Tag Archives: Blues

Album Reviews: Paul Kossoff – Back Street Crawler (1973)

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Martin Leedham

Free disbanded for the first time in 1971 due to growing friction between members of the band. Three spin off bands were created, Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit by Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke. Toby by Andy Fraser and Peace … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Blues, Classic Rock, Folk, Free, Music, Music Reviews, Pop, Rock, Soul, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged Back Street Crawler, Blues, Deluxe Edition, Free, Free At Last, I'm Ready, Island Records, Jean Roussel, Jess Roden, John Bundrick, John Martyn, Lady is a Tramp, Lyrics, May You Never, Mick Underwood, Molten Gold, Music, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Peace, Pop, Rabbit, Review, Rock, Songs of Yesterday, Tetsu Yamauchi, Time Away, Toby, Tuesday Morning, Writing | 2 Comments

Album Reviews: Rod Stewart – The Early Solo Years 1970-1978

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Martin Leedham

An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (1970) Great rock anorak and author of the magnificent ‘Great Rock Discography’ Martin C Strong wrote in his biography of Rod Stewart that his was the biggest and possibly most tragic sell … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Classic Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged A Night On The Town, An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down, Atlantic Crossing, Blondes Have More Fun, Blues, Every Picture Tells A Story, Gasoline Alley, Lindisfarne, Maggie May, Martin Leedham, Music, Never A Dull Moment, Pop, Review, Rock, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sailing, Smiler, Writing | Leave a comment

Album Review: Frankie Miller – Once In A Blue Moon (1973)

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Martin Leedham

Frankie Miller may not have recorded his debut album ‘Once In A Blue Moon’ until late 1972 but by then he already had a huge reputation in live music circles and was seen by many as a superstar in waiting. Millers Mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Blues, Classic Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged 1973, Blues, Bob Dylan, brinsley schwartz, Chrysalis Records, Country, Frankie Miller, I Can't Change It, James Dewar, Kenny Rogers, Lulu, Mailbox, Martin Leedham, Muddy Waters, Music, Music Review, Nick Lowe, Once In A Blue Moon, Pop, Ray Charles, Review, Robin Trower, Rock, The Stoics, Willie Dixon, Writing | Leave a comment

Album Review: The Butts Band – The Butts Band (1973)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Martin Leedham

In 1973 following the disappearance of Jim Morrison the remaining members of The Doors came to England in an attempt to find a replacement front man. Several vocalists were auditioned including Kevin Coyne and Jess Roden. However, the hot favourite … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Album Reviews, Blues, Classic Rock, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Jess Roden, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Larry McDonald, Martin Leedham, Mick Weaver, Music, Music Review, Phil Chen, Robby Kreiger, Rock, Roy Davies, The Butts Band, The Doors | Leave a comment

Album Review: Frankie Miller – The Rock (1975)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Martin Leedham

Unlike his first two albums Frankie Miller’s third album “The Rock” featured his own backing band so was marketed as being by The Frankie Miller Band rather than as a solo release. Recorded in sight of the famous Alcatraz prison … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Ain't Got Mo Money, Album Reviews, Alcatraz, Andy Fraser, Arthur Conley, Blue Soul, Blues, Bob Segar, Celtic, Chrissy Stewart, Classic Rock, Delbert McClinton, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Etta James, Frankie Miller, Free, Henry McCullough, Highlife, I'm Old Enough, James Dewar, Jimmy Johnstone, Johnny Halladay, Martin Leedham, Mick Weaver, Music, Music Review, Once In A Blue Moon, Otis Redding, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Rock, San Quentin, Singer/Songwriter, Stu Perry, The Memphis Horns, The Rock, UFO | Leave a comment

Album Review: Lowell George – Thanks I’ll Eat It Here (1979)

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Martin Leedham

By the late seventies Lowell George was becoming increasingly disillusioned with the direction his band Little Feat were taking. He is on record as saying that the growing influence of jazz fusion from certain other members was having a detrimental … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Album Reviews, Allen Toussaint, Ann Peebles, Bill Flanagan, Blues, Classic Rock, Honest Man, I Can't Stand The Rain, Jimmy Webb, Little Feat, Lowell George, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Neon Park, Pop, Rickie Lee Jones, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Thanks I'll Eat It Here, Two Trains, What Do You Want The Girl To Do | 2 Comments

Album Review: Jess Roden & The Humans – Jess Roden & The Humans (1995)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Martin Leedham

Time for another one of my stories folks. So if you are all sitting comfortably I’ll begin. It is 1996, a Saturday morning and we are soon to begin the bi-monthly pilgrimage to Goodison Park to watch the mighty Everton … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Album Reviews, Bill Burke, Blues, Chester Burnett, Classic Rock, Duncan Ferguson, Everton FC, Gary Grainger, Goodison Park, Howlin Wolf, Jess Roden, Jess Roden & The Humans, Jim Capaldi, Joe Tex, Leo Brown, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Neil Storey, Neil Young, Nick Graham, Nick Lowe, Play It Dirty Play It Class, Robin Hood R & B Club, Rock, Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood, Strider, Willie Mitchel | 7 Comments

Album Review: Snafu – Snafu (1973)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Martin Leedham

Snafu were formed in late 1972 by former Procul Harum and Freedom man Bobby Harrison. Harrison was Harum’s drummer on the hit ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ but he and guitarist Ray Royer were kicked out of the band soon after. … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Airforce, Album Reviews, Blues, Bobby Harrison, Classic Rock, Colin Gibson, Drowning In the Sea of Love, Freedom, Gamble & Huff, Joe Simon, Juicy Lucy, Little Feat, Martin Leedham, Micky Moody, Mike Oldfield, Music, Music Review, Pete Solley, Procul Harum, RAF, Ray Royer, Richard Branson, Rock, Roger Dean, Snafu, Terry Popple, The Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, Tubular Bells, Van Morrison, Whitesnake | 3 Comments

Album Review: Rival Sons – Pressure and Time (2011)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Martin Leedham

This is another one of those reviews that I have been dithering over for a while. You know the way it is …… any old excuse to put it off. Being talked into letting other albums jump the queue and … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Album Reviews, All Over The Road, Arlan Shierbaum, Bad Company, Blues, Burn Down Los Angeles, Classic Rock, Dave Cobb, Face of Light, Free, Jay Buchanan, Jeff Beck Group, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Martin Leedham, Michael Miley, Montrose, Music, Music Review, Only one, Pressure and Time, Rival Sons, Robert Plant, Robin Everhart, Rock, Rolling Stones, Sammy Hagar, Scot Holiday, The Doors, Whitesnake, Young Love | Leave a comment

Album Review: Led Zeppelin – III (1970)

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Martin Leedham

After recording two albums and being constantly on tour for the whole of their first year together Zeppelin decided to take a slightly more leisurely approach to recording their third album, the unimaginatively entitled III. Whilst the first album had … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Acoustic, Album Reviews, Blues, Bron-Yr-Aur, Celebration Day, Classic Rock, Folk, Friends, Immigrant Song, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Robert Plant, Rock, Roy Harper, Since I've Been Loving You, Tangerine, That's The Way | Leave a comment