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Jay Buchanan is captivating and contrary on Weapons Of Beauty
By Philip Wilding published
Rival Sons singer Jay Buchanan’s solo album is full of heart, blues and soul

The Alan Parsons Project's Eye In The Sky sounds like punk and new wave pop rock never happened
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Alan Parsons' most commercially successful album bore fruit with the sports anthem Sirius and the hits Eye In The Sky and Old And Wise

Francis Rossi doesn't quite return to the pile-driving sound of Status Quo on The Accidental
By Neil Jeffries published
Status Quo frontman surprises himself with unexpected fifth solo album

Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!

Decades on, The Beatles' White Album is still igniting pub arguments
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The one where the cracks in the Beatles' armour began to appear and quality control took a back seat

Gluecifer's first album in two decades is sleazy and snotty, packed with blood-guzzling scorchers
By Sleazegrinder published
Gluecifer bring Scandinavian action rock (back) to the Man on sixth album Same Drug New High

Chris Rea finds friends among fans of Mark Knopfler, J.J. Cale and Robbie Robertson on The Road To Hell
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Road To Hell fuses Chris Rea's weather-beaten blues instincts with serious songwriting smarts and a sharp-eyed sense of social unease

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
By Dom Lawson published
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Alter Bridge are at their most Alter Bridge on the unwaveringly confident Alter Bridge
By Emma Johnston published
It's more of the same on Alter Bridge's self-titled seventh album, but who’s complaining when their same is this good?

Steven Wilson seeks the sweet spot between pop and progression on Hand. Cannot. Erase.
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Inspired by a tragic modern story, Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. is often hailed as his masterpiece. But is it?

Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Judas Priest follow up the lukewarm Turbo and the tepid Ram It Down with the red-hot Painkiller

Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age

Jan Akkerman celebrates four decades of My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow
By Stephen Dalton published
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.

Sabaton's Legendary tour lives up to its name: Review
By Rich Hobson published
Thanks, but no tanks: history-loving Swedes Sabaton reinvent their stage show for the Legendary tour

Jimmy Barnes strives for solo success on second album For The Working Class Man
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Freed from Cold Chisel, Australian national treasure Jimmy Barnes called in the big guns for his attempted US breakthrough

Freddie Mercury's Mr Bad Guy at 40: Still the great album that might have been
By Stephen Dalton published
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.

Dave Mustaine reaches thrash metal nirvana on Megadeth's Rust In Peace
By Classic Rock Magazine published
No filler or flab on one of the most obscenely thrilling moments in all of recorded metal history
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