Showing posts with label Live. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Live. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Baz Francis (Magic Eight Ball) - Live at Molly Malone’s / Los Angeles 2015 (EP) (2016)
Genre - Hard Rock / Modern Rock / Live / Acoustic
Label - Magic Cat Records
Track listing:
01. California In The Fall (Live)
02. Better Off Asleep (Live)
03. Monkey Bars (Live)
04. Perils Of Honesty (Live)
05. Local Girls (Live)
"In the latter quarter of last year I shared one of those beautiful kind of evenings in the presence of friends, new and old, in my spiritual home of West Hollywood, California, and thankfully the tape was rolling to capture the music I made that night too. Every now and then I have made those un-mastered soundboard recordings available to anyone curious of how my gig at Molly Malone's sounded, but upon reappraisal of the material, at the heart of it was something that simply had to be taken further and then given an official release.
Re-designed, re-edited, and now mastered for the first time courtesy of my trusty fellow, Lewis John, I am thrilled to tell you that as of 25th August 2016 you can finally hear the best bits of my gig that night presented at a superior quality unavailable until now, as Magic Cat Records Limited release my new solo live EP, 'Live at Molly Malone’s / Los Angeles 2015'. Available to download from all the usual suspects, this is the sound of me at home and in love with my surroundings. I hope you enjoy how that came out on record."
Thank God the tapes were rolling as this is one of the best sounding live recordings that I have heard in a long time, and really does seem to capture a certain magic that, if you close your eyes, transports you to the actual gig its self. Recorded at and mixed by Molly Malone's, Los Angeles, USA on 7th October 2015 Vocally Baz Francis is in great form here!
This Ep really is well worth checking out!
Rating: 10/10
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Paul Miro - Live Undangerous (2016)
Genre - Live Acoustic
Label - Self Released / Pledge Music
Track listing:
01 - The One
02 - Nothing Left Here / Take Our Sorrows Swimming
03 - Beanman
04 - 15 / Monster
05 - Swimming In The Dowling Pool
06 - The Best Thing
07 - Fragments
08 - True At First Light
09 - Carry On
10 - Great Place
Live Undangerous is an exclusive live release from former Apes, Pigs and Spacemen frontman Paul Miro, released as a free Pledge exclusive and available for a limited period only!
Recorded live on his tour last year with Terrorvision frontman Tony Wright this album captures Pauls performance perfectly. The sound is crystal clear, which just adds even more to the listening experience as Paul works his way through a selection of tracks that span his career, plus one live version of a track that is set to appear on his new album, Swimming In The Dowling Pool.
This is a great album, and worth pledging for alone!
Rating: 10/10
The Wildhearts - Never Outdrunk Never Outsung: PHUQ Live (2016)
Genre - Hard Rock / Punk / Alternative / Britrock
Label - Self Released / Round Records / Pledge Music
Track listing:
Disc 1
01 - I Wanna Go Where The People Go
02 - V-Day
03 - Just In Lust
04 - Baby Strange
05 - Nita Nitro
06 - Jonesing For Jones
07 - Up Your Arse You Fucking Cunt
08 - Woah Shit You Through
09 - Cold Patootie Tango
10 - Caprice
11 - Be My Drug
12 - Naivety Play
13 - In Lily's Garden
14 - Getting It
Disc 2
01 - Don't Bout Me
02 - Weekend
03 - Stormy In The North, Karma In The South
04 - Red Light, Green Light
05 - White Lies
06 - 29 x The Pain
Now I have never been the biggest fan of live albums. The sound is usually crap or they contain so many overdubs that they cant really be classed as a live album any more, so it has to be said that I faced listening to the The Wildhearts Never Outdrunk, Never Outsung – PHUQ Live anniversary show live album with a certain amount of trepidation. I needn't have worried though as this is exactly what a live album should bloody well sound like!
Recorded in London during the PHUQ twentieth anniversary tour this is a warts 'n' all recording, featuring the album played in its entirety, together with the encores. But what makes this album special is the sound. this album sounds fantastic! The mix is perfect, thanks to the mixing talents of Dave Draper. I really can not stress just how good this album sounds, every instrument is crystal clear, (yes even CJ's guitar!), the mix captures the power and finesse of the songs and performance. This album is definitely the closest thing to actually being there!
Any fan of the band, or even Gingers solo work really should check this release out!
Definitely the best live album that will be released this year!
Very, very Highly Recommended!
Rating: 10/10
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Planet Rock Radio Presents BlackWolf, The Brew & Fire Red Empress UK Tour
Planet Rock Radio have announced a series of shows featuring British rock bands BlackWolf, The Brew and Fire Red Empress.
A fantastic bill with 3 of the UK's best and brightest rock bands that bring with them huge talent, BIG SOUNDS and stage showmanship second to none. Set in up close n' personal venues, tickets are limited. This is a tour not to be missed!
Fri 12th - MANCHESTER - The Roadhouse
Sat 13th - OXFORD - The Bullingdon (Art Bar)
Thu 18th - SHEFFIELD - The Corporation
Fri 19th - BRISTOL - The Exchange
Sat 20th - LONDON - The Barfly
A fantastic bill with 3 of the UK's best and brightest rock bands that bring with them huge talent, BIG SOUNDS and stage showmanship second to none. Set in up close n' personal venues, tickets are limited. This is a tour not to be missed!
Fri 12th - MANCHESTER - The Roadhouse
Sat 13th - OXFORD - The Bullingdon (Art Bar)
Thu 18th - SHEFFIELD - The Corporation
Fri 19th - BRISTOL - The Exchange
Sat 20th - LONDON - The Barfly
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Jizzy Pearl (of Love/Hate) announces March UK Tour
Jizzy Pearl UK Tour 2014
Mar 06: Norwich Waterfront
Mar 07: Belfast Diamond Rock Club
Mar 08: Aberdeen Moorings Bar
Mar 09: York Fibbers
Mar 11: Edinburgh Bannermans
Mar 12: Edinburgh Bannermans
Mar 13: Newcastle Think Tank at Digital
Mar 14: Bradford Gasworks
Mar 15: Sutton Diamond
Mar 16: TBC
Mar 17: London Underworld
Mar 19: Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
Mar 20: Ebbw Vale Institute,
Mar 21: Buckley Tivoli
Mar 22: HRH AOR FESTIVAL
Mar 23: Northampton Attic
Saturday, 4 January 2014
The Wildhearts + Hey! Hello! on tour 2014
Says Ginger: “The Wildhearts always seem to regroup when the timing is absolutely right for everyone. I absolutely cannot wait to get back onstage with the lads, and we’re all excited to be playing with our brother Scott again.”
Scott Sorry: “After a four year long break, I am excited as hell to hit the road again with The Wildhearts. April couldn’t come soon enough.”
Tue 8th April Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
Wed 9th April Bristol, Academy 1
Thu 10th April Manchester, Academy 1
Sat 12th April Nottingham Rock City
Sun 13th April Newcastle, Academy 1
Mon 14th April Glasgow, ABC
Wed 16th April Cambridge, Junction
Thu 17th April London, Electric Ballroom
Tickets for all shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 22nd November.
Monday, 1 July 2013
Kerry Ellis & Brian May - Acoustic By Candlelight (2013)
Label -
Track listing -
01 – Born Free
02 – I Loved A Butterfly (Somethings That Glitter?)
03 – I Who Have Nothing
04 – Dust In The Wind
05 – The Kissing Me Song
06 – Nothing Really Has Changed
07 – Life Is Real
08 – The Way We Were
09 – Something
10 – Love Of My Life
11 – I’m Not That Girl
12 – I Can’t Be Your Friend
13 – In The Bleak Midwinter
14 – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
15 – No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)
Recorded live in the Uk on part of the Born Free tour, Acoustic By Candlelight is a live acoustic album featuring various acoustic renditions of Queen classics, Kerry Ellis solo and show tunes.
As a live representation of the shows, it showcases the relaxed nature of such live acoustic affairs.
Opening with the beautiful Born Free, a wonderful song that suites Kerry Ellis' voice perfectly. Brian May manages to sound warm and tender on the acoustic guitar, something thats great to hear as he is generally better known for his huge multi layered guitar sounds from his Red Special.
After brief introductions they move into I Loved A Butterfly, which was originally released on the Queen plus Paul Rogers album The Cosmos Rocks under the title of Some Things That Glitter, I'm not sure why its been given a different title hear. Its a beautiful and faithful rendition, that once again suites Kerry's voice beautifully. The album continues in the same vein, with Miss Ellis providing emotive and powerful vocals backed by Dr May's warm tender guitar instrumentation. the only time that this doesn't seem to work is on the Queen classic, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Here Kerry's vocals seem strained and forced for some reason.
This is a wonderful little album, which fans of both Brian May and more importantly Kerry Ellis will enjoy.
If you are looking for a chilled out live acoustic album, then look no further!
Reconmended
Rating - 9/10
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Nick Simper & Nasty Habits - Live At Szene Vienna (2012)
Label - Angel Air Records
Track listing:
TRACKLISTING
CD/DVD
01. And The Address
02. The Painter
03. Mandrake Root
04. Emmaretta
05. Chasing Shadows
06. Lalena
07. Wring That Neck
08. Bird Has flown
09. Why Didn't Rosemary
10. Slinky
11. Roadhouse Blues
12. Kentucky Women
13. Hush
"On 8th March 2011 playing to a sold out audience at Vienna's legendary Rock Club "Szene" NICK SIMPER (founder member DEEP PURPLE) performed with NASTY HABITS (Austria's finest Classic Rock band) original tracks from Nick's period in Deep Purple (Mk 1). With Deep Purple today only having just one original member from their MK 1 days it is highly unlikely that the band will perform these now neglected classic songs in concert.
The mantle is therefore passed to Nick and Nasty Habits to bring some long forgotten classics back to life and bring them back to life they do. They performed eleven tracks from the first three Deep Purple albums plus one new track "Slinky" from the forthcoming new album.
This release is both a CD version and an actual DVD of the concert at The Scene, Vienna
(MUSICIANS - NICK SIMPER, CHRISTIAN SCHMID, HELMUT PUSCHACHER, CHRISTIAN HEISSENBERGER, PETER BRKUSIC)"
Ok I have to admit something, I embarrassingly had never heard any Deep Purple MK1, and cant say that I had heard of Nick Simper. So imagine my suprise upon hearing these classic tracks performed live, and being completley blown away!
The recording captures the esscence of the songs, Nasty Habits perform the songs excellently without ever trying to mimic the original members of Deep Purple in any way. the new song featured, Slinky, indicates that these guys have a lot to offer in the way of new song ideas, and with Nicks prestigious back catalogue to draw from they have a wealth of material for future set lists.
A great cd and Dvd package, allowing the viewer / listener to feel as though they are actually their on the night!
Well worth checking out for fans of Mk1 Deep Purple and Nick Simper, or just fans of the classic rock genre full stop!
Rating - 10/10
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Ginger (Wildheart) - Kiss Alive II (2011)
Track Listing:
01 - Geordie In Wonderland
02 - Mazel Tov Cocktail
03 - Drunken Lord Of Everything
04 - Answering Machine
05 - Hocus Pocus / Taxi / Cheers
06 - In Lilly's Garden
07 - Understanding Jane
08 - So Into You
09 - Miles Away Girl
10 - Sunshine From New York
11 - Surrender
12 - Unlucky In Love
13 - 29 x The Pain
14 - Loveshit
15 - I Wanna Go Where The People Go
Recorded live in Birmingham 2011this cd is a great momento of a great tour from last yearand is essentially an authorised bootleg as compared to a commercial release. Not the set list most were expecting dare i say, but all the better for it non the less. Ginger was joined by Random Jon Poole, Jase Edwards and Willie Dowling, and this cd manages to capture the true feel of the gig, it really is almost as though you are actually there. This is a great cd with excellent renditions of Drunken Lord Of Everything, Understanding Jane, Unlucky In Love and a rare live outing for Loveshit.
A great momento for those who were lucky enough to be there, a great way to experience what was obviously a cracking gig for those who just couldnt make it on the night (or tour!)
Highly reconmended!
Rating 9/10
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