Monthly Archives: September 2019

DENIZ TEK and THE GODOYS – Fast Freight

September 4, 2019

Career 2019 Ejecting from endless roll, former Birdman takes off and gets down to sort out existential dirt. “The thrill is gone,” sings Deniz Tek on his eighth solo album, spicing it up with another classic quote before adding, quite … Continue reading →

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WHITESNAKE Unable To Release Box Sets Of Classic Material

September 3, 2019

If the reissues of two WHITESNAKE albums – the recently released “Slide It In” and the forthcoming “Slip Of The Tongue” – made the band’s aficionados think of a similar treatment for another one, “Lovehunter” that saw the light in … Continue reading →

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FRÉDÉRIC L’ÉPÉE – The Empty Room

September 3, 2019

Yang Music 2019 Inhabiting space with memories, French composer exorcises sadness from his six strings. “They reach into your room, just feel their gentle touch: when all hope is gone, sad songs say so much”: these classic lyrics must mean … Continue reading →

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PAT TRAVERS – Swing!

September 2, 2019

Purple Pyramid 2019 Giving the rhythm everything he’s got, Canadian guitar slinger is transported in the golden age of big bands to get his rocks off. If “Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)” didn’t really evoke the patina of juke … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE – A Song For All Seasons

September 1, 2019

Warner Bros 1977 / Esoteric 2019 With a turn toward changes, symphonic rockers are beckoned to new horizons where past and future, and here and there, come together. Here was an ensemble who, by 1978, had toured the world, graced … Continue reading →

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