The Über Rock Singles Club Daily Pick – Whiteabbey

We’re not straying too far from our home turf for our latest selection – just up the road a wee bit in fact to a formerly sleepy little hamlet that now gives its name to a Brexit-defying international power metal collaboration born out of the Covid pandemic and now making great strides forward with the release earlier this year of their ÜR-approved third album. The latest single to be extracted is a perhaps surprising choice, being acoustic-led and the most introspective and melancholic track on the album, but one which at the same time highlights the depth of the band’s emotional attachment to their musical thematic.

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Beth Hart ‘You Still Got Me’ (Provogue/Mascot Records)

David O’Neill reviewed Beth Hart’s album ‘War In My Mind’ for ÜR way back in 2019 and was immediately hooked by the power, soulfulness and sheer emotion expressed in it. Having followed this review with the one for her ‘Tribute to Led Zeppelin’, it placed her firmly in his regular listening to music that impressed him. But, does she still got him under her spell?

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Scarlet Rebels/Morganway/The Hot One Two – Bristol, Thekla – 7 October 2024

Thekla is probably one of the most unique grass roots music venues David O ever attends. It is an old cargo ship in the Mud Dock in Bristol. Originally bought by Viv Stanshall (of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band and Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells commentary fame)and his wife Ki. It continues to provide a great place for gigs and tours. Dave has to say the sound is superb considering its an old metal box. Unusually, you feel like the ship is rocking when you walk up and down any of the stairs.

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