Category Archives: Music

Iron Maiden, From Fear To Eternity. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 7th 2011.

There can be nothing more annoying for a music enthusiast, especially one who covets every new release, every special or live album that a band may decide to put out for their “loyal fans” then when a group of such high regard as Iron Maiden put out the ever increasing compilations.

Whether it’s to cash in before the Heavy Metal behemoth’s come back to the U.K. or if it’s through a genuine need to inform their fan base of what they have achieved in the last 20 years, From Fear to Eternity does little to get the excitement and Rock juices going.

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(445 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Paul Simon, So Beautiful Or So What. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 14th 2011.

For the last two months American audiences have been able to appraise Paul Simon’s new album So Beautiful or So What and give it a huge ringing endorsement that has seen it climb as high as number four in the fabled Billboard Charts. British audiences however have had to wait till the middle of June before being able to hear what the fuss was about, however, this once it was worth the long and agonising wait.

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(369 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Paul McCartney, McCartney II. Re-Release. Album Review.

Following on the back of the Wings re-issue Band on the Run; one of the latest Paul McCartney albums to get the 21st century treatment is the former Beatle and Wings favourite McCartney II.

Although audiences had come to identify the former Beatles man as the source of inspiration behind Wings during the 70’s, it is as a solo artist that Paul began his comeback charge in the new decade. Slightly understated in its approach there is a gem on every piece of music that’s laid down for older fans of the Beatles and an exciting vibrancy for newer fans to grasp which made Paul a star all over again.

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(438 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Black Country Communion, 2, Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 18th 2011.

It’s not many bands that can bring out two exceptional albums within the space a few short months, however Black Country Communion are not just any band.

Made up of one of the great guitarists of British Rock in the shape of Glenn Hughes, the much lauded and technically superb Joe Bonamassa, the son of the one of the legends of Rock, Jason Bonham and the appointed, by none other than Alice Cooper, Caligula of keyboards Derek Sherinian, Black Country Communion start album 2 the way they left off on the first offering, heavy, loaded with stand out tracks and just enough humility that will endear them forever to the public who buy the album.

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(342 words, 1 image, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Queen, News of the World. Album Review (2011 Remastered Edition).

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 28th 2011.

As part of the next batch of re-releases to celebrate Queen’s 40th anniversary celebrations, Universal Music have released four studio albums and the soundtrack from the film Flash Gordon.

In 1977 the band released News of the World with much expectation after the mixed reviews the band got over their previous release A Day at the Races. If there were any doubts or misconceptions about the forthcoming album during the summer of 77 then by the time the first songs hit the airwaves in the autumn of that year they were soon forgotten and omitted from people’s memories as the double A side of We Will Rock You/ We are the Champions stormed up the charts to a peak of number 2 in the British singles charts and number 4 in America.

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(489 words, 1 image, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Queen, Jazz. Album Review (2011 Re-mastered Edition).

Originally published by L.S. Media June 29th 2011.

Queen’s remarkable ability of writing and producing a new album every year showed no signs of stopping as they approached the latter end of 1978. Prolific even for the time they were nurtured in, the band had spent the last few years churning out classic albums and some great quality tunes time and time again. The year 1978 was no different, after reaching a high note, critically and commercially with News of the World, the band sought to retain the position at the top of the Rock family tree with the eclectic and all most free spirited Jazz.

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(425 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Queen, The Game. Album Review (2011 Remastered Edition).

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 29th 2011.

The start of the 1980’s saw Queen return to recording and publishing music after what seemed an eternity for them without an album to showcase for their fans. A lot had happened in the intervening period, a change of Government, Punk icon Sid Vicious had died and disco for a short while reigned supreme in the charts and in cinemas.

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(448 words, 1 image, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Queen, Flash Gordon Original Soundtrack. Album Review, (2011 Re-Mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 29th 2011.

After the marked success of Queen’s previous eight studio albums, it seemed quite natural for the band to be offered the prestigious chance to provide the soundtrack for the Science Fiction movie Flash Gordon. The comic book turned television and now celluloid blonde herowas finally getting the big screen treatment and was too star Sam J. Jones as the eponymous champion of the oppressed alongside British stars Brain Blessed, Timothy Dalton and the Canadian actor Melody Anderson.

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(391 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Queen, Hot Space. Album Review, (2011 Re-mastered Edition)

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 29th 2011.

Every band, regardless of their genre, long standing or ability will eventually make the album that shows they are fallible to their fans and elevates everything else they do to another level. With Queen that album has long been considered to be the 1982 studio release Hot Space. Its arrival had long been coming with elements being heard on The Game, Jazz and the lamentable Flash Gordon. However Hot Space plumbed new depths as the band finally departed from their roots completely and delved full force into the world of disco and pop music.

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(381 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Queensryche, Dedicated to Chaos. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. July 4th 2011.

Dedicated to Chaos is the new album from Queensryche, always touted as one of the finest bands to come out of Seattle, and unfortunately for the best Prog Metal band in existence the album actually describes the album perfectly. Coming on the back of the highly rated, imaginative and committed album American Soldier, Dedicated to Chaos seems a very poor and stunted relation.

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(359 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)