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Album review: BONEYARD DOG – Bluesbound Train
AOR Heaven [Release date 25.11.16] Boneyard Dog maybe a new band but they have an impressive pedigree (no more dog puns honest!), in that the core duo of singer Rob Mancini (Hotwire/Crush) and guitarist Davy Kerrigan, are joined by drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR Heaven, blues, Bluesbound Train, Boneyard Dog, classic rock, Davey Kerrigan, Neil Murray, review, Rob Mancini, rock, Ron Wikso, Tony Carey
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Album review: THE JAN HOLBERG PROJECT – Sense Of Time, At Your Service
Sense Of Time (2011) Norwegian bassist Jan Holberg has a good philosophy outlined in his liner notes to 2011′s ‘Sense Of Time’: that with music there should be no boundaries. So in his first ‘solo’ venture he explores AOR and … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Sten Nilsen, album, At Your Service, funk, fusion, Jan Holberg Project, Joe Lynn Turner, Rainbow, review, rock, Sense Of Time, Tony Carey, Wig Wam
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WILL WALLNER & VIVIEN VAIN – Rising
Metal Mind Productions Wallner and Vain, though sounding like the first act at an end-of-the-pier variety show, are in fact very well connected musicians indeed. The list of contributors to this debut album reads like a Who’s Who of late … Continue reading
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Tagged Jimmy Bain, Rainbow, Rising, Tony Carey, Will WALLNER / Vivien VAIN
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RAINBOW – Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll (Re-issue)
Polydor/Universal Another double CD re-issue of the band’s classic 1978 album, with the bonus CD adding rough mixes of songs on the original album, some live versions and a couple of rehearsal takes.Interesting sleeve notes that include interviews (archive ones … Continue reading
Will WALLNER / Vivien VAIN
www.wallnervain.com (Ed’s note: this CD will be re-issued by Metal Mind in the autumn) This guitarist and vocalist duo have produced a fine rock album, plenty of polished shred, and more name guests than the Queen’s garden party. The keyboard … Continue reading