September 2011
9 posts
Hear Steve Hackett this Saturday
Steve Hackett is renowned as one of the world’s most talented and innovative rock musicians. As lead guitarist with the star-strewn line-up of 1970s Genesis he made an indelible impression on the fabric of classic rock, exhibiting an unparalleled emotional and technical range that encompassed the delicacy of “Horizons” and the masterful solo of “Firth Of Fifth”. His superb...
Sep 28th
Tracklist: Sat 24 Sep 2011
Artist: Asia Title: Don’t Cry Composer: Geoffrey Downes/John Wetton Album: Alpha Year: 1983 Artist: Girlschool Title: Hit and Run Composer: Kelly Johnson/Kim McAuliffe/McAutiffe Album: Hit And Run - Revisisted Year: 2011 Artist: Jorn Title: We Brought The Angels Down Album: Live In Black Year: 2011 Artist: The Raid Title: Heads or...
Sep 24th
Airrace "Back To The Start" Tour
It took a 25th anniversary re-issue of ‘Shaft Of Light’ to reunite Airrace in 2009. ‘Back To The Start’, the along-awaited second album from Airrace. it’s a notch heavier than ‘Shaft Of Light’ yet continues to offer all of the group’s trademarks, including über-memorable hooks and the exquisite singing of Keith Murrell, recently named at #20 in Classic Rock Presents AOR magazine’s list of the Top...
Sep 20th
Tracklist: Sat 17 Sep 2011
Artist: Judas Priest Title: Living After Midnight Album: The Essential (CD2) Year: 2006 Artist: Ozzy Osbourne Title: Bark at the Moon Composer: Ozzy Osbourne Album: The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Disc 1 Year: 2003 Artist: House Of Lords Title: Someday When Album: Big Money Year: 2011 Artist: Sebastian Bach Title: Kicking & Screaming...
Sep 17th
YES to hit UK in November
After a hugely successful tour with Styx, the world’s most quintessential prog rock band YES is ready to hit the UK in support of new album ‘Fly From Here’ with 8 memorable shows. They will play the Manchester Apollo on Sunday 13th November. The tour marks the return of keyboard player Geoff Downes, joining guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White, and lead singer Benoit...
Sep 14th
Steve Hackett: Beyond The Shrouded Horizon
Album release date: Monday 26th September 2011. Steve Hackett Online: www.hackettsongs.com As lead guitarist with the star-strewn line-up of Genesis in the 1970s, Steve Hackett is renowned as one of the world’s most talented and innovative rock musicians. His forthcoming album “Beyond The Shrouded Horizon” is very evocative and thought-provoking. Considering this guy’s rock...
Sep 11th
New Albums: Sebastian Bach, House Of Lords, and...
On the show next Saturday, I will be playing tracks from three new albums out at the end of the month. First of all there’s Sebastian Bach and his first rock album for a fair few years. The new offering from the former Skid Row frontman (who recently had his home devastated by Hurricane Irene) is entitled Kicking and Screaming - and is a high-energy, hard rock album. In my opinion this...
Sep 11th
Tracklist: Sat 10 Sep 2011
Artist: Status Quo Title: I Didn’t Mean It Artist: Alice Cooper Title: House of Fire Composer: Alice Cooper/Desmond Child/Joan Jett Album: Trash Year: 1989 Artist: Mr. Big Title: Undertow Album: What If… Year: 2010 Artist: Airbourne Title: Raise The Flag Album: No Guts. No Glory. Year: 2010 Artist: Hanoi Rocks Title: ...
Sep 10th
Tracklist: Sat 3 Sep 2011
Artist: Jorn Title: Are You Ready Album: Live In Black Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Black Dog Composer: Jimmy Page/John Paul Jones/Robert Plant Album: Led Zeppelin IV Year: 1971 Artist: Gary Moore Title: Wishing Well Composer: John “Rabbit” Bundrick/Paul Kossoff/Paul Rodgers/Simon Kirke/Tetsu Yamauchi Album: Out in the Fields: The Very Best of...
Sep 3rd