Tag Archives: Paul Kossoff

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 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 →

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Album Reviews: Jess Roden – Jess Roden (1974)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Kidderminster born Jess Roden began his recording career with The Alan Bown Set and sang on their single ‘Emergency 999’, a track which made them stars on the Northern Soul scene for a short while. When Roden left after recording the album “The Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged alan Sharp, Album Reviews, Allen Toussaint, Art Neville, Bronco, Classic Rock, Deep Purple, Emergency 999, Free, George Lee, Jess Roden, John Bundrick, John Densmore, Keef Hartley, Martin Leedham, Micky Feat, Mott The Hoople, Music, Music Review, Northern Soul, Paul Kossoff, Rabbit, Reebop Kwaku Baah, Richard Smith, Ritchie Blackmore, Robbie Blunt, Robby Kreiger, Robert Palmer, Robert Plant, Rock, Sandy Denny, Simon Kirke, Steve Gregory, Steve Webb, The Alan Bown, The Butts Band, The Doors, The New Orleans Horns | 5 Comments

Album Review: Back Street Crawler – Second Street (1976)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Such is the way with life that when you think things are on the up and you are finally heading into some clear water a huge great tidal wave comes along and turns your world upside down all over again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Album Reviews, Back Street Crawler, Bad Company, Beckett, Blues, Classic Rock, Dean Rutherford, Don Nix, Free, Jimi Hendrix, John Bundrick, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Rabbit, Rock, Simon Kirke, Snuffy Walden, Terry Wilson, Terry Wilson-Slessor, Tony Braunagel | 6 Comments

Album Reviews: Joe Bonamassa – The Ballad of John Henry (2009)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Following the success of his “Sloe Gin” and “Live From Nowhere In Particular” albums Joe Bonamassa returned to the studio with producer Kevin Shirley and came up with another exciting quality mixture of originals and covers in the shape of … Continue reading →

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Album Reviews: Paul Rodgers – Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute To Muddy Waters (1993)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Whilst the late sixties and seventies were kind to Paul Rodgers the eighties and early nineties were someting of a mixed bag. Bad Company stuttered to a halt in 1982 with the largely disappointing Rough Diamonds. A self indulgent solo … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Saint Jude – Diary Of A Soul Fiend (2010)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Ever wondered what Free, The Rolling Stones or The Faces would have sounded like with a cross between Maggie Bell, Aretha Franklin and a more tuneful Janis Joplin fronting them. Well if you have you can find out now ….. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Adam Green, Album Reviews, Andy Fraser, Aretha Franklin, Bad Company, Be My Friend, Brother, Chris Kimsey, Classic Rock, Colin Palmer Kellogg, Come An' Get It, Come Together In The Morning, Cry of Love, Diary Of A Soul Fiend, Down and Out, Elliot Mortimore, Free, Hit and Run, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Lee Cook, Little Queen, Lynne Jackaman, Maggie Bell, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Rock, Roger Glover, Saint Jude, Soul On Fire, The Faces, The Roling Stones, Whitesnake | Leave a comment

Album Reviews: Frankie Miller – Standing On The Edge (1982)

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Frankie Miller’s eighth solo album “Standing On The Edge” was his first away from the Chrysalis label and was also at that point his rockiest and most polished effort. The bar room backing or stripped back blues and soul of … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Classic Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter | Tagged Album Reviews, Andy Fraser, Bad Company, Barry Beckett, Bob Segar, Bruce Springsteen, Capitol, Chris Spedding, Chrysalis, Classic Rock, Dave Hood, David Coverdale, Foreigner, Frankie Miller, Free, Jimmy Johnson, Joan Jett, Joe Lynn Turner, John Cougar Mellancamp, Light of Day, Martin Leedham, Mary Saums, Michael J Fox, Muscle Shoals, Music, Music Review, On My Way, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Pete Carr, Rainbow, Rock, Roger Hawkins, Singer/Songwriter, Standing on the Edge, Super Sucker, The Rumbledown Band, Van Morrison, Wayne Perkins, Whitesnake | 1 Comment

Album Review: Gary Moore – Corridors of Power (1982)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Martin Leedham

Just heard the very sad news that Gary Moore died earlier today. A great guitarist and songwriter who always put on a good live show every time I saw him. This is my only published review of any of Gary’s solo … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Blues, Classic Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Rock | Tagged Album Reviews, Classic Rock, Corridors of Power, Cozy Powell, David Coverdale, Don Airey, Free, Gary Moore, Ian Paice, John Sloman, Martin Leedham, Music, Music Review, Neil Murray, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Rock, Whitesnake, Wishing Well | 1 Comment

Album Review: Cry of Love – Brother (1993)

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Martin Leedham

Q: What do you get if you take a big musical melting pot, throw in a huge chunk of Free and Bad Company, a bit of Led Zeppelin, a smattering of AC/CD riffage, some Deep Purple musical structure and top … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews, Blues, Classic Rock, Music, Music Reviews, Rock, Uncategorized | Tagged Album Reviews, Audley Freed, Bad Company, Black Crowes, Brother, Classic Rock, Cry of Love, Deep Purple, Free, Ian Gillan, Jimi Hendrix, Kelly Holland, Led Zeppelin, Martin Leedham, Mick Ralphs, Music, Music Review, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Ritchie Blackmore, Robert Plant, Rock | 2 Comments