Tag Archives: MOR

Album review: MAE McKENNA – Reissues

Posted on December 14, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

BGO www.bgo-records.com [Release date 10.11.23] My first introduction to Mae McKenna was her 1991 album ‘Mirage And Reality’. Bob Harris on his overnight BBC Radio 1 show was a big fan and played the album regularly. I spotted it in … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, country pop, Elliot Randall, Everything That Touches Me, Mae McKenna, MOR, pop, reissue, review, Walk On Water | Leave a comment

Album review: TEN – Something Wicked This Way Comes

Posted on January 17, 2023 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 20.01.23] Here’s another Ten album title that will again appeal to the literati or the cinephiles among the band’s fans. It’s their sixteenth studio release since 1996. Ever present founder/ writer/ singer, Gary Hughes has gathered a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, AOR. Pomp Rock, Dennis Ward, Gary Hughes, Gollum, Khymera, Liaison, Macbeth, melodic rock, MOR, Pink Cream 69, review, Rick Springfield, Something Wicked This Way Comes, TEN | Leave a comment

Album review: ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION – The Polydor Years

Posted on May 13, 2019 by jason

Caroline Records [Release date 31.05.19] Formed in Georgia, USA, 1970, the Atlanta Rhythm Section (at least initially) a southern rock band, albeit with a touch more MOR and blue-eyed soul. The original line-up was Rodney Justo (vocals), Barry Bailey (guitar), … Continue reading →

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Album review: JW-JONES – High Temperature

Posted on August 16, 2017 by petefeenstra

Solid Blues Records [Release date 02.06.17] Award winning Canadian blues-rock guitarist JW-Jones ditches most of the rock elements to ingratiate himself with the industry hotbed that is Nashville. ‘High Temperature’ showcases a handful of good songs that have one eye … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, blues, Canadian, country, Dick Cooper, funk, guitar, High Temperature, Jaida Dreyer, JW-Jones, Lonnie Mack, MOR, Nashville, review, soul | Leave a comment

Album review: LITTLE RIVER BAND – The Big Box (6 Disc incl DVD)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

The Store For Music [Release date 28.04.17] The only problem with this welcome 5-CD/DVD boxed set is repetition. In more recent years Little River Band have seemingly sought to reinvent their past with not a lot of new material. (Some … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROD STEWART – 02 Arena, London, 27 February 2017

Posted on March 19, 2017 by andynathan

The death of so many stars in 2016 – from Bowie and Prince to Rick Parfitt and George Michael – makes it all the more imperative that we catch the greats of rock and pop while we still can. One … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 27 February 2017, gig, Jimmy Roberts, London, MOR, O2 Arena, pop, review, rock, Rod Stewart, The Faces | Leave a comment

Album review: CORNERSTONE – Reflections

Posted on July 27, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Atom Records [Release date 29.07.16] One of the most extensive PR packs that I’ve seen accompanies this release – it looks more like an upmarket property purchase pack than a band/album synopsis. Although listings for the last three years of … Continue reading →

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Album review: JUDITH OWEN – Somebody’s Child

Posted on March 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Twanky Records [Release date 06.05.16] Pianist-singer-songwriter Judith Owen has come up with just about the perfect ‘easy listening’ album. Genre hopping, from the influences of the very best from Laurel Canyon to Stevie Wonder and everything in between, she puts … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAUL GUZZONE – Chasing The Moon

Posted on November 19, 2013 by petefeenstra

Triple Z Music [Release date 2013] New York based Paul Guzzone describes himself as ‘an electronic troubadour’. He’s big on sonic textures, wry narratives, catchy hooks and songs that draw you in. ‘Chasing The Moon’ is an unlikely but successful … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: DAVID GATES, MISTRESS, CRASHDIET, REINXEED, SAVATAGE

Posted on October 27, 2013 by jason

MISTRESS Loveteaser www.reverbnation.com/mistressrockband New Zealand band Mistress wants to bring back that 80’s hair metal sound…on a £2.53 budget judging by the sound. Mind you legendary producer Beau Hill does remix one song on here, ‘She’s A Sinner’. Siggy Signal … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN NICKOLOFF – Get Out Of My Way

Posted on April 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Independent/TSM [Release date: 02.05.13] John Nickoloff opens his debut 5 track EP/CD ‘Get Out Of My Way’ with hard rock pretensions but gradually moves towards radio friendly MOR material. Either way he’s got a great rock voice that effortlessly brings … Continue reading →