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Rosy Vista – ‘Unbelievable’ (Steamhammer)

Rosy Vista – ‘Unbelievable’ (Steamhammer)

Posted by | Feb 13, 2019 | , |

It wasn’t too long ago that Gerald S was reviewing the debut by Johnny Seven that had been decades in the making. Well, you could essentially say the same for this one as Rosy Vista from Germany unleash their debut full length after first starting in the early ‘80s. Between this and John Diva and the Rockets of Love, Gerald has to keep reminding himself that this is 2019 and not 1985, and he doesn’t see that as a bad thing. Many probably just stopped reading, but he knows there is still an audience who loves this style because he doesn’t think he is alone… The question of if he likes it though always comes down to the actual songs…

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – Chout

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – Chout

Posted by | Feb 12, 2019 | , |

In a week that saw both their native Chicago gripped by some of the worst snowstorms in the city’s history and Alice In Chains announce their return to the Über Kingdom of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Chout released their new single, ‘Seasons’. The timing was appropriate on both counts: not do the Illinois quartet draw heavily on the AiC sound, but the song also addresses the issue of seasonal depression.

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Brian Downey’s Alive & Dangerous – Isernhagen, Blues Garage – 3 February 2019

Brian Downey’s Alive & Dangerous – Isernhagen, Blues Garage – 3 February 2019

Posted by | Feb 12, 2019 | , |

For those of you that do not recognise the name, Brian Downey is one of the world’s most underrated rock drummers. Along with Phil Lynott on bass, they provided the bedrock that supported the now famous twin guitar sound of Thin Lizzy. Why Brian isn’t in the Rolling Stone’s top 100 drummer’s list is beyond belief, and hard to swallow, especially for any diehard Thin Lizzy fanatic like me. Thin Lizzy was the band I grew up listening too, so this review may be a bit biased.

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The Sonic Dawn – ‘Eclipse’ (Heavy Psyche Sounds)

The Sonic Dawn – ‘Eclipse’ (Heavy Psyche Sounds)

Posted by | Feb 12, 2019 | , |

Having just returned from a mammoth European tour supporting Brant Bjork, Danish fuzz rock trio the Sonic Dawn unleash ‘Eclipse’, the band’s third album. Despite this being 2019, The Sonic Dawn are firmly ensconced in the late 1960’s. They look like it and sound like it. Indeed the first track on this album, ‘Forever 1969’, opens with the line ‘Forever 1969, some say that we are out of our time’, which is extremely apt.

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