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Tag Archives: review
Album review: SILENT FORCE – Rising From Ashes
AFM Records [Released 27.01.14] Alex Beyrodt is a busy man. Early in 2013 we had a Whitesnake orientated release from Voodoo Circle and then there is the imminent release of the new Primal Fear album Delivering The Black. In between … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Alex Beyrodt, Mats Sinner, Michael Bormann, review, Rising From Ashes, rock, SILENT FORCE
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Album Review: FREQUENCY DRIFT – Over
Gentle Art Of Music [Release Date: 14.02.14] Frequency Drift have been at the zenith of Europe’s purveyors of melancholic progressive rock for a few years now – their previous two releases, ‘Ghosts’ (2011) and ‘Laid To Rest’ (2012) were both … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Frequency Drift, German, Germany, Over, Progressive Rock, review, RPWL
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Album review: THE PECKHAM COWBOYS -10 Tales From The Gin Palace
Cargo Records [Release date 14.02.14] “10 Tales From The Gin Palace” is the second album from South London’s The Peckham Cowboys and as the title would suggest, the album contains 10 tracks of sleazy, debauched, catchy rock n roll and … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Tales From The Gin Palace, album, review, THE PECKHAM COWBOYS
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Album Review: XNA – When We Changed You
Cleopatra Records – Release Date: 22 October 2013 You know all those awkward questions that children ask at various stages of their development – ‘why is the sky blue?’, ‘are we nearly there yet?’, ‘where do babies … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Malin, Billy Sherwood, David Hussey, Progressive Rock, review, When We Changed You, XNA
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Gig review: THERION – O2 Islington Academy, London, 20 December 2013
Support Acts: Arkona Review & Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis It was around the end of November that an acquaintance of mine asked me to name my favorite gig of the year to which my response was “It’s too early … Continue reading
Single & EP review: THE GREETING COMMITTEE – Island (EP)
Push Puzzle Records [Release date 15.09.13] One of the joys of enduring music is the way retro influences sometimes coalesce with the present and lodge themselves in cutting edge recordings. ‘Island’ a 3 track EP from Newcastle’s The Greeting Committee … Continue reading
Album review: SOT – Kind of Saltz
Soltanic Sounds [Available now] ‘Kind of Saltz’ appears to have been released some time ago but has just popped again in my pile of CD’s be reviewed. It’s a wide ranging and engaging album, best described as 70’s jazz-rock fusion, … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Frank Zappa, fusion, guitar, Jazz rock, Kind of Saltz, King Crimson, Lars Andreas, metal, moog, Norwegian rock, prog rock, review, Skjalg Reithaug, SOT, tube
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Album review: CASABLANCA – Riding A Black Swan
Gain/Sony Music [out now] American/Swedish band Casablanca have just released their sophomore album “Riding A Black Swan” and just 8 days into 2014 I would be surprised if I am not still listening to this on repeat at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Casablanca, glam, review, Riding A Black Swan, rock, sleaze
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DVD review: WILKO JOHNSON – Live At Koko
Cadiz Music [Release date 18.12.13] The biggest weight of expectation on a night of high emotion probably lay in the lap of the multi-camera crew, rather than the band themselves. For on a night that happily didn’t turn out to … Continue reading
Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Goin’ To The Delta
Ruf Records [Release date 11.02.14] Having spent the best part of 48 years on the road as the personification of the pivotal and enduring Anglo American blues-rock band Savoy Brown, guitarist Kim Simmonds goes back to basics on ‘Goin’ To … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, boogie, Chicago Blues, Garnet Grimm, Goin' To The Delta, guitar, Kim Simmonds, Pat DeSalvo, review, rock, Savoy Brown
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Album review: HAIL OF BULLETS – III: The Rommel Chronicles
Metal Blade – Out Now. Being both a huge Metal fan and a passionate historian with a particular fascination for all things WWII meant that I was hooked immediately back in 2006 on the old-school Death Metal quintet Hail Of … Continue reading
Album review: PHWG – The Observer
Pontus H.W. Gunve [Release date 07.05.13] PHWG is an innovative band led by New York based guitarist, synth programmer, composer and producer Pontus H.W. Gunve, with an original take on prog rock, world, ambient and fusion music. He frames it all … Continue reading
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Tagged ambient, cello, electric violin, Frank Zappa, fusion, guitar, Joe Renaud, Lorenzo Wolff, percussion, PHWG, Pontus H.W. Gunve, prog, Raymond Sicam111, review, rock, Sean Hagerty, synth programming, tablas, The Observer, Tripp Dudley, world
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DVD review: THE DOORS – Live At The Bowl 68 / Soundstage Performances / Live In Europe 1968
Eagle Vision [Release date 15.10.13] The Doors ‘Live At The Bowl ‘68’ / ‘Soundstage Performances’ / ‘Live In Europe 1968’ triple DVD box set judiciously mixes recycled and restored concert footage with insightful bonus interviews from band members and their contemporaries. … Continue reading
Album Review: DODSON & FOGG – The Call
Self Released – [Release Date: 2013] I had the pleasure to review three Dodson & Fogg albums back in August 2013, all three of which had been released within an eighteen month period. I said at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Wade, Dodson & Fogg, Psych/Folk Rock, review, The Call
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Album review: JAMES STEVENSON – Everything’s Getting Closer To Being Over
Independent release [Release date 10.12.13] For a guitarist with punk and new wave credentials that span Chelsea the revamped Generation X, Kim Wilde, The Cult, Glen Matlock, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Alarm, and latterly Willie Nile, James Stevenson sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, Elisabeth Westwood, Everything's Getting Closer To Being Over, funk, Gene Loves Jezebel, Generation X, Glen Matlock, guitar, James Stevenson, Kim Wilde, Maggi Ronson, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, The Alarm, The Cult, The Sexpistilettos, Traci Hunter, Willie Nile
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Album review: ROSCO LEVEE AND THE SOUTHERN SLIDE – Get It While You Can
Red Train Records Records [Release date 27.01.14] ‘Get It While You Can’ wrestles with the common problem of a Brit band trying to sound authentic on material that evokes the deep south with some shit kicking roots rock. Rosco leads … Continue reading
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Tagged Allman Brothers, Americana, Andy Hayes, blues, Bo Diddley, country, David Tettmark, funk, Get It While You Can, Gram Parsons, JOE COCKER, Lee Wilson, review, Rival Sons, rock, Rolling Stones, Rosco Levee, Roscoe Levee and the Southern Slide, Simon Gardiner
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Album review: LEAVES’ EYES – Symphonies Of The Night
Napalm Records www.leaveseyes.de There are a lot of female fronted symphonic metal bands out there now and a lot do tend to blend into one another, with a few notable exceptions and Leaves’ Eyes are one such exception. The soaring … Continue reading
Album review: STEPHEN DALE PETIT – Cracking The Code
333 Records [Release date 16.09.13] ‘Cracking The Code’ is an apt title for an album that counter balances some retro sounding material with a contemporary production. There’s something lying underneath the frisson busting energy levels but … Continue reading
Album review – RED DRAGON CARTEL – Red Dragon Cartel
Frontiers Records [Release date 24.01.14] One of the most instantly recognisable riffs in rock is the opening bars of ‘Bark At The Moon’ from Ozzy but the magic fingers on the fret board belonged to one Jake … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Badlands, CD, Jake E Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Di'Anno, Red Dragon Cartel, review, Robin Zander
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Gig review: THE LEVELLERS – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh,18 December 2013
When it comes to The Levellers I’m afraid I would consider myself a lapsed fan. For many years I bought the albums and attended gigs whenever possible but my attention did drift for a long period through no fault of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 December 2013, Edinburgh, folk, gig, Liquid Rooms, live, Mark Chadwick, Panjenix, review, rock, The Levellers
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Interview with DEL BROMHAM (Stray) – 24 December 2013
It’s hard to believe Stray founder member and guitarist Del Bromham recently reflected on his web site that 2013 has been a quiet year for him. This after all is the man who apart from deservedly receiving a ‘British Blues … Continue reading
Gig review: THE BOOMTOWN RATS – Roundhouse, London, 26 October 2013
The amount of shows I’ve seen this year that I thought I never would is truly amazing: for every idol that dies, another seemingly resurrects themselves with unerring timing, as if suddenly aware that there may not be many such … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 October 2013, Bob Geldof, gig, London, punk, review, rock, Roundhouse, The Boomtown Rats
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Gig review: STEELEYE SPAN – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, 2 December 2013
Cor, it’s nippy out. I’d better get inside then: after all, what could exude more warmth than an evening of electric folk? There’s a rustic, fireside pleasure inherent in the songs of our ancient heritage which some would say is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December 2013, Aylesbury, folk rock, gig, Maddy Prior, review, Steeleye Span, Waterside Theatre
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Gig review: PAUL CARRACK – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, 1 December 2013
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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Tagged Ace, Aylesbury, gig, Mike & the Mechanics, Paul Carrack, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, soul, Squeeze, Waterside Theatre
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Gig review – RAY JACKSON’S LINDISFARNE – Newcastle City Hall, 20 December 2013
I’m sure everyone is aware of the concept of a ‘bucket’ or ‘wish’ list, a physical or mental note of things you would like to do before shuffling off this mortal coil. I have several things on mine including an … Continue reading
