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Album review : PALACE – Reckless Heart
Frontiers [Release date : 12.07.24] Michael Palace has long since proved that his classy debut, Master Of The Universe, was too good to be a fluke. On Reckless Heart, his fifth album, he continues to display his considerable gifts as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessi, Aztec Camera, Christopher Cross, Frontiers, Kenny Loggins, Michael Palace, review, Richard Marx, soft rock, Steely Dan
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Album review: T BEAR – The Way Of The World
Pete Feenstra chatted to T Bear for his feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and featuring tracks from the new album ‘The Way Of The World’. First broadcast 19 May 2024. Quarto Valley Records [Release date 22.03.24] ‘Way … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Dr John, funk, interview, Laurence Juber, Leon Russell, Paul Rogers, radio, Randy Newman, review, Richard T Bear, rock, singer, songwriter, Steely Dan, T. Bear, The Beatles, Tony Braunagel, Walter Trout, Way of the World
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Album review: RICHARD ROZZE – Lion
Pete Feenstra chatted to Richard Rozze for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from ‘Lion’. First broadcast 10 December 2023. Waterbound [Release date 29.09.23] Richard Rozze’s ‘Lion’ album finds the Kent based story teller counter balancing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Eric Johnson, Free, funk, fusion, interview, jazz, Jonathan Noyce, Larry Carlton, Lion, Neil Young, Pat Metheny, Paul Kossoff, Peter Green, radio, review, Richard Rozze, rock, Simon Lea, Steely Dan, Wes Montgomery
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Album review: WILL PIKE – Under A Delphic Moon
Pete Feenstra chatted to Will Pike about his music. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 26 November 2023 Self release [Release date : 05.11.23] Will Pike is a rock guitarist, ambient synth player and solo artists, who also … Continue reading
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Tagged album, electronica, funk, fusion, interview, Led Zeppelin, Pat Metheny, psychedelia, radio, review, Robert Fripp, rock, Spinout(UK), Steely Dan, Steve Hillage, Thudweil, Under A Delphic Moon, Will Pike
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Album review: IAN SHAW – Greek Street Friday
Silent Wish [Release date 20.10.23] With previous album titles such as ‘In A New York Minute’, ‘Soho Stories, ‘A Ghost In Every Bar’ and the new ‘Greek Street Friday’ it’s tempting to regard vocalist Ian Shaw’s oeuvre as akin to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, funk, Greek Street Friday, Guy Bellamy, Ian Shaw, Jamie Safir, jazz, Mark Murphy, Randy Newman, review, Rickie Lee Jones, singer, songwriter, soul, Steely Dan, vocal
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Album review : TYGERS OF PAN TANG – 1985-87 (3 CD Boxset)
Cherry Red / HNE [Release date 24.06.22] Arguably there are two Tygers Of Pan Tang. This boxset features Tygers 2.0. CD1: The Wreck-age (1985) CD2: Burning In The Shade (1987) and CD3: The Wreck-age Demos and the Burning In The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1985-87, albums, boxset, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, John Tucker, melodic hard rock, Mutt Lange, NWOBHM, review, Saxon, Steely Dan, Tygers Of Pan Tang
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Album review: ERIC GALES – Crown
Provogue [Release date 28.01.21] Eric Gales opens his 21st album ‘Crown’ with a track called ‘Death Of Me’ with the open ended: “My name is Eric Gales, any questions?” It’s a more ambivalent intro than you might at first imagine, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Crown, Eric Gales, funk, guitar, Jimmy Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, LaDonna Gales, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, psychedelic, R&B, review, rock, soul, Steely Dan
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Album review: CAP OUTRUN – High On Deception
Frontiers [release date 10.12.21] Swedish rock band, Cap Outrun’s debut album integrates Progrock with Melodic Rock. A bold mix of nostalgia and modernism. One of the prime reasons for Progrock’s popularity is the music’s illusion of improvisation. You’re not quite … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chandler Mogen, Denis DeYoung, Lou Gramm, melodic rock, progrock, review, Steely Dan, Toto, Von Hertzen Brothers
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Book review: ON TRACK…Toto/The Solo Beatles/Steely Dan (“Every album, every song”)
Sonicbond Pubishing [Publication date January/February 2020] Liked and loathed in equal measures by the music press in the 1970s and 1980s, ultimately the band may have had the last laugh. As author Jacob Holm-Lupp reiterates, their latest offering – XIV … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, book, classic rock, Donald Fagen, fusion, George Harrison, Jazz rock, John Lennon, melodic rock, On Track, Paul McCartney, pop, review, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, The Solo Beatles, Toto, Walter Becker
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Album review: ZOE SCHWARZ BLUE COMMOTION – Chameleon
33 Records [Release date 03.04.20] ‘Chameleon’ is Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion’s 6th and best release so far. It’s a superbly crafted contemporary blues album with a dozen self penned track and a hidden bonus, full of musical diversity, imaginative arrangements, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Chameleon, Eartha Kitt, funk, fusion, Ian Ellis Patrick Hayes, Jimmy Smith, John Hiseman, Latino, Nina Simone, Paul Robinson, Pete Whittaker, review, Rob Koral, rock, rumba, shuffle, Steely Dan, vocal, Zoe Schwarz, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion
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Album review: KYLA BROX – Pain & Glory
Pigskin Records [Release date 29.03.19] Kyla Brox’s ‘Pain & Glory’ is the perfect showcase for one of the great blues singers of her generation. From the striking artwork to the the nascent songcraft of Kyla and her bass playing partner Danny … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Blues Train, Clive Mellish, Danny Blomeley, funk, John Ellis, Kyla Brox, Leonard Cohen, Pain & Glory, Paul Farr, R&B, review, Sam Brox, Santana, soul, Steely Dan, Tony Marshall, Victor Brox, vocal
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Gig review: STEELY DAN/Steve Winwood – Manchester Arena, 21 February 2019
Could it be that for the past six years, Steve Winwood has been resting on laurels? When we last reviewed him – in June 2013 – he was playing pretty much the same set. With no new album since 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 February 2019, classic rock, Donald Fagen, funk, gig, Jazz rock, Manchester Arena, review, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood
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Album review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Hands Of Time
Self release [Release date 05.01.19] The Climax Blues Band moniker has existed since 1972 when after 5 years as a blues-rock band they quietly dropped the Chicago part of their name to reflect a broadening of their musical palette. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Chris Aldridge, Climax Blues Band, Colin Cooper, funk, George Glover, Graham Dee, Hands Of Time, jazz, Lester Hunt, Michael McDonald, Neil Simpson, review, rock, Roy Adams, soul, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder
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Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG – #LookingForTheWorld
Michael Armstrong introduces his new album (27:44) This showcase was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in the ‘New to GRTR!’ sequence. More information www.michaelarmstrongmusic.co.uk [Release date 23.11.18] Second album by Michael Armstrong, one that has been in the … Continue reading
Album review: TAS CRU – Memphis Song
Subcat Records [Release date 01.06.18] Tas Cru is a blues artist and an observatory story teller for whom the combination of songcraft, feel and an underlying groove are sacrosanct. He also leaves plenty of room for quirky lyrics, ironic humour … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, backing vocals, Bob Purdy, country blues, Dick Earl Erickson, Donna Marie Floyd-Tritico, Dr. Richard Bates, funk, JJ Cale, Mary Ann Casale, Memphis blues, Memphis Song, Pat Harrington, Patti Parks Victor Wainwright, review, Rick Estrin, rock blues, Sleepy John Estes, soul, Steely Dan, Tas Cru
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Album review: CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION – Cut And Run
CBO Music UK [Release date: 13.05.18] It’s rare you come across a top class big band blues outfit with real pedigree when the front man is relatively speaking unknown, Stoke On Trent’s bass playing, vocalist Chris Bevington didn’t front a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Marsden, blues, Chris Bevington, Chris Bevington Organisation, Cut And Run, Delbert McClinton, Jim Kirkpatrick, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lance Lopez, Little Feat, review, rock, Scott Ralph, Steely Dan, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Walter Trout
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Album review: TOM TOOMEY – Turquoise
Pete Feenstra chatted to Tom Toomey in his Feature show broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 25 February 2018, including tracks from ‘Turquoise’. Giant Records [Release date 06.01.18] Tom Toomey is best known as the guitarist with The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Colin Blunstone, David Bowie, Flora Purim, Frank Zappa, fusion, guitar, interview, John Devine, Jon Anderson, Latino, Mark Knopfler, Melissa Kaplan, Pat Metheny, Paul Young, pop, review, rock, soul, Steely Dan, The Zombies, Tom Toomey, Turquoise, William Purefoy, world music
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Album review: JAMES LITHERLAND – Back ‘N Blue
Self Release [Release date 01.05.17] ‘Back ‘N Blue’ is a loving crafted DIY song driven blues-rock album with a funky fusion undertow. James Litherland’s musical credentials go all the way back to Colosseum – check out the ‘Valentyne Sweet’ style … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Back 'N Blue, Bandit, blues, Colosseum, Duncan Grosser, funk, fusion, James Litherland, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Les Binks, Mickey Jupp, Mogul Thrash, Nick Pentelow, Paul Francis, review, rock, Steely Dan, Steve Rawl
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Gig review: JONI’S SOUL – 606 Club, Chelsea, London, 6 February 2017
How to approach the musical concept of ‘The Soul Of Joni Mitchell’? Firstly, find a versatile, but focussed singer like Gina Foster – her credits include Eric Clapton and Sinead O’Connor – with the requisite vocal range, an intuitive understanding … Continue reading
Album review: THUNDER- Rip It Up
In this interview edit Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bowes from Thunder (3:10). Check out the full interview: earMUSIC [Release date 10.02.17] The claims that Thunder are bigger, better and harder than before are indeed born out by their new … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ben Matthews, blues, Chris Childs, classic rock, Danny Bowes, David Bowie, Glenn Hughes, Harry James, Isaac Hayes, Led Zeppelin, Luke Morley, Paul Kossoff, review, Rip It Up, rock, Steely Dan, Thunder
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Album review: JON HERINGTON – Adult Entertainment
CD Baby [Release date 14.06.16] Jon Herington is best known as the guitarist in Steely Dan for the last 16 years, yet he’s also managed to carve out his own solo career that stretches back to 1992. ‘Adult Entertainment’ – … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, Adult Entertainment, album, blues, country, Dennis Espantman, Frank Pagano, Fred B. Owens, Fred Owens, Jackson Browne, Jim Beard, Jon Herington, Neil Young, pop, reggae, review, rock, Rolling Stones, singer songwriter, soul, Steely Dan, The Beatles, The Coasters, Tom Petty, vocal
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Album review: STEVE SUMMERS – Rainmakin’
Casket Music [Release date 22.04.16] Steve Summer is a veteran studio guitarist with an enduring love for the niche British rock/blues market. ‘Rainmakin’ is strong on riffs, bursting solos, well crafted material and exuberantly played covers, that will appeal to … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Bob Pearce, Eric Clapton, Frankie Miller, Gary Moore, guitar, Peter Green, Rainmakin', review, Robin Trower, rock, Snowy White, Steely Dan, Steve Summers, Vic Martin
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Album review: FISCHER’S FLICKER – Fornever And Never
Lavender Kartydid Music [Release date 15.08.15] ‘Fornever And Never’ by Chicago Fisher’s Flicker is a bewildering musical journey that reflects its leader’s Scott Fischer’s eclectic musical background. Described by his PR as a ‘a vast musical amusement park’, Scott Fischer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Fischer's Flicker, Frank Zappa, Graham Parker, prog, R&B, review, rock, Scott Fischer, soul, Steely Dan, The Band, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Scenes From A Moving Window
Promise [Released 02.03.15] ‘Scenes From a Moving Window’ finds young guitar slinger Krissy Matthews teaming up with former Cream lyricist and esteemed producer Pete Brown to great effect. This is the 22 year old’s 4th album and it’s a notable … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blind Willy McTell, British blues, Cream, Derek Trucks, funk, Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, Jackson Browne, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Krissy Matthews, Paul Jobson, Pete Brown, review, rock, Scenes from A Moving Window, Steely Dan, The Pretty Things
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