Category: Rock n roll
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The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Poor Until Payday
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band do one thing and do it well, playing their old-fashioned country blues at 250 gigs a year from bars to festivals. The Rev plays authentic guitars, too: a 1930 steel-bodied National, a 1934 wood-bodied National Trojan Resonator and a 1994 reproduction of a 1929 Gibson acoustic, while drummer […]
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baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Church Clothes, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Dirty Swerve, early, Frenchmen Street, funk, Get The Family Together, It Is Or It Aint, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Me And The Devil, music, Poor Until Payday, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, So Good, soul, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Poor Until Payday, You Can’t Steal My Shine -
Shred Kelly: Archipelago
Shred Kelly should be bigger, if they could only get some more variety. They blend folk and rock — almost prog in places — that makes individual tracks interesting, but leaves the listener unsure as to what they’re about. The punning name doesn’t help; they’re not a joke band. The title track opens and promises […]
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Archipelago, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Didn’t Know, Die Trying, Don’t Ever Look Back, early, funk, Houseboat, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Jupiter (any Other Way), music, Nova, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Shred Kelly, soul, Stay Gold, Wasting Time, Way Down, Weightless -
Cilla with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
We have to confess that we didn’t spot this was with the Royal Liverpool Phil — we slapped it on and played it a few times, but Black’s 60s hits sound a little cheesy (see below), so the new orchestral arrangements didn’t initially sound out of place. Black was a singer first and foremost, and […]
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Alfie, Anyone Who Had a Heart, baroque, Blues, Both Sides Now, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Cilla, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Conversations, Don’t Answer Me, early, funk, Have I Told You Lately Brand, It’s For You, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Love of the Loved, Love’s Just a Broken Heart, music, pop, Rebecca Ferguson, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sheridan Smith, Sir Cliff Richard, Something Tells Me, soul, Step Inside Love, Surround Yourself With Sorrow, You’re my World, Your Song -
Powersolo: Bo-Peep
This is one of those odd albums that some people will love, most people will hate (“Has someone been stabbed in there?” a person passing the Review Corner asked as it played). Powersolo is Kim Jeppesen and the Press notes, which try and make him seem like an enigmatic man with no name, say the […]
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Absinth, Ana Bhebak, Back in Town, baroque, Blues, Bo-Peep, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, early, Fifteen Minutes, funk, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Lonely Gal, Lost Angeles, Miles Around, music, pop, Powersolo, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, The Box, The Railthin Brothers Theme, Tornado, Try Another Town, What’d She Say?, When She Falls -
Disturbed: Evolution
We assume the title is ironic — Disturbed is the least evolved creation that ever walked the earth (after Status Quo). Despite hitting a more mainstream audience with a cover of Sound Of Silence, they play the same formulaic rock with which they hit the big time. Bands like Linkin Park at least made an […]
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A Reason to Fight, Already Gone, Are You Ready (Sam de Jong Remix), baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Distrubed, early, Evolution Are You Ready, funk, Hold On to Memories, In Another Time, jazz, Jem Condliffe, music, No More, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Saviour of Nothing, soul, Stronger on Your Own, The Best Ones Lie, The Sound of Silence (Live) [feat. Myles Kennedy], This Venom, Uninvited Guest, Watch You Burn -
Henge: Attention Earth
We lamented over people complaining about the lack of new music in the Sons Of Bill review but Henge is an even better example: they’ve invented, or lest re-invigorated, a whole genre of music. It’s music like you’ve never heard before but it’s also instantly likeable. The basic sound is space rock, though as it […]
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Attention Earth, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Demilitarise, early, Errors, Field Music, funk, Goat, Gong, Henge, Holy FucK, In Praise Of Water, Indigo Dust, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Machine Landscape, Monolith, Mushroom One, music, Nick Cave, Ozric Tentacles, Pink Floyd, pop, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, space rock -
Handsome Jack: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
There’s a bad moon risin’ down the bayou with Handsome Jack, who resurrect 60/70s bluesy rock ‘n’ roll to perfection on this album. Opener Keep On kicks things off: swampy blues guitar, tight drums and a voice so marinated in smokes and whisky it makes peak Rod Stewart sound like Walking In The Air era […]
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Baby Be Cool, Bad Blood, baroque, Blues, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, City Girls, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Do You Dig It?, early, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, funk, Getting Stronger, Got It Bad, Handsome Jack, Hey Mama, Holding Out, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Keep On, music, pop, Put Your Red Dress On), Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, soul, Why Do I Love You The Way I Do -
Biffy Clyro: MTV Unplugged (Live At Roundhouse, London)
Biffy Clyro live are known for playing massive, stadium-pleasing songs, with their shirts off. This new CD is part of the reborn series of Unplugged shows, and shows how strong some of their songs are without the volume. The CD opens with the crowd chanting “C’mon The Biff” so they’re guaranteed a warm reception and […]
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baroque, Biblical, Black Chandelier, Blues, brother, Bubbles, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Congleton Chronicle, Different Kind of Love, Drop It, early, Folding Stars, funk, God Only Knows, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Machines, Many Of Horror, Medicine, Mountains, music, Opposite, pop, Re-arrange, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Small Wishes, soul, The Captain -
Flaming Lips: Greatest Hits Vol 1
The Review Corner has seen The Flaming Lips live countless times, we’ve danced on stage with them (when they had Santas and Aliens) and when two Review Cornerers got married, a Lips’ song (Do You Realize?) was the first dance. Just to say: we’re biased. This will not be a critical review. The Flaming Lips […]
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The Flaming Lips: Scratching The Door
This album is tracks recorded by The Flaming Lips’ original line-up, which featured Wayne Coyne’s brother Mark on vocals. It includes the band’s first and second cassette demos and a self-released EP, and it’s surprisingly decent. The added fun for fans of a certain age is guessing the English bands the Lips were into when […]
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Anyhow, Anyway, Anywhere, Bag Full Of Thoughts, baroque, Batman Theme, Blues, Brains & Rain, brother, CDs, Chronicle Series, Classical, Communication Breakdown, Congleton Chronicle, early, Flaming Lips Theme Song, Forever Is A Long Time, funk, Garden Of Eyes, Groove Room, Handsome Johnny, Hear It Is Session Outtake, jazz, Jem Condliffe, Jesus Shooting Heroin, Killer On The Radio, music, My Own Planet, Out For A Walk, pop, Real Fast Words, Reggae, Review Corner, reviews, rock, Scratching The Door, soul, Summertime Blues, The Flaming Lips – Scratching The Door: First Recordings Of The Flaming Lips, The Future Is Gone, trains, Underground Pharmacist
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