Read about this on Robert Tepper's Twitter account. Surprised, but looking forward to it. Hopefully he won't just play the one gig.
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Saw them play a gig at the Marquee around the same time. Excellent.
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Bought it when it was released, but hadn't played for ages until last Saturday, prompted by the Fireworks inteview with EM. Remembered it being good, but had forgotten how good.
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Annoyingly missed out when the instrumental albums were released recently, but CD versions are being released on 12 March. Looking forward to hearing the tracks.
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Love both bands, but Jellyfish in particular. I can't think of an album I enjoy listening to more than Spilt Milk.
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Just to echo the comments above. Looking forward to hearing the tracks.
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Talc are recording a 3rd album. Could be a while before its finished, but I like the first two. http://talconline.com/music/ Looking forward to the next State Cows' album. The first one was excellent.
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Difficult choice, but I'd opt for Michael McDermott in the Montrose Room, Chicago in August.
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The Dreaming Spires - Brothers In Brooklyn
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Saw them in London last night & they were on top form. Great band.
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Bought Wonderlands too, and saw him a number of times live a few years ago. Enjoyed his music, and would be good to see him again. Will have a listen to the EP.
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Have seen them a couple of times supporting Jackdaw4. Good band.
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Bought the pre-Frontiers album last year and have loved it since. Excellent.
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Stage Dolls Robin Beck Royal Hunt Lillian Axe Tyketto (a difficult choice as I enjoyed all the bands)
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The Armoury Show (with Richard Jobson of Skids)- Castles in Spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoMq4TSGZoA Boom Boom Room - Here Comes the Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAlRNoqIDAE
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Yep, all 3 days. Looking forward to it.
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Agree, excellent album. Love "Ever After" in particular. Saw him play a great gig in Chicago a couple of months ago.
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I've got a couple of Drake Bell's albums & some of the music is very good, some less so. Saw him play a gig at the Borderline in London 18 months ago which was mostly full of teenage girls with parents in tow, but the music was enjoyable,some new songs in particular. Below's a cover of Jellyfish's Joining a Fan Club. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AsozB7DxI
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I like the song, but it wouldn't rate as one of my favourites from the album. No Such Thing as Love would probably be the one I prefer. Would have been at home on the LEO album, and great video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CjocMdJ0C4 Also, Boy Meets Girl, with its Mr Mister/Twisted Sister lyric and Go. Bleu has written plenty of great songs.
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Yep, great album, & they're playing the Borderline in London on 10th December, which should be good.
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Michael Mcdermott has had an occasional mention here before, for me one of the best singer/songwriters around. Saw him play a great gig in Chicago a couple of weeks ago promoting his emjoyable forthcoming CD "Hit Me Back". There's a free download of 12 of his songs at the link below, 3 of which are from the new album. There's some good tracks included. http://noisetrade.com/micha
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April's Fool below was one of the tracks which Andy Sturmer co-wrote on Bubblegun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOWNmxYASU Whilst the Merrymakers are no more, one of their singers, David Myhr released an excellent 70s pop inspired album earlier this year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqoCxXs9FTQ
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Below is a video of the band playing "Double Shot of Love" live in a studio in 2010. At the end there's a note that they were preparing for album number 2. Would be good if something else materialsed. Frank Mancano has a great voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXB9-tGu7eM & Time Soldier too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kXRmUeN3cA
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I saw Lee play a short solo acoustic gig last Tuesday, and the Jamaica Inn songs came across well in that format, and at the end he played Shy's Over You, dedicated to Steve Harris. I'd gone to see another act play, and it was a pleasant surprise to see Lee also playing.
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Still enjoy listening to Sad Cafe. They were a great live band. Remember seeing them at Hammersmith Odeon in '81, and later the Venue in London among other places. Will be at the Islington Academy.
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Styx
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I do like Mike Viola's version of "Lonely Boy", though the original is hard to beat. Indeed, MV played it the other night. I picked his version up a while ago from a blog called Pop Fair, which has some excellent unreleased and live tracks.
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Though I'd been buying his music for a number of years, last Thursday night was the first time I'd been able to see Mike Viola play live. He played for over 2 hours, acoustic versions of his songs, without a setlist. Just whatever came into his head or was requested, interspersed with amusing stories. He said he'd be back over with a band next time, which would be great, but I can't imagine I'd e
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I agree that entertainers should have a Plan B, or be able to improvise, if something unexpected occurs. I've seen plenty of bands stand around not knowing what to do if problems arise during their set. Having said that, I remember seeing Bon Jovi at the Dominion in '85 when power was lost, and recall him starting to play some acoustic Tom Petty before power was restored, which went down well.
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Thought they were every bit as good as last year. The only thing missing was last year's surprise factor - I hadn't realised they were going to be quite as good as they were. With Jack and Brad delving into their musical past with other bands, I'd love to hear Kelly given a chance to sing "The Journey", though maybe it isn't sufficiently well known.
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