Tag Archives: Neal Schon

Album review: RESTLESS SPIRITS – Second To None

Posted on August 4, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 12.08.22] Restless Spirits’ guitarist Tony (Lords Of Black) Hernando’s melodic rock project gains some momentum here, with 4 outstanding singers. 3 of them, Chez Kane, Kent Hilli and Renan Zonta are on the verge of wider recognition. … Continue reading →

Album review: NEAL SCHON – Universe

Posted on December 15, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

[Release date 11.12.20] Neal Schon pops up in my Twitter feed every so often, his guitar emoting against a frequently funky undertow in his latest home video. He remains both enthusiastic and engaging. Even if the camera position and the … Continue reading →

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News – NEAL SCHON, HEART, MAGNUM, THE DARKNESS (December 2020)

Posted on November 30, 2020 by jason

Journey’s Neal Schon (pictured) releases his new album ‘Universe’ this month. Dream Theater have started work on their new album. In the meantime they have released a seasonal medly ‘The Holiday Spirit Carries On’, available for download at dreamtheaterofficial.bandcamp.com Magnum … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – NEAL SCHON – Late Nite

Posted on May 6, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Columbia [1989] Years ago there was a very good record store in the Liverpool area and with a branch in my nearby shopping bolthole Chester. Penny Lane Records yielded a fine selection of import albums at a reasonable price. It … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOURNEY – Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers

Posted on March 18, 2019 by jason

Eagle Vision/Universal [Release date 29.03.19] In 2017 Journey played the Budokan arena in Japan for a special show where they played two of their classic albums – 1981′s ‘Escape’ and 1983′s ‘Frontiers’ – in their entirety and recorded the show, … Continue reading →

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Album review: JASON BECKER – Triumphant Heart

Posted on December 6, 2018 by petefeenstra

Mascot (Release date: 07.12.19) Without overlooking the desperate circumstances of guitar virtuoso Jason Becker being stricken by motor neurone disease, the idea of an album filled with some of the greatest rock guitarist of our time playing mostly his music, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Ben Woods, Bob Dylan, but acts as a shock to the system. No matter, certainly redresses the album’s equilibrium, Chris Broderick, Codany Holiday, Dave Gilmour, David Lee Roth, David Lee Roth era dirt toned shreds, funk, Glauco Bertagnin, Greg Howe, guitar, Gus G, Jake Shimabukuro, Jason Becker, Jeff Loomis, Joe Bonamassa, Marty Friedman, Mattias IA Eklundh, Michael Lee Firkins, namely Joe Satriani, Neal Schon, orchestral, Paul Gilbert, Richie Kotzen, rock, Steve Hunter, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Trevor Rabin, Triumphant Heart, Uli Jon Roth, ‘Triumphant Hearts’ makes a joyous statement about Becker’s enduring creativity in the face of incredible adversity and the fact he is still a major catalyst to his contemporaries. This is best eviden | Leave a comment

DVD review: JOURNEY – Live In Manila

Posted on October 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Vision [Release date 09.09.16] Back in 2009, when this gig was filmed, vocalist Arnel Pineda was still very much the new boy. Recorded in Pinel’s hometown of Manila in the Phillipines the sound and visual quality is excellent and … Continue reading →

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Album review: SANTANA IV – Live At The House Of Blues Las Vegas

Posted on October 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock/Universal [Release date 21.10.16] 2-CD/DVD If the classic Santana III line-up only make one ‘comeback’ album we should be thankful for this year’s ‘Santana IV’. And back in March, ahead of its release, the band played the legendary House … Continue reading →

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Album review: SANTANA – Santana IV

Posted on April 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Santana IV Records [Release date 15.04.16] In the early 1970s, Santana ‘III’ was the soundtrack of my youth, an album when the band consolidated their Latin Rock credentials and arguably one of their strongest offerings. The album is awash with … Continue reading →

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Album review: NEAL SCHON – Vortex

Posted on May 12, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

This is an exclusive edit from an interview with Neal Schon using non-broadcast material. An extended version will be broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in a special edition of ‘Assume The Position’ presented by David Randall on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Album review: REVOLUTION SAINTS – S/t

Posted on December 23, 2014 by jason

Frontiers Records [Released 20.02.15] Another project put together by Frontiers, this time featuring Journey’s drummer Deen Castronova, Night Ranger’s Jack Blades and former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich. Add to this superstar trio Frontiers ‘go to’ man for melodic rock projects … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIMMY BARNES – Hindsight

Posted on October 16, 2014 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 27.10.14] While there’s still a healthy roll call of artists who can look back on a 30 year recording career, few of them still retain the fire and range of Australia’s adopted Scotsman Jimmy Barnes. ‘Hindsight’ is full … Continue reading →

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Album review : NEAL SCHON – So U

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Phil Berisford

Frontiers [release date 19.05.14] When the record label description uses the words “unique” and “jazz and blues-inspired” in the promotional material the alarm bells started ringing in my head. Blues I can live with but Jazz… Neal Schön (what’s with … Continue reading →

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Book review: Electric World – A Casual Guide to the Music of Neal Schon by Neil Daniels

Posted on February 1, 2014 by jason

Available as an EBook or book on Amazon Neal Schon if you needed reminding is the guitarist with melodic rock giants Journey, although this book by Neil Daniels (the Ginger Wildheart of rock writing as he always seems to have … Continue reading →

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Album review: RADIOACTIVE – Legacy

Posted on November 13, 2013 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Tommy Denander has played and appeared on over 2,000 albums now so it stands to reason when he had his own musical project, Radioactive, he’d have a decent number of musician friends to help him out. These … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAMMY HAGAR & FRIENDS – S/T

Posted on September 17, 2013 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Sammy Hagar has had an amazing career when you look back at it from Montrose, through to Van Halen, coupled with a successful solo career and more recently the supergroup Chickenfoot. This album with all its guests … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOURNEY, WHITESNAKE, Wembley Arena, 28 May 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by andynathan

Thunder - Manchester MEN, 23 May 2013 - Photo by Steve Goudie

The package tours of two or three bands with similar appeal, popular in America for so many years, are now a regular feature in the UK. Journey were last here on an AOR triple bill with Foreigner and Styx two … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOURNEY, WHITESNAKE – Manchester MEN, 23 May 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Interview edit: David Coverdale, 15 March 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 17 March 2013 Talking to David Coverdale a couple of months ago he confirmed that the band would be playing a full set and, … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: JOURNEY, WHITESNAKE – SECC, Glasgow, 18 May 2013

Posted on May 19, 2013 by david.wilson

A Saturday night in Glasgow with three of the best rock acts on the planet? Sounded like a great plan to me. This tour had been a ‘must see’ for most discerning rock fans since it was announced and the … Continue reading →

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NEAL SCHON – The Calling

Posted on September 2, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

Frontiers [Release date 19 October 2012] Neal Schon has always been one of the most tasteful guitarists and the most melodic, and his solo work demands further investigation from his ‘Late Nite’ debut in 1989 via the world flavours of … Continue reading →