Review: Stan Bush – Dare To Dream Cargo Records (November 20th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Stan Bush is no stranger to me as I loved some of his 80s output, back when my hair was blond and well-coiffured and my waist was six inches smaller! I was fortunate enough to see him at Firefest a […]
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Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Straight To You: Live CD/DVD
Review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Straight To You: Live CD/DVD Provogue (November 27th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan I haven’t heard that much Kenny Wayne Shepherd until last year’s album entitled ‘The Traveller‘ which I thought was excellent. Therefore, although looking forward to giving this a listen, I was obviously limited by knowledge of his back […]
Review: Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea
Review: Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea Provogue/Mascot Label Group (October 23rd 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan I was first introduced to Joe Bonamassa with the ‘Black Rock‘ album around 2010. It was a purchase made more out of curiosity based on the noise being made about him in the press. Although I was surprised at some of the […]
Review: King King – Maverick
Review: King King – Maverick Channel 9 Music (October 16th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Ah – been looking forward to hearing this one based on the lead track ‘I Will Not Fall‘. I first came across these guys when they supported Gun at the Barrowlands some years ago. In fact, it was Jools Gizzi from […]
Review: Jim Kirkpatrick – Ballad Of A Prodigal Son
Review: Jim Kirkpatrick – Ballad Of A Prodigal Son US One Records (September 4th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Although another blues album for me to review, Jim Kirkpatrick is well known to me in terms of his work with melodic rock kings FM. I was also lucky to see him do an acoustic set some […]
Review: Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness
Review: Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness Provogue/Mascot Label Group (August 28th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan As I get older, I feel myself strangely drawn back to the music that most excited me as a kid, which was blues and blues-based rock. In fact you could say I am regressing as it’s something I have an […]
Review: Abel Ganz – The Life Of The Honey Bee And Other Moments of Clarity
Review: Abel Ganz – The Life Of The Honey Bee And Other Moments of Clarity Abel Records (August 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Abel Ganz is most definitely a blast from the past for me. I played a festival in 1985 on the same bill as me. At the time there was a bit of a […]
Review: Joe Bonamassa – A New Day Now
Review: Joe Bonamassa – A New Day Now Provogue Records (August 7th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan While I can’t claim to be a lifetime Bonamassa fan, I have been a big fan since ‘Black Rock‘ came out in 2010. The blues rock groove and his soulful voice had me hooked as soon I heard him […]
