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Tag Archives: Walter Trout
Book review: WHO IS BLUES Vol.2 – The Interviews. Blues Encounters 2000 – 2020 by Vincent Abbate

Self Published [Publication date 01.09.21] ‘Who Is The Blues Vol.2: The Interviews. Blues Encounters 2000-2020′ is an interesting cross section of 20 years of interviews of contemporary blues artists by the German based, New York blues scribe Vincent Abbate. Abbate … Continue reading
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Tagged author, BB King, blues, Bobby Rush, book, Buddy Guy, Dave Gonzales, interviews, John Mooney, Josh Smith, Paul Delay, Quinn Sullivan, review, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Samantha Fish, Sue Foley, Terry Evans, The Holmes Brothers, Tommy Castro, Vincent Abbate, Walter Trout, Watermelon Slim, Who is Blues Vol.2
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News: Albums of the Month (July 2020 – September 2020)

MAGENTA Masters Of Illusion (Tiger Moth) It turns back the years without ever being ‘retro’ and I would suggest is comfortably the best Magenta album since Home. Masters Of Illusion – The Musical, anyone? ***** (Pete Whalley) WALTER TROUT Ordinary … Continue reading
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Tagged 20/20, albums of the month, AOR, Arctic Rain, August, blues, blues rock, classic rock, Deep Purple, hard rock, July, Kat Riggins, Legacy Pilots, Magenta, melodic rock, Progressive Rock, September, Walter Trout
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Album review: TRIPLE J TRIO – Better Days

Self release [Release date 20.03.20] Triple J Trio is a powerhouse British rock-into-blues and boogie outfit, powered by the formidable rhythm section of Jeff Rich (Quo/Stretch/Climax Blues Band etc) and The Beat’s bassist Andy Pearson. They are joined by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Pearson, Better Days, Black Sabbath, blues, boogie, Climax Blues Band, Fleetwood Mac, Jack Bruce, Jamie Godfrey, Jeff Rich, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Green, rock, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Stretch, The Beat, The Faces, Triple J Trio, Walter Trout
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WALTER TROUT – Ordinary Madness

Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout in September 2020, discussing the album ‘Ordinary Madness’. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 6 September 2020. Provogue Records [Release date 28.08.20] With a biography entitled ‘Rescued From Reality’ and his latest … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, David Gilmour, Eric Corne, grooves, John Mayall, Johnny Griparic, Jon Trout, Michael Leasure, Neil Young, Ordinary Madness, Pink Floyd, review, Robbie Krieger, rock, Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis, The Beatles, THE DOORS, Walter Trout
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Feature: Albums that time forgot – VOODOO RAMBLE – That’s Why

Self Release [Release date 31.08.18] We’re currently in lockdown as I write this review. And having been encouraged to pen some reviews of albums that we may have missed for review – but have certainly played – there’s no better … Continue reading
Posted in Albums that time forgot, ALL POSTS, FEATURES
Tagged album, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, boogie, Boris Dugi-Novacki, Boris Zamba, Captain Beefheart, Croatia, Drago Smokrovic Smokva. The Fig, funk, Gary Moore, gospel, Hrvoje Kralj, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Mario Klaric, Memphis International Blues Challenge, Memphis soul, Nikola Fabijanić, review, rock, soul, southern rock, Steve Winwood, That's Why, Voodoo Ramble, Walter Trout, ZZZ Top
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Album review: MIKE ZITO AND FRIENDS – Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry

Ruf Records [Release date 01.11.19] ‘Mike Zito And Friends – Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry’ is a pit stop, or a pause for breathe in a career that has brought him critical acclaim as both a musician … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, album, Ally Venable, Anders Osborne, Charlie Berry, Chuck Berry, Eric Gales, Joanna Connor, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Kid Anderson, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Zito, Mike Zito And Friends, Nat King Cole, review, Robben Ford, Rock 'N' Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry, Tinsley Ellis, Tommy Castro, Walter Trout
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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Means Of Escape

Pete Feenstra chatted to Danny Bryant about the album ‘Means Of Escape’ in August 2019. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 4 August 2019. (30:31) Jazzhaus [Release date 20.09.19] It’s tempting to view Danny Bryant’s ‘Means Of Escape’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Danny Bryant, guitar, John Mellencamp, Means Of Escape, review, rock, songs, Stevie Watts, Walter Trout
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Album review: JOOST DE LANGE BAND – Lonesome Wolf

Pete Feenstra chatted to Joost de Lange for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from ‘Lonesome Wolf’. First broadcast 7 July 2019. Self release [Release date 01.03.19] Joost de Lange Band’s ‘Lonesome Wolf’ is a … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, Belgian, blues, Deep Purple, funk, George Thorogood, grunge, Guido Aalbers, Guisound studio, guitar, interview, Joost de Lange, Joost de lange Band, Lonesome Wolf, Mitchell Goor, power trio, Ramses Donvil, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, Walter Trout
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Book Review: DOUG MACLEOD –The Authorized Compact Biography by Vincent Abbate

Create Space Independent Publishing Platform [Published 18.09.18] Vicente Abbate’s 143 page paperback ‘Doug MacLeod: The Authorized Compact Biography’, takes a unique approach in his appreciation of his blues hero. Abbate dives straight into the first time he came across the … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic blues, Albert Collins, album, BB King, Big Mama Thornton Hollywood Fats, blues, Chuck Berry, Doug MacLeod, Ernest Banks, George ‘Harmonica’ Smith, guitar, Pee Wee Crayton, review, Robert Lockwood Jnr, Smokey Wilson a young Rod Piazza, The Authorized Compact Biography, Vincent Abbate Who Is Blues Vol.1, Walter Trout, Willie Dixon
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Album review: WALTER TROUT – Survivor Blues

Provogue Records [Release date 25.01.19] Walter Trout doesn’t do things the easy way, especially when it comes to searching for conceptual meanings for his albums. He’s an old school blues-rock talent for whom the notion of an album is a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, B.B. King, blues, Elmore James, Floyd Lee, guitar, Hound Dog Taylor, J.B. Lenoir, Jimmy Dawkins, John Mayall, Luther Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Otis Rush, review, Robbie Krieger, rock, Skip Edwards, Sugaray Rayford, Sunnyland Slim, Survivor Blues, Walter Trout
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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: DEL BROMHAM BLUES DEVILS – Del Bromham Blues Devils Live

In May 2018 Pete Feenstra chatted to Del Bromham for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and played tracks from the new album ‘Blues Devils Live’ Self release [Release date 01.05.18] Del Bromham Blues Devils Live’ does what it says on … Continue reading
Book review: THE MEANEY OF LIFE – Sean Meaney

Cunas Music & Publishing – 329 pages paperback [Publication date: 28.07.2017] ‘The Meaney of Life’ is an autobiographical journey though the life and times of a proud Irishman Sean Meaney. He’s a passionate music fan who rises above what the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Belouis Some, book, Brendan O'Carroll, Brian Downey, Brian May, Brian Robertson, Brush Shiels, Dana Gillespeie, Dickie Rock, Dizzy Lizzy, Eric Bell, Gary Moore, Hunter S. Thompson, Irish World, Jonathan Noyce, Limehouse Lizzy, Man, Phil Lynnott, Philomena Lynnott, Polly Brown, Real Music magazine, review, Rory Gallagher, Roy Harper, Ry Cooder, Scott Gorham, Sean Meaney, The Meaney Of Life, The Mustard Seeds, Walter Trout, ZZ Top
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Album review: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE – Californisoul

Provogue [Release date 20.10.17] The all star Supersonic Blues Machine’s second album ‘Californisoul’ isn’t so much a concept as a feel and attitude, as revealed by the album title. It’s all there in the sparkling interplay on a subtle melange … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrea, Arc Angels, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, Cream, Eric Gales, Fabrizio Grossi, Francis Benitez Grossi, Kenny Aronoff, Lance Lopez, Poppa Chubby, review, Robben Ford, Sergei Ximic, soul, Steve Lukather, Supersonic Blues Machine, Ten Years After, Walter Trout, ZZ Top
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Gig review: WALTER TROUT – Under The Bridge, London, 11 October 2017

There’s always something heart-warming about a Walter Trout show. Indeed, long before his miraculous recovery from ill health, he always made a virtue of making a connection with his crowd, either through socially conscious songs, universally applicable narratives or simply … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, blues, Charlie Musselwhite, Danny Avila, Don Nix, Frank Zappa, gig, Innis Sibun, Joe Louis Walker, Led Zeppelin, Popa Chubby, review, rock, Sammy Avila, Sari Schorr, Sonny Boy Williamson, Stephen Dale Petit, The Engine Room, Walter Trout
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Album review: WALTER TROUT – We’re All In This Together

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
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, The Best of 2017
Tagged album, blues, Charlie Mussellwhite, Chuck Leavell, Edgar Winter, Eric Corne, Eric Gales, funk, guitar, interview, Jimmy Trapp, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, John Nemeth, Jon Trout, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Zito, Randy Bachman, review, Robben Ford, rock, Sammy Avila, Sonny Landreth, The Allman Brothers, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, We're All In This Together
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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – BIG, Live in Europe

Jazzhaus Records [Release date 21.04.17] There’s huge vacuum to be filled when you leap from a power trio to a nine piece big band. Apart from the statistical logistics, there’s the intricacy of the arrangements, the need for a big … Continue reading
Album review: CATFISH – Broken Man

CD Baby [Release date 29.01.17] Catfish’s ‘Broken Man’ is a good example of the high standard of contemporary British blues-rock. Their 10 track album features 9 impressive self penned tracks, shot through with enough feel and spark to satisfy all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Brit Blues, Broken Man, Catfish, Dusty Bones, Foy Vance, funk, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Yates, Matt Long, Michael Caswell, Paul Jones, Paul Long, review, rock, soul, Walter Trout
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Album review: SARI SCHORR – A Force Of Nature

This interview was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 28 August 2016. Pete Feenstra chatted to Sari Schorr about her music and played tracks from her debut album. More information Manhaton [Release date 02.09.16] ‘A Force Of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Force Of Nature, album, blues, Eric Clapton, guitar, Holland/Dozier/Holland, Innes Sibun, interview, Janis Joplin, Lead Belly, Led Zeppelin, Mike Vernon, Oli Brown, review, rock, Sari Schorr, The Engine Room, The Supremes, Tina Turner, vocals, Walter Trout
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Album review: JULIAN SAS – Coming Home

Cavalier [Release date 18.03.16] ‘Coming Home’ is an aptly titled, solid rock-blues album with southern rock edges and spiritual references. It incorporates Holland’s leading rock-blues guitarist Julian Sas’s penchant for gritty vocals, evocative guitar playing and anthemic blues balladry. It … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alvin Lee, blues, Coming Home, Corazong, guitar, Holland, interview, Julian Sas, review, Robin Trower, rock, Roland Bakker, Walter Trout
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News: WALTER TROUT – July UK dates, October tour, interview (Sunday 10 July 2016)

Photo: MHP Studios Walter Trout returns to the UK for several dates prior to the Ramblin’ Man Fair on 24 July. He plays St Albans Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans (19 July), The Robin, Wolverhampton, (20) Live Rooms, Chester (22) and … Continue reading
Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 2016, blues, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, interview, July, October, radio, Sunday 10 July, Tour, uk, Walter Trout
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Album review: WALTER TROUT – ALIVE in Amsterdam

This hour-long interview special was first broadcast on Sunday 10 July on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in the Pete Feenstra Feature, with tracks from the new album. Provogue [Release date 17.05.16] There’s nothing quite like experiencing Walter Trout live, … Continue reading
Album review: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE – West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco

Provogue [Release date 26.02.16] In terms of their name alone, Supersonic Blues Machine, has a lot to live up to. Based around the power trio of bassist, producer and songwriter Fabrizio Grossi, guitarist and earthy vocalist Lance Lopez and drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, Bobby Bland, Chris Duarte, David Shelley, Eric Gales, Fabrizio Grossi, Kenny Aronoff, Lance Lopez, Popa Chubby, review, Robben Ford, rock, South Of Frisco, Supersonic Blues Machine, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes, West Of Flushing, Whitesnake
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