Tag Archives: The Allman Brothers

Album review : THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLTS – Rise Above It All

Posted on July 22, 2024 by petefeenstra

Mascot [Release date : 23.08.24] The Georgia Thunderbolts are an unapologetic retro band with a Southern rock meets early 70’s British blues-rock feel, which will hold wide appeal for heritage rock fans. ‘Rise Above It All’ is a suitably titled … Continue reading →

Album review: GOV’T MULE – Peace…Like A River

Posted on June 11, 2023 by jason

Fantasy Records [Release date 16.06.23] Formed in the mid 90s as an offshoot of the reformed Allman Brothers, and led by guitarist Warren Haynes, this is the Mule’s 13th studio album. The band have long had a reputation of injecting … Continue reading →

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Album review: STARLITE CAMPBELL BAND – The Language Of Curiosity

Posted on December 31, 2021 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Suzi Starlite and Simon Campbell for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast on 12 December 2021. Supertone [Release date 29.09.21] The Starlite Campbell Band’s second album ‘The Language of Curiosity’ is a cross genre, conceptual … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot…CALVERT FLEMING PROJECT – Shotgun Pixie

Posted on September 23, 2021 by petefeenstra

Amazing Radio 2021 ‘Shotgun Pixie’ is the ultimate album that time forgot, except it’s not been forgotten. This post psychedelic gem of an album by Ohio guitarist Jimmy Fleming and Robert Calvert’s grand daughter Maya Calvert is very much available … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO ROOM – Tension City Blues

Posted on May 5, 2021 by petefeenstra

Grooveyard Records [Release date: 27.11.20] This is one of those projects when the stars align and the perfect power trio teams ends up on a guitar driven label whose gods are guitars slingers such as Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower, … Continue reading →

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Album review: LOUISIANA’S LE ROUX – One Of Those Days

Posted on September 8, 2020 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast [Release date 24.07.20] In keeping with the gumbo tradition of Louisiana cuisine, Louisiana Hall Of Fame inductees Le Roux’s brand new album ‘One Of Those Days’ is a musical hotch-potch of all that’s good about Louisiana roots music and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELIAS T. HOTH – Metastatic Syndrome

Posted on August 23, 2020 by petefeenstra

CD Baby [Release date 15.09.20] Elias T. Hoth’s ‘Metastatic Syndrome’ is full of all the road-tested elements with which he’s made his name in the last few years. There’s the unsettling title to start with, then there’s the balanced mix … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Live At The Sydney Opera House

Posted on November 16, 2019 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 25.10.19] ‘Live At The Sydney Opera House’ is staggeringly Joe Bonamassa’s 17th live album and while the geography may change and the material recycles recent studio material, the performance is consistently good. If his strategy is to … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ALLMAN BETTS BAND – Down To The River

Posted on August 1, 2019 by petefeenstra

BMG [Release 28.06.19] The Allman Betts Band don’t so much reinvent the wheel as relive subliminal snapshots of the band’s musical antecedents. They formed on the 50th anniversary of the first Allman Brothers gig and brought with them a weight … Continue reading →

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Album review: REESE WYNANS AND FRIENDS – Sweet Release

Posted on February 18, 2019 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 01.03.19] It’s hard to dislike a guest filled covers album that beats with a southern heart, be it Texas rocking blues, white boy soul meets Muscle Shoals, or out and out Southern Rock. But it takes the … Continue reading →

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Album review: RHR (REDFERN HUTCHINSON & ROSS) – Mahogany Drift

Posted on September 25, 2018 by petefeenstra

Taller Records [Release date 01.11.18] ‘Mahogany Drift’ is an exciting new album by RHR (Troy Redfern, Jack J. Hutchinson and Mike Ross), a potential new riff heavy powerhouse super group with southern roots rock and blues antecedents. From the sepia … Continue reading →

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EP review: THE JUPITER BLUES

Posted on August 9, 2018 by jason

Facebook [Release date 01.09.18] Formed in 2017 under the moniker Jupiter Hollow, the Jupiter Blues play a mix of blues, southern rock and a little bit of soul. The band’s line-up is Dale Orenda (vocals, percussion), Chris Mitchell (lead guitar) Rick … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEN POOLE – Anytime You Need Me

Posted on July 26, 2018 by petefeenstra

Manhaton Records [Release date 14.09.18] ‘Anytime You Need Me’ is a very accessible, funk laden album with one eye firmly on the mainstream. From the hook led title track, through 10 groove laden cuts which come to rest on the … Continue reading →

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Album review: OTIS – Eyes Of The Sun

Posted on October 4, 2017 by petefeenstra

Purple Pyramid [Release date 15.09.17] OK. Let’s summarise things at the outset. Otis’ ‘Eyes Of The Sun’ is a stonking album. It rocks hard, has a soulful sensibility with blues coursing through its veins and smokes from beginning to end, … Continue reading →

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Album review: TOM KILLNER – Live

Posted on September 14, 2017 by petefeenstra

Cleopatra Records [Release date 02.06.17] Rotherham based blues rocker Tim Killner plays the blues the way he feels them. Uninterested in the disposable music that holds its thrall on many of his musical contemporaries, the young Killner taps into the … Continue reading →

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Album review: WALTER TROUT – We’re All In This Together

Posted on August 10, 2017 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout in October 2017 for his Sunday Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. In this hour special Walter chats about the album with several tracks featured. Provogue Records [Release date 01.09.17] ‘We’re All … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY – Shootin’ The Breeze

Posted on July 25, 2017 by petefeenstra

Bulletproof 20/20 Records [Release date 09.06.17] Still barely 2 years old, Blackwater Conspiracy is a Northern Irish band whose debut album ‘Shootin’ The Breeze’ boasts their own take on classic rock, which they play with drive, purpose, passion, and deliver … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JFK BLUE – Old Finchleians, London, 26 March 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by petefeenstra

JFK Blue is a new band on the rock/blues circuit and tonight they take a step up by opening for the Stevie Nimmo Trio at the new ‘Spirit of the Torrington’ club at the Old Finchleians, Finchley. They immediately remind … Continue reading →

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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – One More For The Fans

Posted on August 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

earMUSIC [Release date 24.07.15] There’s nothing quite like an enduring back catalogue and a whiff of nostalgia to bring out the fans. And seeing as Bob Dylan, The Doobie Brothers and The Allman Brothers etc., have … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALL MY FRIENDS – Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

Posted on July 23, 2014 by petefeenstra

Rounder [Release Date 14.06.14] ‘All My Friends – Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman’ is the sort of all star 26 track double album that the Americans do so well. It’s a multi-generational and all inclusive musical family … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 28 September 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Royal Southern Brotherhood may be considered the latest super group on the circuit, but the label appeared irrelevant to a line-up that celebrated its wealth of talent with a breathtaking two hour set. RSB is the considerable sum of its … Continue reading →

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Album review: MORELAND & ARBUCKLE – 7 Cities

Posted on August 21, 2013 by petefeenstra

Telarc [Release date 26.08.13] Moreland & Arbuckle are a power trio with a difference. They hail from Wichita Kansas and their blend of riff driven, southern influenced roots rock is shot through with essential blues influences, but not in the … Continue reading →