Monthly Archives: June 2013

JUICY LUCY – Get A Whiff A This

June 10, 2013

JUICY LUCY - Get A Whiff A This

Bronze 1971 / Esoteric 2013 Going South and out of misery with a devil-may-care attitude and low altitude. By 1971, JUICY LUCY, led by two blues nuts now, guitarist Micky Moody and singer Paul Williams – neither a founder of … Continue reading

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Hard Rock Albums Of The Year

June 10, 2013

Even though the first half of 2013 has yet to pass, it’s easy to say which records in the classic hard rock genre can win the day. At least, they rock hard DME’s day, three of them. That’s to answer the question … Continue reading

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WIGWAM – Tombstone Valentine

June 9, 2013

WIGWAM - Tombstone Valentine

Love 1970 / Esoteric 2013 From the graveyard to the gravy train, the future Finnish legend’s ambition takes shape. Becoming special takes time, and this band know this only too well, their second album showing clear indications of things to … Continue reading

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STONEWALL NOISE ORCHESTRA – Salvation

June 8, 2013

STONEWALL NOISE ORCHESTRA - Salvation

Transubstans 2013 Four albums in, the noise gets dirty but the orchestral sights remain clear. Song called “Die Die Die” is a hell of a way to start a record, but then there’s a method to this Swedish collective’s madness: … Continue reading

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NEKTAR: On A Timewarp

June 7, 2013

NEKTAR - Time Machine

Some may assume 13 is an unlucky number, but prog veterans NEKTAR knew better when they decided to release their 13th album in 2013. After all, they’ve been harnessing the temporal concept from the off, most spectacularly on 1973’s . Marking … Continue reading

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