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Tag Archives: Guns ‘N’ Roses
Gig review: GUNS N’ ROSES – British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023
The self proclaimed most dangerous band in the world are now comfortable enough elder statesmen to play the most mainstream of festivals, that back in the day they would either never have played, or the organisers probably wouldn’t have had … Continue reading
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Tagged Axl Rose, British Summer Time, BST, Dizzy Reed, Duff McKagan, festival, gig, glam rock, Guns 'N' Roses, Hyde Park, Larkin Poe, Richard Fortus, Slash, sleaze rock, The Darkness, The Pretenders
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Album review: GYPSY PISTOLEROS – The Mescalito Vampires
Off Yer Rocka Records [Release date 14.08.21] Gypsy Pistoleros are back and in better shape than ever. The line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Gypsy Lee Pistolero, guitarist Mark Westwood (Shadowland, Clive Nolan), on double bass Gaz Le Bass (The Delray Rockets), … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Guns 'N' Roses, Gypsy Lee Pistolero, Gypsy Pistoleros, Latino, punk, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, ZZ Top
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Album review: GILBY CLARKE – The Gospel Truth
Golden Robot Records [Release date 23.04.21] Later this month Gilby Clarke releases his fifth studio album “The Gospel Truth”, his first new solo album since 2001’s “Swag” and it is a welcome return. He has kept himself busy since leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gilby Clarke, Golden Robot Records, guitarist, Guns 'N' Roses, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, sleaze, Solo, The Gospel Truth
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Album review: THE L.A. MAYBE – Dirty Damn Tricks
Facebook [Release date 26.03.21] The L.A Maybe are a 6-piece band that originate in the Carolinas. They are a band that take inspiration from just about everything and everywhere, but I’m gonna go with Guns n Roses, AC/DC, The Black … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Dirty Damn Tricks, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, review, rock, Skid Row, the L.A. Maybe
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Album review: THE COMPULSIONS – Ferocious
Indie [Release date 13.11.20] The Compulsions have a long pedigree of fine musicians from the likes GnR to the New York Dolls to Bowie, and it shows – this is rock n roll at its finest and the album proves … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Ferocious, Guns 'N' Roses, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Rpb Carlyle, sleaze rock, the Compulsions
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DVD review: THE ROLLING STONES – Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Eagle Vision/Universal [Release date 25.09.20] Now, this is a beauty of a release, and one that I have been waiting for as I have had a bootleg of this show since early 1990 and this has now been restored, remixed … Continue reading
Album review: MICHAEL GRANT & THE ASSASSINS – Always The Villain
Frontiers Records [Release date 10.07.20] Few bands or artists appear from nowhere. And sure enough, Michael Grant has a history, one that goes beyond his recent stint with the LA Guns. Wiki will reveal all so no point in going … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Always The Villain, Frontiers, Guns 'N' Roses, Michael Grant, review, rock, the Assassins
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Single reviews: LA GUNS, GILBY CLARKE, PSSR, PHIL X
Golden Robot Records The LA Guns, PhilX & The Drills, Gilby Clarke and PSSR, all enduring talents who started life in the glow of Eighties’ Hair Metal, are all releasing albums soon on the fast growing Golden Robot Records. The … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, blues, Bon Jovi, classic rock, Gilby Clarke, guitarist, Guns 'N' Roses, LA Guns, Phil X, PSSR, review, rock, singles
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Album review: SLASH, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS – Living The Dream Tour
Eagle Vision [Release date 27.09.19] Recorded live at London’s Hammersmith Odeon (yes, technically it’s not called that anymore but I’m still stuck firmly in the past) earlier this year, this newly released double CD and DVD package serves to show … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, DVD, Guns 'N' Roses, Living The Dream Tour, Myles Kennedy, review, rock, Slash, the Conspirators
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Album review: DIZZY REED – Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy
Golden Robot Records [16.02.18] Dizzy Reed is better known as the keyboard player, and second longest serving member, of Guns n’ Roses (after Axl Rose himself, of course) having joined the band in 1990. “Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy” is … Continue reading
EP review: BAD MOTHER EARTH
Self-released [Release date 26.01.18] Bad Mother Earth are a new four piece consisting of vocalist Jacky Rogue, guitarist Joe Kash, drummer Greg Kats and bass palyer Mitch Prax. ‘Not Comin’ Home’ has been released as lead single/video and fair pelts … Continue reading
Gig review: MR BIG – Shepherds Bush Empire, London,19 November 2017
Accompanying their first release in three years, ‘Defying Gravity’, Mr Big undertook an extensive tour, which also represented their first dates on these shores in the same period. Always noted for their relatively long sets, on this occasion further value … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 November 2017, Billy Sheehan, Cormac Neeson, Eric Martin, Faster Pussycat, gig, Guns 'N' Roses, live, London, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Taime Downes, THE ANSWER
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Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest
[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry. ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain’t No Rest, album, ALTER BRIDGE, debut, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Steve Harris, Wicked Stone
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Album review: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY – Shootin’ The Breeze
Bulletproof 20/20 Records [Release date 09.06.17] Still barely 2 years old, Blackwater Conspiracy is a Northern Irish band whose debut album ‘Shootin’ The Breeze’ boasts their own take on classic rock, which they play with drive, purpose, passion, and deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, Blackwater Conspiracy, Brian Mallon, Chuck Leavell, country, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, James Wilson, Kevin Brennan, Led Zeppelin, Phil Conalane, Phil May, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Douglas, Shootin' The Breeze, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones
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Album review: THE SENTON BOMBS – Mass Vendetta
7HardRecords [Release date 15.04.16] This is the Senton Bombs fourth album and they have been plugging away for the past decade. I have not heard any of their previous albums but based on this one I will soon remedy that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buckcherry, Guns 'N' Roses, Mass Vendetta, review, rock, sleaze, the Senton Bombs
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DVD review: SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – Live At The Roxy 25.9.14
Armoury Records/Eagle Rock [Release date 15.06.15] Also available as 2-CD and Bluray Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Live At The Roxy finds Slash and pals onstage at the Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip shortly after the release of their … Continue reading
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Tagged ALTER BRIDGE, Bluray, Conspirators, DVD, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, live, Live At The Roxy 25.9.14, Myles Kennedy, review, Slash, Velvet Revolver
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Gig review: SLASH with MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS – The Hydro, Glasgow, 4 December 2014
The last time I saw Slash on stage was at the fateful Monsters Of Rock festival back in 1988 when Guns ‘N’ Roses took the place by storm and two fans went down in the crowd and didn’t resurface, a … Continue reading
Single & EP reviews: THE DEAD DAISIES, DIAMOND DAYS
THE DEAD DAISIES – Face I Love EP Spinefarm Records [Release date – Out Now] The Dead Daisies are a musical collective with a rotating line-up of well-known musicians. In 2014 the line-up consists of founders Jon Stevens (vocals) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Star Riders, Brian Tichy, David Lowy, Diamond Days, Dizzy Reed, EP, Eurovision, Face I Love, Fall Out Boy, glam rock, Grand Slam, Guns 'N' Roses, Helter Skelter, Jon Stevens, Marco Mendoza, punk, review, Richard Fortus, rock, sleaze rock, The Dead Daisies, We've Come A Long Way, Young Guns
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Album review: SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy – World On Fire
Roadrunner Records [Release date 13.10.14] He’s a shrewd dude, Slash. You never see the whites of his eyes. A bit like The Stig, you never see the man beneath the top hat and behind the easy rider shades. Remove them, … Continue reading