REO Speedwagon – “The Early Years 1971-1977” (2018) review
REO Speedwagon - The Early Years 1971-1977 (HNE Recordings, 2018) In 1966 University of Illinois students Neal Doughty and Alan Gratzer, who lived in the same dormitory, met...
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“All You Need Is Fuzz” (2018) feature film review
All You Need Is Fuzz (2018) www.allyouneedisfuzz.com Garage bands, especially of the psychedelic variety, were a phenomenon that flourished in the 1960’s and saw a resurgence in the...
The Countdown 5 – “Complete Recordings 1965-1969” (2018) review
The Countdown 5 - Complete Recordings 1965-1969 (Gear Fab Records, 2018) Members of the Galveston Bay, Texas’ rock scene of the middle to late 1960’s, The Countdown 5 were...
Woolly Wolstenholme (& Maestoso) – “Strange Worlds: A Collection 1980-2010” (2018) review
Woolly Wolstenholme (& Maestoso) - Strange Worlds: A Collection 1980-2010 (Esoteric Recordings, 2018) Born in 1947, Woolly Wolstenholme helped found UK progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest. Wolstenholme taught...
Sailor – “The Albums 1974-78” (2018) review
Sailor - The Albums 1974-78 (7TS, 2018) Formed in 1973 by Norwegian-born multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/songwriter Georg Kajanus, the original configuration of Sailor comprised Kajanus and three Brits, guitarist/vocalist Henry Marsh,...
Sam Gopal – “Escalator” (1969) review
Sam Gopal - Escalator (Morgan Bluetown, 1969/2017 reissue) It has been fifty years since the formation of UK psychedelic rockers Sam Gopal, a quartet who took their name...
Chimera – “Holy Grail” (2017) review
Chimera - Holy Grail (Morgan Blue Town, 2017) If not for the veto of George Harrison, Chimera, the female duo of guitarist/vocalist/composer Lisa Bankoff and vocalist Francesca Garnett,...
Buffalo Springfield – “What’s That Sound?” (2018) review
Buffalo Springfield - What’s That Sound? (2018) More than 52 years since the release of its debut s/t LP and nearly 50 years after the release of their last...
The Vibrators – “The Albums 1979-85” (2018) review
The Vibrators - The Albums 1979-85 (Cherry Red Records, 2018) As a follow up to 2017’s “The Epic Years 1976-1978” four disc box set, Cherry Red Records, UK, presents...
The Laissez Fairs – “Empire Of Mars” (2018) review
The Laissez Fairs “Empire Of Mars” (RUM BAR Records, 2018) https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/empire-of-mars The third album by Las Vegas psychedelic mod rockers The Laissez Fairs is truly a band effort,...