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Amnesty International and now this solo album. Although German by birth Carl has total command over American music and has the ability to weave a great song with storyline New Albums lyrics and strong hooks on guitar. Add A selection of new and reissued guitar that to his own raw vocal that's perfectly suited to this style of song releases, including Album OfThe Month ... and what you get is a winning formula and an excellent album. Moonlight In lovingly restored and enhanced New York and Invincible are particular release that will thrill Whitesnake fans ALBUM OF THE MONTH favourites but it's all good stuff from everywhere. But it's also an interesting start to finish. Great guitar work too look into the workings ofthe band at MOETAR and the songs have something ofa the time, and another chance to enjoy ENTROPY OF Dylanish quality about them - never a this music taken from Coverdale's THE CENTURY bad thing - so check this one out. personal archives. Every effort has been made to provide the best sound Magna Carta ***** ANTOINE FAFARD and video quality and that's really Vocalist Moorea Dickason and AD PERPETUUM paid off. Check out John Sykes' solo on bassistTarik Ragab are back with Unicorn Digital **** Love Ain't No Stranger, his guitar the rest of the MoeTarians, with a This is the third album from bass acrobatics on his spotlight feature and delightful and totally off-the-wall player Antoine Fafard and it's a the sheer force of Ready An'Wiliing all album that'll put your ears and stunning piece ofwork. But make no on the DVD. Great to see Jon Lord on mistake this is not a one·man show; keys with the band in Las Vegas too, brain into a twist. But let us assure it's a core trio performing at the making this is a real collector's gem. you that this is by no rneans a bad thing' It all kicks off with the highest level to produce ten excellent compactly arranged Dystopian Fiction, guaranteed to grab the instrumental tracks. Joining Antoine FOO FICiHTERS attention and a good introduction to the rest of the album. This is on this project are Vinnie Colaiuta on SONIC HIGHWAYS high-energy music that's full of surprises, not only for the switches in drums and the amazing Jerry De RCA Records ***** time signatures but also in the unusual use of chord choices, Villiers Jr on guitar. Add a few guests In support oftheir excellent eight-part seamlessly executed and played with style and precision. MoeTar is like Gary Husband on drums, Jerry TV documentary exploring the roots essentially a prog band that fills every nook and cranny in a song Etkins on keys and Jean-Pierre Zanella ofAmerican music, Dave Grahl and with something exceptional. Letting Go Of Life is less frantic while on sax and you have a heady and his merry and talented bunch of men Regression To The Mean sounds like a sonic car crash but is excellent fruitful mix of sounds on these have released an album bearing the same title. As they travelled the - check this one out on You Tube as it's the perfect introduction to country to visit the featured cities for this unique and breathtaking album. Like it (we do) or loathe it, the the programme, they recorded these musical ability of all involved is truly exceptional. tracks in eight'iconic'studios and this album is the result. Grohl says that although it retains an almost random thanks to the history and culture, as element it's actually structured to well as the technical equipment and provide forceful dynamics with high production, each studio and even the and low passages. The two songs This cities themselves had an effect on Cold Distance and Watcher Watcher all-original tracks. The music is a cross how their music sounded. More provide another important element between classic Bruford band and importantly for their followers, this is a with voices and phrases used to great Mahavishnu Orchestra but brought very classy and well conceived album effect throughout. This is unique and into the modern era. With dynamic that should appeal to an even wider strangely compelling and a real treat chord structures and nifty time audience than the Foos already to the ears. Available as a CD or as a signatures this album will delight the command. Check out the single pull II download from i69i.bandcamp.com ears and occasionally tax the brain in a and opening track, Something From I! very pleasant manner. Late night Nothing as a taster; it's a solid and Gothedelic **** CARL CARLTON music has just been reborn. forceful performance that is It's great that we get so many LIGHTS OUT IN WONDERLAND beautifully produced. It's all good stuff released CDs sent in by our readers Coroline**** WHITESNAKE though, particularly things like the and better still when they turn out Carlton is well established not only for LIVE IN '84 BACK TO THE BONE high-energy Congregation that to be really good and - i! is definitely his distinctive guitar playing but also Frontiers **** features some great light and shade. a case in point! It's the brainchild of as a producer for people like Robert David Coverdale is a firm believer in Outside really drives along and I Am A Rod Brakes and is delightfully Palmer and Joe Cocker. Along the way acknowledging the anniversaries of River gradually works towards a huge difficult to categorise. The album he's fitted in four albums with his own Whitesnake's pivotal albums. musical climax. We like this a lot so presents a series of soundscapes band The Songdogs, co-written and Amazingly it's been 30 years since the make sure you give it a listen (catch with the guitar being morphed into produced Toast To Freedom in release of Slide It In so in celebration the TV series on catch-up too) - the a whole new world ofatmospheric celebration of the 50th anniversary of the live show from 1984 has been more you do, the better it gets. and appealing sounds. Rod is reissued. It's a Deluxe CD/DVD version obviously aware ofwhen something that includes demos, bootlegs, rare sparks a creative idea; for instance videos and audio recordings. It's a About Tomorrow came from odd treasure trove of material from the moments of channel skipping on a classic line-up ofJohn Sykes on guitar, radio. There's a Middle Eastern Neil Murray on bass and Cozy Powell element here too that's both strange on drums, but ifthat's not enough it and hypnotic and a very original also includes Jon Lord's final way of presenting music, for performance with the band. This is a

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