Review: Warrior Soul – Cocaine and Other Good Stuff Livewire/Cargo Records UK (November 13th 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster Does the world really need another covers album? This is the question I’m gonna judge this album by. In the press release, main man Kory Clarke says – “The album is an incendiary compilation of songs that […]
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Review: The Allman Betts Band – Bless Your Heart
Review: The Allman Betts Band – Bless Your Heart BMG (August 28th 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster Following on from their well received 2019 album, ‘Down To The River’, the seven piece outfit fronted by Devon Allman and Duane Betts, return with 13 new tracks recorded at Muscle Shoals Sounds Studios in Alabama. Ticking all the […]
Review: Mike Tramp – Second Time Around
Review: Mike Tramp – Second Time Around Target Records (May 1st 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster I have to admit something. Mike and I have history. Back in his Freak of Nature days, I not only saw them many times, but also supported him in Basingstoke, of all places. I’d just had my second tattoo completed […]
Review: The Outlaw Orchestra – Pantomime Villains
Review: The Outlaw Orchestra – Pantomime Villains Voodoo Queen Records (May 29th 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster As I type this, we are in uncharted waters. So, what better than to be reviewing The Outlaw Orchestra. Their name had been bought to my attention by Donna Lennoc, one of a few Facebook friends, who support new […]
Review: Clare Free – Where Are You Now
Review: Clare Free – Where Are You Now Independent (March 6th 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster Another artist I’d never heard of. Which is kinda cool, as it gets me off of my arse, in order to find out about them. Clare is a blues artist. Plays guitar and sings. Now, there are some of my […]
Review: Dogface – From The End To The Beginning
Review: Dogface – From The End To The Beginning ScandiRock Records Reviewer: Grant Foster Don’t judge a book by the cover. Or so the saying goes. Similarly, don’t judge a band by it’s name. Dogface. I mean, let’s be honest as band names go, it’s not the best, but, it is memorable. Are you likely […]
Review: Tygers Of Pan Tang – Ritual
Review: Tygers Of Pan Tang – Ritual Mighty Music (November 22nd 2019) Reviewer: Grant Foster The Tygers have been around in one form or another since 1978. Most famously, having John Sykes play on their 2nd album ‘Spellbound.’ Robb Weir is the only original member of the current line up from those heady days, but, […]
Review: Burning Sermons – Liv Sin
Review: Burning Sermons – Liv Sin Despotz Records (September 6th 2019) Reviewer: Grant Foster I thought I’d review something way out of my comfort zone – which is AC/DC or bands that sound like them! What I knew about this band you could have tried to have written on the top of a pin head. […]
