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DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS – Soul Ballads

May 23, 2015

Airline 2015 Former BS&T warbler reconnects with his roots to bring righteous roughness to spiritual perennials. In our days of shallow R&B, it takes an old-school rhythm-and-blues belter to fathom the depths of a silky melody with a vigorous message, … Continue reading →

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SWEET – New York Connection / New York Groove Plus

April 11, 2015

Sweet 2012 / Angel Air 2015 Working up a covers paradox, the English faction of glam splinters go Transatlantic. Block-busting it ain’t. Nowadays, there are two versions of SWEET: the UK one fronted by guitarist Andy Scott and the US … Continue reading →

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THE MEANIES – Cover Their Tracks

April 8, 2015

Angel Air 2014 Bath buzz from the past: adding a few self-penned gems to the hit-list, famous scenesters revisit their personal favorites. The convoluted story linking THE KORGIS and TEARS FOR FEARS, plus lesser known formations GRADUATE and TAKE TWO, … Continue reading →

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VANILLA FUDGE cover up again

February 22, 2015

As influential as they were – and they heavily influenced the likes of DEEP PURPLE – it wasn’t VANILLA FUDGE‘s interpretations of classics such as “You Keep Me Hanging’ On” or “Season Of The Witch” that revealed all the greatness of … Continue reading →

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Manfred Mann’s new album: a glory ride

September 17, 2014

He might have groups that bore his name but even wants to have a space of his own sometimes, and the legendary keyboard player has two albums released in a kind of solo mode. Still, 1991’s “Plains Music” is often … Continue reading →

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