British Heavy Metal running out of steam, many of its more enlightened musicians turned their ears westwards to the more AOR sounds that then … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Payne, Airrace, AOR, Dennis Stratton, gig, Laurie Mansworth, Lee Small, Linda Foster-Kelsey, Lionheart, melodic rock, review, Rocky Newton, Steve Mann
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