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Gig review: FM – The Globe, Cardiff, 22 November 2014
A packed house in the Globe for this much loved band and huge respect should be given to the promoter at Major Minor Productions for delivering a sold out show with a fantastic sound quality in a city that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2014, AOR, Cardiff, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, Kooga, melodic rock, Nev MacDonald, review, Skin, Steve Overland, The Globe
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Gig review: FM – The Brook, Southampton, 21 November 2014
Can it really be 30 years since the Overland brothers from Wildlife and former members of Samson and Diamond Head formed a new band, inspired by the then fashionable radio-friendly AOR sounds of the likes of Journey, Foreigner and Survivor, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2014, AOR, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, melodic rock, Neville Macdonald, review, Southampton, Steve Overland, Summers, The Brook
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Album review: VEGA – Stereo Messiah
Frontiers Records [Release date 17.10.14] As one of the great hopes of British melodic rock Vega have not left the grass grow under their feet, this being their third album in under four years. It sees only minor tweaks to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Def Leppard, Joe Elliot, melodic rock, review, Stereo Messiah, Vega
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Album Review: NEWMAN – S/T
[Release Date 22.10.14] After over 15 years of hard graft and a series of quality albums, Steve Newman has established himself as a respected name among the AOR cognoscenti, now happily getting the message out through more regular gigging. A lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, melodic rock, NEWMAN, review, Steve Newman
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News: Interviews on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 9 November – GERRY McAVOY (Rory Gallagher) and CARL DIXON (Coney Hatch)
Photo: Noel Buckley Gerry McAvoy picks his favourite tracks Long-serving Rory Gallagher bass player Gerry McAvoy chooses the music in the ‘Favourite Tracks from Favourite Artists’ sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 9 November at 17:00 GMT. … Continue reading
Album review: WICKED SENSATION – Adrenaline Rush
AOR Heaven [Released 28.11.14] New album “Adrenaline Rush” is the first to find ex-Accept/Bangalore Choir vocalist David Reece at the helm and with it Wicked Sensation have released an album jam packed with melodic greatness – guitarist and chief songwriter … Continue reading
Gig review: ASIA, Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 2 November 2014
For a so-called supergroup Asia have shown remarkable longevity, but their profile is now much lower than it was in the heady days when their 1982 debut went multi-platinum, judging by a disappointing turnout at their first headline London show … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 November 2014, AOR, Asia, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, gig, John Wetton, London, melodic rock, review, Sam Coulson, Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Album review: NIGHTINGALE – Retribution
Inside Out [Released 10.11.14] Nightingale is centred around Dan Swano, who has worked with many artists including Opeth. This is the band’s seventh album and their first since 2007 and I must admit to not having heard anything by them … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, classic rock, Dan Swano, hard rock, Inside Out, melodic rock, Nightingale, prog rock, Retribution, review
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 3)
DAY 3 - DANGER DANGER, AUTOGRAPH, CONEY HATCH, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, TOUCH, GUILD OF AGES, AXXIS The final day of ‘the final fling’ began with a slightly left field choice of veteran German rockers Axxis, and yet they blew the cobwebs … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 October 2014, AOR, Autograph, Axxis, Brother Firetribe, CITA, Coney Hatch, Danger Danger, Firefest, gig, Guild Of Ages, melodic rock, Nottingham, review, Rock City, Tommy Denander, Touch
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 2)
DAY 2 – FIREHOUSE, BLACK N BLUE, PRETTY MAIDS, BABYLON AD, BOULEVARD, FROM THE FIRE, RAGE OF ANGELS Day 2 also began with home grown talent in Rage Of Angels, formed by Ged Rylands who was playing guitar rather than … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 October 2014, AOR, Babylon AD, Black N Blue, Boulevard, Firefest, Firehouse, From The Fire, gig, melodic rock, Nottingham, Pretty Maids, Rage Of Angels, review, Rock City
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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 1)
GRTR!’s resident Melodic Rock/AOR expert Andy Nathan has been covering Firefest for us right from the start. Andy’s informed report and Simon Dunkerley’s inspired photos celebrate ‘The Final Fling’ as the festival bows out in style… The announcement last year … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 October 2014, Angels Or Kings, AOR, Circus Maximus, Firefest, gig, H.E.A.T., melodic rock, Nottingham, Redrum, review, Rock City, Shy, TEN, The Poodles
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Quick plays: X-DRIVE, ADRENALINE RUSH, DALTON, DR JOHN
ADRENALINE RUSH Adrenaline Rush Frontiers [Release date: 25.08.14] ‘Adrenaline Rush’ is the debut album from the Scandinavian band of the same name, musically the album is up a notch from most debut albums I’ve heard this year and reminds me … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenaline Rush, album, AOR, blues rock, Dalton, Dr John, Flicker, Get Your Rock On, Luke Gasser, Maxxwell, melodic rock, Monkeys of XXI, Pit Stop, review, Ske-Dat-De-Dat…Spirit of Satch, Stardust Circus, Tabula Rasa, X-Drive
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Album review: ANGELS OR KINGS – Kings Of Nowhere
AOR Heaven [Released 27.10.14] Angels Or Kings can trace their history back to the 1980′s UK AOR scene when they were known as A.O.K. and played supports to bands passing through their hometown of Manchester. Guitarist Tony Bell has even … Continue reading
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Tagged A.O.K., album review, Angels Or Kings, AOR, AOR Heaven, Kings Of Nowhere, melodic rock
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Album review: NEONFLY – Strangers In Paradise plus interview with Frederick Thunder
Inner Wound Recordings [Release date 01.12.14] Neonfly I discovered thanks to a tip-off from Charlie Farrell, a man who knows his way around the metal scene and recommended I got along early to see them supporting the mighty Power Quest. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Dennis Ward, Dragonforce, Frederick Thunder, Inner Wound Recordings, Magnum, melodic metal, melodic rock, Neonfly, power metal, review, Strangers In Paradise, Willy Norton
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Gig review: MELODIC ROCK FEST 4, H.O.M.E.Bar, Arlington Heights,Chicago, USA, 3-5 October 2014
After the success of the third Melodic Rock Fest last September, the attempt to bring to the Americans the cult melodic rock bands that are seen at Firefest and other places, melodicrock.com supremo Andrew McNeice swiftly moved forward with plans … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Heaven, Adriangale, AOR, Bombay Black, Chicago, Eighty Six Happiness, festival, Gary Moon, gig, Grand Design, Guardian, H.E.A.T., Heaven's Edge, House Of Shakira, Jim Peterik, Johnny Lima, Madman's Lullaby, Maxx Explosion, melodic rock, Melodic Rock Fest 4, Mitch Malloy, Paul Laine, Radio Sun, STAN BUSH, Talon, Tango Down, USA, Work Of Art
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Gig review: MR. BIG – Koko, Camden, London, 17 October 2014
Mr Big’s European tour to capitalise on their back-to-form new album ‘Stories We Could Tell’ squeezed in just a solitary UK show, their first in three years. It was unsurprising that the opulent surroundings of Koko were sold out, perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 October 2014, Billy Sheehan, Camden, Eric Martin, gig, hard rock, Koko, London, Matt Starr, melodic rock, Mr Big, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, review, rock
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Gig review: HOUSTON, The Barfly, Camden, London, 16 October 2014
When an AOR revival suddenly became flavour of the month late in 2010, the debut album by Swedes Houston was seen as the standard bearer of the new revolution. Even if live performances were a mixed bag, the quality of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 October 2014, AOR, Big Time, Camden, gig, Houston, London, melodic rock, Mia Klose, review, The Barfly, The Spin
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Album review: MR BIG – The Stories We Could Tell
Frontiers Records [Release Date 29.09.14] Mr Big appear to be back to stay, despite the unfortunate news of drummer Pat Torpey’s progressive illness. Three years after returning with the somewhat dry sounding ‘What If’, this latest release sees them back … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin, melodic rock, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, review, The Stories We Could Tell
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Album review: XTASY – Revolution
MelodicRock Records [Release date 13.10.14] Andrew McNeice, the man behind melodicrock.com, has tapped into the Spanish melodic scene for Xtasy and their debut album Revolution. Xtasy were founded back in 2011 by guitarist Jorge and vocalist Silvia and they recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew McNeice, melodic rock, MelodicRock Records, review, Revolution, Xtasy
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Album review: KRUK – Be4ore
Metal Mind Productions (out now) Kruk are an established melodic hard rock act from Poland. Be4ore is the band’s 4th outing and mines a solid, old school seam of Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rainbow, Whitesnake references. Kruk means Raven in … Continue reading
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Tagged Be4ore, hard rock, KRUK, melodic rock, Poland
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Gig review: KIP WINGER & FIONA – Borderline, London, 27 September 2014
Despite a busy year for Winger, with the band touring the new Better Days Comin album as recently as June, Kip Winger’s London shows have now become an annual fixture in the calendar. As a bonus on this occasion one … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 September 2014, AOR, Borderline, Fiona, gig, Jorge Salan, Kip Winger, London, melodic rock, review, Winger
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Album review: DAYLIGHT ROBBERY – Falling Back To Earth
Solar Flare [Release date 18.10.14] www.daylightrobberyrocks.co.uk Thankfully, for their second album, Daylight Robbery have ramped up production values. Birmingham-based, it was perhaps natural to use Sheena Sear who has worked with fellow Midlanders Magnum amongst others. However, improved production cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Daylight Robbery, Falling Back To Earth, Magnum, melodic rock, review, Tony Nichols
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Album review: WORK OF ART – Framework
Frontiers Records [Release Date 19.09.14] Few current bands in the world of melodic rock are of such reputed standing as Work of Art, the Swedes led by guitarist Robert Sall, also of W.E.T. Both their albums to date have been … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Framework, interview, melodic rock, review, Robert Sall, Work Of Art
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Album review: MOONLAND FEATURING LENNA KUURMAA
Frontiers Records (Release Date 19.09.14) Lenna Kuurmaa was apparently one of Estonia’s biggest pop stars with her band Vanilla Ninja, but her desire to rock out has led her into the arms of Frontiers Records and what seem to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, AOR, melodic rock, Moonland featuring Lenna Kuurmaa, review
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Album review: JADED HEART – Fight The System
Fast Ball [Released 26.09.14] Jaded Heart deserve a medal for soldiering on over twenty years despite numerous line-up and record label changes. This album sees the recording debut of drummer Bodo Stricker, who replaces co-founding member Axel Kruse (although he … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Fast Ball, Fight The System, hard rock, Jaded Heart, melodic rock
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