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Tag Archives: Gary Clark Jr
Album review: SCOTT MCKEON – New Morning
Scott McKeon chatted to Pete Feenstra about his album ‘New Morning’ for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 June 2021. Idaho Records [Release date 23.04.21] ‘New Morning’ is Scott McKeon’s first solo album for 11 years. He’s been … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Doyle Bramhall11, Frank Zappa, Gary Clark Jr, Gavin Conder, guitar, Hawkwind, interview, JD Simo, Jeff Beck, Jeremy Stacey, Led Zeppelin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, New Morning, review, Robin Trower, Rocco Palladino, Ross Stanley, Scott McKeon
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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Laurence Jones Band
Top Stop Music [Release date 27.09.19] ‘Laurence Jones Band’ is a career departure for the former rock-blues hero who makes a major pitch for the pop market. They say the most significant thing about the blues genre is that historically … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bennett Holland, blues, Di Reed, Elvis Costello, funk, Gary Clark Jr, Greg Smith, John Mayer, Laurence Jones, Laurence Jones band, Paul Simon, Phil Wilson, pop, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Faces
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Gig review: GARY CLARK JR. – Albert Hall, Manchester, 18 June 2019
Gary Clark Jr. is a man out of time, resplendent in battered denim and wide brimmed hat he is the embodiment of the classic blues man. Immediately launching into 2012 single ‘Bright Lights’ and demonstrating deep, smoking guitar chops that … Continue reading
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Album review: BEN POOLE – Anytime You Need Me
Manhaton Records [Release date 14.09.18] ‘Anytime You Need Me’ is a very accessible, funk laden album with one eye firmly on the mainstream. From the hook led title track, through 10 groove laden cuts which come to rest on the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anytime You Need Me, Daly, funk, Gary Clark Jr, grunge, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Jonny Lang, Jude Cole, Mark Knopfler, Mayer Hawthorne, review, rock, soul, Steve Wright, The Allman Brothers, The Eagles, vocal, Wayne Proctor
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Album review: JONNY LANG – Signs
Provogue [Release date 25.08.17] Jonny Lang’s ‘Signs’ is his first album for 4 years and it’s a marriage of convenience. He’s still wedded to the soulful approach to be found on ‘Fight For My Soul’, but he replaces some of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, Gary Clark Jr, gospel, guitar, Jonny Lang, review, rock, Signs, soul, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: ERIC GALES – Middle Of The Road
Provogue [Release date 24.02.17] Eric Gales is a former child protégé and post Hendrix disciple who isn’t so much enjoying a comeback as pouring his big toned licks and life experiences into meaningful songs. ‘Middle Of The Road’ isn’t the … Continue reading
Album review: BUDDY GUY – Rhythm & Blues
RCA Silvertone [Release date 29.07.13] The cornerstone to Buddy Guy’s first ever double album is the relatively late definition of the term blues. The music he first started playing was R&B – CD1 provides the rhythm and CD2 the blues … Continue reading