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Album Review: THE BLOCKHEADS – Same Horse Different Jockey
Self release [Release Date: 23.11.13] It’s 36 years since The Blockheads first hit the road to stardom and 13 years since Ian Dury died. And on the evidence of this album, the band appears to be far better positioned … Continue reading
Album Review: P-A-U-L LAMB & THE DETROIT BREAKDOWN – Ready Fire Aim
E E Records [Release Date: 04.11.13] P-A-U-L Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown certainly live up to their name. Given their prickly urban rock, funk, soul and bluesy tinged style, they fit perfectly into the city’s musical landscape. Their songs are heartfelt, uncompromising … Continue reading
Album Review: RPWL – A Show Beyond Man And Time
Metal Mind [Release Date: 07.10.13] My review of German neo-progressive RPWL’s 2012 album ‘Beyond Man And Time’ earned itself a five star review for its stellar musicianship and outstanding instrumental composition and songwriting – although I did cast doubt on … Continue reading
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Tagged A Show Beyond Man And Time, album, Germany, prog, Progressive Rock, Ray Wilson, review, RPWL
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Album Review: GROOVE-A-MATICS – Keep It Clean
Self release [Release Date: 02.09.13] Newcastle’s Groove-A-Matics wear their musical influences on their sleeve. The band’s name is writ large on the opening groove of ‘Way Of The World’, which could easily fit into an early Fab-T Birds album. Impressive … Continue reading
Album Review: STEVEN WILSON – Drive Home
Kscope [Release Date: 21.10.13] What a busy boy Steven Wilson is these days. Fresh from the release earlier this year of his third solo album ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’, the release of the fourth Blackfield album and his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Drive Home, Guthrie Govan, Nick Beggs, Porcupine Tree, Progressive Rock, review, Steven Wilson
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Album review: DEL BROMHAM – Nine Yards
Angel Air [Release date: 02.09.13] Del Bromham is best known for his output with Stray. Hook-laden bluesy hard rock, Stray had their heyday in the mid-70’s. Despite some decent selling albums, mainstream success seemed to evade them. Bromham has kept … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, DEL BROMHAM, guitar, guitarist, Nine Yards, review, rock, Stray
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Album review: DIZZYBLOOM – Heroes For Ghosts/Oceans
I don’t know what I was expecting from a band called Dizzybloom formed in Austin, Texas in 1995. But what it wasn’t, was a British sounding female fronted melodic post-prog band vying for the space occupied, in the UK at … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amy Whitcomb, Dizzybloom, Heroes For Ghosts, Ocenas, review, rock, soft rock
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Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Kickback City/Live In Cork
Sony Music [Release date 28.10.13] This release is a rather interesting twist on an artist’s legacy. In recent years we’ve been treated to definitive remastered albums under the careful eye of Rory’s younger brother Donal but ‘Kickback City’ is an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Aidan Quinn, album, audio, blues, book, Cork Opera House, crime, DC Comics, DVD, film noir, graphic novel, guitarist, Ian Rankin, Kickback City, Rebus, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, Timothy Truman
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Gig Review: QUEENSRYCHE – Islington Academy, 12 October 2013
Queensryche are the benchmark against which any progressive metal band must measure themselves. But they’ve had troubled times. Recent albums have sold poorly and last year, front man Geoff Tate was unceremoniously dumped after a back stage bust up. Tate … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimson Glory, gig, hard rock, Islington Academy, metal, prog metal, progressive, Queensryche, review, Todd La Torre
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Album review: THE LUCID DREAM – Songs of Lies and Deceit
Holy Are You Recordings [Release date 01.10.13] A joyous little collection of reverb mayhem. ‘Songs of Lies and Deceit’ is rooted securely in the quality pop jangle of The Stone Roses and the Jesus and Mary Chain. The Lucid Dream … Continue reading
Album review: IN THE SILENCE – A Dream Gone Mad
Sensory [Release date 27.01.14] An interesting new band. In The Silence, hailing from Sacremento, California, have released their first full-length album of dark, doom, prog crossover material. ‘A Dream Gone Mad’ is an album of two halves in many ways. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Dream Gone Mad, album, Doom Metal, IN THE SILENCE, progressive metal, review, Sensory
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Gig review: STATE OF EDEN – The Jubilee, Sunbury, 12 October 2013
State Of Eden played their second gig and their first in a public venue, the cosy Jubilee pub. Only downside is the pub’s layout meant you can only see half of the band in certain areas due a wall blocking … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Purple, gig, review, rock, STATE OF EDEN, Whitesnake
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Album review: ALTER BRIDGE – Fortress
Roadrunner [Release date 25.09.13] After their well received ‘III’ album and Myles Kennedy gaining yet more exposure as part of Slash’s band, Alter Bridge are back and the expectations are high for this new album. Fear not as they have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, ALTER BRIDGE, Fortress, Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, review, rock, Slash
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Album review: COLDSPELL – Frozen Paradise
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Album number three from ColdSpell and Tommy Hansen (Helloween/Pretty Maids) is again at the mixing desk. Good to see the keyboards and Hammond playing of Matti Eklund higher in the mix and like the Pretty Maids the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Coldspell, Escape Music, Frozen Paradise, Gotthard, hard rock, melodic metal, melodic rock, Pretty Maids, review, Sweden, Tommy Hansen
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – Manchester O2 Apollo, 12 October 2013
He may have disappeared once too often behind the drum riser to what appeared to be a ‘recreation’ area – no doubt with full access to ‘Strictly’ – but Ian Gillan is not quite ready to join the pipe and … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Purple, Don Airey, gig, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Manchester O2 Apollo, review, rock, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Album review: LAYLA ZOE – The Lily
Cable Car Records [Release date: 30.o8.13] Canadian blues singer Layla Zoe offers a highly personal take on the blues. She’s a confident singer with an expansive range, who finds the perfect foil in the shape of German blues guitarist and … Continue reading
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Tagged acapella, blues, Canadian, Henrik Freischlader, Janis Joplin, Layla Zoe, Neil Young, review, rock, The Lily
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Album review: CHEMIA – The One Inside
DCM Records [Release date: 04.11.13] Poland is something of a hotbed for progressive rock, it is therefore somewhat surprising when you hear an absolutely cracking album from a Polish band which sounds like it could have been conceived in a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, alternative, Chemia, Poland, review, rock, The One Inside
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Gig review: ROMEO’S DAUGHTER, Camden Underworld, 4 October 2013
After some rare wider exposure playing Fairport’s Cropredy Convention in the summer, Romeo’s Daughter, were back playing to their loyal fanbase with this Friday night Underworld show. Indeed it was a double bill of arguably the two best female fronted … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Dante Fox, gig, melodic rock, review, Romeo's Daughter
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Album review: HENRIK FREISCHLADER BAND – Live In Concerts
Cable Car [Release date: 28.10.13] It says something for Henrik Freischlader’s ability to captivate and enthral us with his guitar led, groove laden blues-rock that he is confident enough to release a live 4 CD box set. He’s already released … Continue reading
Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – North
Esoteric Antenna [Release date: 07.10.13] ‘North’ is an unlikely but successful return to recording by John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest. It’s an unlikely return because for the best part of 5 years, the band’s guitarist and composer Lees actually retired, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Ammon Wrigley, Crosby, John Lees, John Lees Barclay James Harvest, North, prog, review, rock, Steely Dan, Stills and Nash
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Album Review: LEVELLERS – Green Blade Rising / Truth And Lies
Eagle Records – Release Date: 7 October 2013 Following the full-blown remastered / repackaged / bonus material / multi-disc re-issues of the Levellers’ China Records back catalogue in 2012, here we have Eagle Records measly attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged folk, Green Blade Rising/Truth And Lies, Levellers, punk, re-issue, review
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Gig review: DANA FUCHS – The Borderline, London, 8 October 2013
If the ‘Bliss Avenue’ CD was an interesting introduction to New York’s hard hitting vocalist and songwriter Dana Fuchs, her live show quickly revealed all her qualities. As she made clear at the outset, her songs deal with ‘the dirty … Continue reading
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Tagged Bliss Avenue, blues, Dana Fuchs, Janis Joplin, Joan Osborne, John Diamond, review, rock, vocalist
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Album review: EUROPE – Live At Sweden Rock – 30th Anniversary Show
Interview edit: Joey Tempest, 10 October 2013 The Europe frontman talks about the ‘Live At Sweden Rock’ set earMUSIC 2-CD/DVD/Bluray [Release date 21.10.13] Since the dawn of GRTR! we have followed closely the progress of Europe, firstly Nikk Gunns and … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th Anniversary Show, album, CD, DVD, Europe, Joey Tempest, John Norum, June 2013, Live At Sweden Rock, review
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Gig review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, The Graveltones – Academy 2, Leicester, 30 September 2013
There was a buzz of excitement and expectation coming into tonight’s gig for a few reasons, The Temperance Movement are riding on a high after release of their same titled debut album, The Graveltones have just launched their debut album … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy 2, gig, Leicester, review, rock, Samuel Taylor, The Graveltones, The Temperance Movement
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Album review: JOE COCKER – Live At Montreux 1987
Eagle Rock (CD/DVD) [Release date 07.10.13] Joe Cocker’s career started in 1961, although he didn’t release a solo album until 1969. Remarkably the songs he is best known for singing were written by other people, yet he has the ability to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, DVD, JOE COCKER, Live at Montreux 1987, review
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