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Album review: LESZEK CICHONSKI AND FRIENDS – Thanks Jimi Symphonic

Pete Feenstra chatted to Leszek Cichonski for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, including the background to his album, world record-breaking and the Hendrix festivals. First broadcast 21 February 2021. Luna Music [Release date 26.06.2o] From the guitar and orchestral intro … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, Dave Gilmour, Focus, guitar, Jerry Kosek, Jimi Hendrix, Jorgas Skolias, Leszek Cichonski, Leszek Cichonski And Friends, Lukasz Krywicki, Malford Milligan, Nelson Riddle, NFM Worclaw Philharmonic, orchestra, Ravel, review, Robert Jarmuzek, Storyville, Thanks Jimi Symphonic, Thijs van Leer, Tim Rose, Tomasz Grabowy, vocal, Wojciech Bulinki
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Gig review: MARILLION – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 4 November 2019

Rightly acknowledged as one of the bands at the forefront of crowdfunding, I’m beginning to think Marillion should also be given credit as pioneers in recycling. Because whilst I’ve been a fan since Fish jumped ship 30 years ago, I … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 4 November 2019, Bridgewater Hall, gig, Ian Mosley, Manchester, Marillion, Mark Kelly, orchestra, Pete Trewavas, prog, Progressive Rock, review, rock, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery
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Album review: FOREIGNER – With the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

earMUSIC [Release date 27.04.18] 2-CD As rock gets old, anniversaries and special editions are the order of the day. I can’t see the current crop of younger rock bands having this luxury 40, or even 25, years on. But, for … Continue reading
DVD review: DEEP PURPLE with Orchestra – Live In Verona

Eagle Rock [Release date 30.10.14] Deep Purple and orchestras go back a long way – to 1969 when John Lord composed The Concerto for Group and Orchestra with lyrics written by Ian Gillan and which was first performed by Deep … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Bluray, Deep Purple, Don Airey, DVD, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Live In Verona, Montreux, orchestra, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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DVD review: STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL – Birmingham

Absolute [Release date 14.10.13] Somewhere, in the bowels of my long player collection lies a pristine copy of Cockney Rebel’s The Psychomodo acquired circa 1974. It is, however, many, many years (quite possibly decades) since it last saw the rubber … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, choir, Cockney Rebel, DVD, live, orchestra, review, Steve Harley, The Human Menagerie, The Psychomodo
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