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1 week ago | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD Reviews : Humble Pie, Blood,Sweat & Tears, Eric Johanson (Image: Cherry Red) Humble Pie, “Hallelujah: 1973-1983” (Cherry Red)- Humble Pie completists should find this anthology a well nigh indispensable purchase as it brings together two early eighties offerings from Steve Marriott and company, “On To Victory” and “Go For The Throat” alongside assorted live recordings from the same period.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD/Vinyl reviews : Dickey Betts, Little Johnny England, Greenslade (Image: Wienerworld) Dickey Betts, “Live From The Lone Star Roadhouse New York City 1988” (Wienerwotld)-Former Allman Brothers singer and guitarist Dickey Betts was pursuing a solo career when this highly listenable live set was broadcast on a New York radio station in November 1988.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD/Vinyl reviews: Yardbirds, Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Lightnin' Hopkins (Image: Charly Records) The Yardbirds,”Beck’s Blues” (Charly)- Here’s another splendid vinyl anthology from the good people at Charly Records, this time focussing attention on the contribution made to their sound by the late great Jeff Beck during his short stint with the band in the mid sixties.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD/Vinyl Reviews: Lindisfarne, Gene Clark, Albert King (Image: Cherry Red) Lindisfarne,”Brand New Day-The Mercury Years 1978-1979” (Cherry Red)- This easy on the ear late seventies retrospective brings together the three albums that Lindisfarne recorded for the Mercury label after reforming in 1976.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD reviews : Foghat, Muddy Waters, Edgar Broughton Band (Image: Wienerworld) Foghat,”Slow Ride-Live in Concert” (Wienerworld)- This muscular outfit were formed by three recently departed musicians from iconic British blues band Savoy Brown in 1971,. They relocated to the United States soon afterwards, where they enjoyed several years of very healthy chart success built on the firm foundation of their relentless touring schedule.
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May 21, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD reviews : Steve Dawson, ELP, Chris Farlowe (Image: Googlr) Steve Dawson,”Ghosts” (Pravda Records)- The sixth solo album from sublimely soulful Chicago based singer-songwriter Steve Dawson is a mellow gem of the highest order, and one which reminded me of the late lamented Jesse Winchester in some of its most beguiling moments.
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May 8, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD / Vinyl Reviews : Steeleye Span, Mike Hugg, Francis Rossi (Image: Google) Steeleye Span,”The Green Man Collection” (Park Records)- This venerable British folk-rock institution have gone through quite a few line-up changes over the decades but the current incarnation of the band still go about their business with a flair and energy which sets them apart from many of their contemporaries in the field.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD / Vinyl Releases : Status Quo, Dan Hicks, Emerson Palmer & Berry (Image: Google) Status Quo, “The Early Years (1966-69)” (BMG)- Status Quo completists would be well advised to snap up a copy of this 5 CD retrospective post haste, as it serves up a pretty comprehensive overview of the band’s early vinyl output, including a generous helping of tracks from Francis Rossi and company’s previous musical exploits with The Spectres and Traffic Jam.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD reviews : Vanessa Peters, Joe Jackson, Brinsley Schwarz (Image: Google) Vanessa Peters, “Flying On Instruments” (Idol Records)- This pleasing throwback to the golden era of singer-songwriter rock in the early seventies is the melodic brainchild of Dallas born Vanessa Peters, who originally attended Texas A&M University twenty years or so ago with the intention of pursuing a career as a novelist.
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Dec 24, 2023 | 
messengernewspapers.co.uk | Kevin Bryan
CD reviews : Tombstone Dunnery, Kate Rusby, Malcolm MacWatt (Image: Google) “The Blues of Tombstone Dunnery Vol.1” (Self released)- Cumbrian singer and guitarist Francis Dunnery is probably best remembered these days for his musical exploits with prog pop merchants It Bites during the latter half of the eighties, most notably their Top 10 singles success from 1986,”Calling All The Heroes.” This brief glimpse of fame and fortune wasn’t destined to last too long however, and the original...
