Tag Archives: hard rock

JUSTIN MASTERS – Before And Way After

August 9, 2021

Justin Masters 2021 Sophomore offering by NYC musician sees him navigate the vagaries of today via a fine array of melodies. Although Justin Masters’ 2018 debut wasn’t too comfortable an album, exposing details of the artist’s existence in front of … Continue reading →

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JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE – Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin

August 6, 2021

Deadline 2021 Twice shy and still in thrall to his spiritual predecessors, hard rock veteran steps on a stairway to heaven again. If LED ZEPPELIN’s demise was nigh on involuntary it liberated the ensemble’s singer from any creative restraints there … Continue reading →

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PHIL VINCENT – Stigmata

June 28, 2021

Rock Company 2021 Going from strength to strength where the lesser mortals find fatigue, American artist fights stereotypes. It took Phil Vincent less than a year to deliver a sequel to – the album that seems to share with a … Continue reading →

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CACTUS – Tightrope

June 8, 2021

Purple Pyramid 2021 Still ‘ot ‘n’ sweaty, ‘eavy rhythm-and-blues veterans balance their graceful act and walk into sunset with a smile. Prickly like the Sonoran Desert vegetation and charged like Battersea Power Station back in the day, as this album’s … Continue reading →

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D’ERCOLE – Hard Core

May 28, 2021

Rock Company 2021 Marking their label’s 50th release, British ensemble put their stylistic values under the spotlight. D’ERCOLE’s “Hard Core” may not feel radically different from its predecessors, but they’re the sort of band for whom stepping out of genre … Continue reading →

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