Georgia Thunderbolts fail to rise above it all on second album Rise Above It All
Georgia Thunderbolts' inconsistent second album sounds like different bands battling for space
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Mike Tramp matures like fine wine on Songs Of White Lion II
Former White Lion frontman Mike Tramp digs deep on second retro set
Steve Cropper is a sublimely understated presence with The Midnight Hour on Friendlytown
Stax legend Steve Cropper fires up the protest soul
Ian Anderson's solo years, now in a handy box
31 years, 10 vinyl albums, one Ian Anderson
Mark Lanegan rarely sounded as soulful as he did on Bubblegum
A wonderful treat as the late Mark Lanegan's sixth solo album Bubblegum is expanded to mark its 20th anniversary
The Alan Parsons Project's Pyramid, decompiled and recompiled
Taking the pyramid to pieces
Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks capture the right essence on True
Jon Anderson taps into spirit of Yes, aided by The Band Geeks and that bloke out of Blue Öyster Cult
Album Of The Week Club review: De-Loused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta
From the ashes of post-hardcore punks At The Drive-In something stirred, and it was proggy
The riffs still ring as Creed's Human Clay celebrates its 25th anniversary
A twenty-fifth-anniversary reissue of Creed's globe-conquering second album Human Clay
Ten Years After showcase the solos on full Woodstock 1969 set
Of its time and on vinyl, the six-song set that made Ten Years After US festival titans
Trad rock tropes abound on Scarlet Rebels' Where The Colours Meet
Welsh retro-leaning rockers Scarlet Rebels keep delivering the traditional goods
Troy Kingi pays tribute to desert rock on Leatherman & The Mojave Green
A desert rock homage from an unlikely source, as New Zealander Troy Kingi heads for Joshua Tree
Old blokes: What is it with them and when will they stop? A sort-of review of the Sex Pistols and Frank Carter at Bush Hall
Frank Carter replaces Johnny Rotten as the Sex Pistols reanimate the corpse of punk
Album Of The Week Club review: Captain Beyond by Captain Beyond
Legend tells us that Captain Beyond were pioneers of stoner rock, a supergroup who should have been super-massive
Opeth headline Bloodstock Festival 2024: Metal Hammer review
Opeth's third time headlining Bloodstock shows just how they elevated extreme metal at the turn of the millennnium
Bill Wyman ages in easy-going fashion on Drive My Car
Bill Wyman's Drive My Car is a covers-heavy stroll that conveys gentle, unpretentious senior joy
Paul Weller's b-sides and remixes revisited on Fly On The Wall
Paul Weller's 2003 treasure trove of obscurities, now available again
Elvis Presley's Memphis recordings are immortal gold
Memphis is a mammoth, probably definitive set of Elvis Presley's Bluff City belters
