The magic power of Triumph – a mix of prog, hard rock, vocal harmony and pop
I discovered Triumph when I caught the last forty seconds of a live concert video on a Saturday Morning. The song was Allied Forces from the album of the same…
Brothers by Alex Van Halen Book Review
The book isn't about success. It isn't really about rock and roll either. It's about love. One brother's love for his younger sibling. Not only can you sense the devastation…
Never Surrender by Triumph Review
Release Date Genre Chart US Aust Chart Rating Dec 1982/Jan 1983 Hard Rock #26 Did Not Chart 7.5/10 Canadian rock band Triumph are one of the hard rock world’s best-kept…
Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck: A Retrospective Review
Release Date Genre Chart US Chart Aust Rating March 1975 Instrumental Jazz Rock Fusion US Billboard #4 Aust Albums#28 9/10 I was fortunate enough to grow up in a time…
Closing the deep purple circle with Blackmore and Gillan
Deep Purple and their ongoing lineup changes have been the soundtrack of my life. At last count, there have been 14 members of the band (15 if you count Joe…
The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
Dark speculative fiction, horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy all have links to various genres of music. The blues is famous for its references to the devil, selling your soul at…
If Rock & Roll Dies, It Will Have Its Boots On
On the weekend, I had the opportunity to watch a couple of rock & roll tribute bands, Dark Room (Angels) and Thunderstruck (ACDC), perform at Lucky 13 Garage in Moorabbin,…
The good that “ordinary” people do
I am privileged to have come into contact with some extraordinary people. I am even more privileged to call some of them my friends. None of these people is well…
Why Bother with creating anything?
Last evening, I had a visit from a friend that I used to work with 35 years ago. Although he is five or so years younger than me, we were…
Avi Rosenfeld & Tasos Lazaris Very Classic Very Metal Review
One of the great things about being an underground writer (So far underground that you’d need a mining permit to find me), is that you meet some really interesting creative…