Tag Archives: heavy blues

THE DAVIDSON TRIO – Cougar

June 10, 2025

The Davidson 2025 Newcomers on British twelve-bar scene serve up a blistering, if brief, set of incendiary cuts that point towards fame and fortune. It may not seem so, but the number of blues-bent three-piece collectives, who are emboldened enough … Continue reading

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PAT TRAVERS – The Art Of Time Travel

December 9, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 Canadian axe-grinder stands his ground on temporal routes and embraces eternity along the way. If there is a single word to describe Pat Travers with, it would look like “stalwart” or “steadfast” – the word which has an … Continue reading

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MOUNTAIN – Eruption: Around The World

June 16, 2022

Snapper Music 2004 / Liberation Hall 2022 Two decades apart, the Great Fatsby and his compadres carry on dreaming of milk and honey. Not a lot of those who took part in the most prominent of rock festivals maintained their … Continue reading

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CACTUS – The Birth Of Cactus 1970

March 26, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 The historic snapshot of a mighty foursome’s stage debut – ear-splitting yet rivetingly melodious. Perhaps, not as influential as their predecessors VANILLA FUDGE whose rhythm section, and Tim Bogert moved on to heavier pastures in 1969, CACTUS have … Continue reading

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UNTIL THE SUN – Drowning In Blue

May 22, 2021

Unit 233 Media 2021 Rising out of Phoenix, young foursome fathom the depths of heavy blues to find a shelter from the storm they brew. Irreverent yet tied to tradition, noisy yet nuanced, brash yet emotional: that’s what it takes … Continue reading

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