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Album review: DON AIREY – Keyed Up

Interview edit: Don Airey 19 January 2014 The full interview will be broadcast on Sunday 2 February at 18:00 Mascot [Release date 17.02.14] Virtuoso and legendary keyboard player (and all round nice guy) Don has played with pretty much everyone … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, Carl Sentance, Darrin Mooney, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Gary Moore, jazz fusion, keyboards, Keyed Up, Lawrence Cottle, Rainbow, review, rock, Whitesnake
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Album review: RAINBOW – The Singles Box Set 1975–1986

Universal (19 CD set) [Release date 2.02.14] Those lovely guys at Universal have really gone to town (again) here – and a set that will be beyond most fans’ needs (or price range); but the extravagance here matches the marvel … Continue reading
Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Live At Montreux 1996 and 2006

Eagle Records [Release date 7.10.13] This packaging of three Deep Purple Montreux appearances is part of a new mid-price series ‘Eagle Classics’. And it’s a great way to catch up on favourite bands, especially if you didn’t shell out earlier … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues
Tagged 1996, 2006, album, concert, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Eagle Classics, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Live At Montreux, review, rock, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – Manchester O2 Apollo, 12 October 2013

He may have disappeared once too often behind the drum riser to what appeared to be a ‘recreation’ area – no doubt with full access to ‘Strictly’ – but Ian Gillan is not quite ready to join the pipe and … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Purple, Don Airey, gig, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Manchester O2 Apollo, review, rock, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE: Now What?!

earMUSIC [Release date: 29.04.13] I remember seeing Purple on their 2009 tour and, between albums, it all seemed a bit lack-lustre with a perfunctory trawl through the familiar golden nuggets. Fast forward to their 19th studio album and the band … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, The Best Of 2013
Tagged album, Deep Purple, Don Airey, hard rock, Iain Paice, Ian Gillan, Now What?!, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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GWYN ASHTON – Radiogram
Fab Tone Records (Released 22nd October) Gwyn Ashton has been steadily building a reputation for himself as part of the upsurge of interest in blues rock and his last album ‘Two-Man Blues Army’ received a five star review on GRTR! … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Don Airey, Gwyn Ashton, Magnum, Mark Stanway, Radiogram, Rory Gallagher
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OZZY OSBOURNE – Speak Of the Devil
Eagle Rock 2012 This live DVD has been available as a Japanese import for some time but now those lovely folk at Eagle Rock give it a full release. This concert was recorded at Irvine Meadows, California on June 12th … Continue reading