Neil Innes – How Sweet To Be An Idiot, Expanded Edition
Neil Innes’ Sad and unexpected death in December 2019 left the world bereft of a truly original musical and comic talent. Neil was well…
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Jefferson Airplane – Long John Silver / Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
A very good value for money package from Cherrt Red of two classic Jefferson Airplane albums. ‘Long John Silver’ is as inspired by religion…
Ratt – The Atlantic Years 1984-1990
Cast in the same mould as Montrose, Van Halen, Quite Riot, Aerosmith, and so forth, Ratt were part of what is now called Hair…
Ken Hensley – Tales of Live Fire & Other Mysteries
It’s fair to say Cherry Red are doing a grand job on curating and preserving Ken Hensley’s legacy, and Tales Of Live Fire &…
Blacklab – Abyss
Japanese duo Blacklab’s new album is a gigantic leap forward from previously released music. The sheer plate-shattering density of their riffs is still there,…
The Monochrome Set – Little Noises 1990-1995
The Monochrome Set are one of the great bands you’ve never heard of, but in a just world (which this certainly isn’t!) you would…
Green Day – Father of All Motherfuckers LP
After a span of sixteen years spent examining a series of high-concept creative endeavors (American Idiot started the trend in 2004 which catapulted the…
Green Day – Father of All Motherfuckers
I must confess that, for the first time in almost thirty years (that was the first time I heard Kerplunk and became a fan),…
Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg – Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun
This splendidly-named album is one of the finest pieces of music to emerge from the extensive Jefferson Airplane family. Without doubt if it had…
Ritual King – self-titled
If you’re looking for England’s answer to Elder, look no further. Manchester trio Ritual King offer a similar mixture of stoner, psych and prog…