Unique record pre-sound full Lp,Ep of all genres – Melodic Rock Aor and Hard Heavy Metal from plotn08
When Motown founder Barry Gordy decided to jump on the then emerging hype of rock music, he founded a sub label called Morocco Records. This was the release of ‘Kidd Glove’ which is now available as a remaster with four bonus tracks on Rock Candy in 2020 year.
Brave Rival’s ‘Fight or Flight‘ is an album that should be in every Rock music lover’s collection and is one of those LP’s that will be played and played again. Go grab a copy and immerse yourself in its magnificence. Highly Recommended
First-ever complete anthology of early 70s UK progressive rock band notorious for occult- based lyrics and explicit stage act.
The release features their three CBS albums, demos, including an early demo version of ‘Sacrifice’, out- takes, live recordings and a pre-Black Widow LP as Pesky Gee! And their final unreleased album from 1972.
Inspired by the popularity of Hammer Horror films and Dennis Wheatley novels, in 1969 Leicester progressive rockers Pesky Gee! became Black Widow and immersed themselves in the occult.
Label:Esoteric Recordings – ECLEC42884
Format:4 x CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo
Country:UK & Europe
Released:Sep 27, 2024
Genre:Rock
Style:Something For The Weekend
Merry Christmas!
Pride & Joy Musix Classixx will re-release three classic albums “Transition”, “House Of Mirrors” & “Starbound” by Swedish Melodic Rock group OSUKARU on October 18th, 2024!
Keyboardist / vocalist TONY CAREY started a successful solo career after his time with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. ‘Blue Highway’ is one of our favorite Carey solo LP’s, originally released in 1985 so you guess which kind of sound to expect. This “Blue Highway (2018 expanded edition)“ is a welcomed reissue to re-discover this very good album, plus 2 extra tracks.
More AOR oriented than his previous solo works, Carey’s ‘Blue Highway’ sports that 1985 polished sound production handled by Peter Hauke (White Lion) and mastered by Greg Fulginiti (Aerosmith, Whitesnake).
‘We Wanna Live’ is a wonderful opener, a racing AOR number with fine guitars / synths and a catchy chorus. ‘She Moves Like A Dancer’ bring to mind Michael Stanley Band, a very American tune with a home-grown, earthy rock and roll sound, with huge use of melody.
‘Live Wire’ is classic Carey, and classic ’80s; a midtempo full of atmosphere which has a lot in common with the Canadian AOR sound from the era: pristine sound and clean arrangements. Title track ‘Blue Highway’ is an elegant, suit & tie AOR ballad, ‘Love Don’t Bother Me’ goes for radio friendly poppy lite AOR, then ‘Katy Be Mine’ has some of The Synch melodic rock to it.
‘Like A Rock’ brings back uptempo riffs, a mix of strong guitars, synths and Carey’s raspy vocals, overall resulting like a Bryan Adams tune off ‘Reckless’. The extra tracks were recorded in the Nineties, more focused in Tony’s vocals and interesting lyrics than the ‘glossy’ sound design.
A really welcomed reissue to hear again this well-crafted collection of songs with that mid-Eighties magic.
Highly Recommended
Country: Hungary
Genre: Hard Rock
Year of release: 2011-2023
True to this motto, Fred Boneskin have been bringing their hard rock to the world since 2014 – not only visually, there is a lot of wood on the stage, the sound and mentality are also earthy and powerful. Guitar riffs that sound like pure rock ‘n’ roll; rough, energetic vocals and melodic choruses – this is how the music of the four musicians from Fulda can be described.
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Melodic Power Metal
Country: UK
As requested, here’s the pretty awesome New Jersey ’80s band CRASH STREET, and their album ‘Crash Street‘ released by Retrospect Records – all late ’80s / early ’90s recorded previously unreleased music.