Playlist
Here’s a list of the latest music releases I’ve been devouring each month. I’ll also add on some of the other CD’s I’ve been listening to.
December 2007
LATEST RELEASES:
The Work of Art- ‘The Work Of Art’ (Frontiers) Crystal Ball- ‘Secrets’ (AFM) The Flags- ‘Shut Up And Drive’ (Bad Reputation)
Broken Teeth- ‘Broken Teeth’ (Independent) Mortal Sin- ‘An Absence Of Faith’ (Armageddon) Waysted- ‘The Harsh Reality’ (Livewire)
Seven Tears- ‘In Every Frozen Tear’ (Frontiers)
Nightstrike- ‘One Hit To The Heart’ (Northcoast)
Toto- ‘Falling In Between Live’ (Eagle)
Lynn Allen- ‘And The Horse You Rode On’ (Escape)
OTHER:
Alice Cooper- ‘Brutal Planet’ (Eagle – An underrated album) Dio- ‘The Collection’ (Spectrum – Proof that Dio is a true rock star) Magnum- ‘Rock Art’ (EMI – Their last great album…but there will be more)
November 2007
LATEST RELEASES:
Ray Davis- ‘Working Man’s Café’ (V2) Twisted Sister- ‘A Twisted Christmas Live’ DVD (Demolition) Meat Loaf- ‘3 Bats Live’ DVD (Universal)
Drugdealer Cheerleader- ‘Drugdealer Cheerleader’ (Pinnacle) My Alamo- ‘My Alamo’ (Seventh Star) Powderfinger- ‘Dream Days’ (Universal)
Wishbone Ash- ‘Argus’ (Universal)
Funeral For A Friend- ‘The Great Wide Open’ (Atlantic)
Wolfpack Unleashed- ‘Anthems Of Resistance’ (Napalm)
Iced Earth- ‘Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)’ (SPV)
OTHER:
The Who- ‘Live At Leeds’ (Polydor – surely one of the best live rock albums ever!) Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes- ‘Live At The Greek’ (SPV – pre-Xmas sale bargain) White Zombie- ‘Supersexy Swingin’ Sounds’ (Geffen – a bargain for £3)
W.A.S.P.‘W.A.S.P.’ (Sanctuary – great compilation)
OCTOBER 2007
LATEST RELEASES:
Holly Wood- ‘Live It Up!’ (Cargo) Gary John Barden- ‘Love & War’ (Escape) Frankie Banali & Friends- ‘The Tribute To Led Zeppelin’ (RSM) Rush- ‘Snakes & Arrows: Special Tour Edition’ (Atlantic) The Travelling Wilburys- ‘Collection’ (Rhino) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- ‘Magic’ (Columbia) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- ‘Raising Sand’ (Universal) The Eagles- ‘Long Road Out Of Eden’ (Polydor) Down- ‘Over The Under’ (Roadrunner) Foo Fighters- ‘Echoes Silence Patience And Grace’ (RCA) Nikki Sixx- ‘The Heroin Diaries’ (Eleven Seven) Helloween- ‘Gambling With The Devil’ (SPV) Eric Clapton- ‘Complete Clapton’ (Polydor) Mick Jagger- ‘Very Best Of’ (Rhino)OTHER:
Yes- ‘The Ultimate 35th Anniversary Collection’ (Warner – Revered prog rock) Rush- ‘Rush In Rio’ (Atlantic – A brilliant 3-CD live set) Van Halen- ‘The Best Of Both Worlds’ (Warner – Classic highly-charged hard rock) SEPTEMBER 2007
LATEST RELEASES:
Fast Eddie Clarke- ‘Anthology’ (Castle/Sanctuary) Hanoi Rocks- ‘Street Poetry’ (Demolition) Motorhead- ‘Better Motorhead Than Dead: Live At Hammersmith’ (SPV) Revolution Mother- ‘Glory Bound’ (Soul Food) Diamond Head- ‘What’s In Your Head?’ (Cargo) The Beasts Of Bourbon- ‘Little Animals’ (Albert) Deep Purple- ‘Live At Montreux 2006’ (Eagle) Panic Cell- ‘What Doesn’t Kill Us’ (Anthill) Status Quo- ‘In Search Of The Fourth Chord’ (Chord) Glenn Hughes- ‘The Time Around: An Anthology – 1970-2007’ (Castle/Sanctuary) Helix- ‘The Power Of Rock And Roll'(Castle/Sanctuary) Heaven & Hell- ‘Live From Radio City Music Hall’ (SPV) Rob Halford- ‘Metal God Essentials: Volume 1’ (Frontiers) Ride The Sky
- ‘New Protection’ (Nuclear Blast)
OTHER:
Michael Bolton- ‘Everybody’s Crazy’ (Sony – Forgotten AOR classic) America- ‘The Complete Greatest Hits’ (Rhino – Classic folk-rock) Neil Young- ‘Greatest Hits’ (Reprise – A legend!) The Beatles- ‘1’ (Apple/Parlophone – An awe-inspiring collection of tunes …) Led Zeppelin- ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ (Atlantic/Swan Song – Their best ever album!)