Tag Archives: Paul Carrack

Album review: FRANKIE MILLER – Full House and Double Trouble (remasters w/bonus tracks)

Posted on August 14, 2021 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [Release date 30.07.21] With 3 outstanding albums under his belt, but no substantial success, you could have forgiven Frankie Miller for just accepting his fate. Judging by his genre hopping fourth album, Full House, (1978) he never … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PAUL CARRACK – London Palladium, 14 March 2020

Posted on March 17, 2020 by andynathan

He may not be the household name his talent deserves, but after being a founder member of Ace, singing on some of Squeeze and Mike and the Mechanics best loved hits, and a respected session musician with a long list … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Amy Meehan, Andy Staves, blue-eyed soul, gig, Mike And The Mechanics, Paul Carrack, Steve Beighton | 1 Comment

Gig review: CORNBURY FESTIVAL – Great Tew, Oxfordshire, 5-7 July 2019

Posted on July 8, 2019 by jason

Friday 5 July Arriving onsite just in time to catch the tail end of former Supergrass singer/songwriter Gaz Coombes set. Being a bit of a local musical hero his set was well received although he may have missed a trick … Continue reading →

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Album review: ACE – Five-a-Side/Time For Another/No Strings

Posted on December 18, 2018 by andynathan

BGO Records [Release Date 12.10.18] In most people’s eyes, Ace are a curiosity remembered only for an admittedly classic transatlantic hit single in ‘How Long’ and for giving a first break to one of the UK’s most respected blue eyed … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged Ace, album, Five-a-Side, Jon Woodhead, No Strings, Paul Carrack, reissue, review, Time For Another | Leave a comment

Album review: FRANKIE OLIVER – Here I Am

Posted on May 19, 2017 by jason

Good Deeds Music [Release date 09.06.17] www.frankieolivermusic.com Frankie Oliver actually recorded his debut album ‘Looking For The Twist’ in 1997 (with the Sly & Robbie rhythm section), however due to various reasons it never really took off and he instead … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, blues, Frankie Oliver, Here I Am, mellow, melodic, Paul Carrack, review, Simply Red, soul | Leave a comment

Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017

Posted on March 28, 2017 by petefeenstra

What are we to make of this Mike + The Mechanics album launch party on the back of a nearly completed UK tour and a recent high profile Royal Albert Hall date? The answer is probably that the band wish … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOULSTACK – Soulstack

Posted on March 18, 2016 by petefeenstra

Stack-O-Soul [Release date 18.06.15] ‘Soulstack’ is a song driven, soulful roots-rock album with plenty of feel, by a band that is at its best when it stretches out. And therein lies a slight problem, because in their efforts to present polished … Continue reading →

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Album review: KING KING – Reaching For The Light

Posted on May 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Manhaton [Release date 04.05.15] Four years after their debut album, King King have outgrown their original mould to such a extent that the album title is more a reality than an aspiration. ‘Reaching For The Light’ reflects a band that … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL – Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent 4/5/6 July 2014

Posted on July 11, 2014 by petefeenstra

The Hop Farm Music Festival 2014 is a reconfigured broad based festival. While previous years included Neil Young, Dylan and The Eagles, the new promoters focused on striking a musical balance that pleased more than it alienated. The result was … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PAUL CARRACK – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, 1 December 2013

Posted on December 24, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Sunday night in Aylesbury isn’t necessarily a term that fills one with excitement. However, any such doubts can be put aside on realising you’re going to watch one of the greatest white soul voices to have emanated from the UK … Continue reading →

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PAUL CARRACK – Good Feeling

Posted on August 14, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

www.paulcarrack.net Paul Carrack is in that comfortable twilight zone at the moment. He tours regularly and releases albums on his own label. In short it’s all on his own terms and his adoring fans love him for it. Carrack has … Continue reading →