Magnum Kingdom of Madness (Vinyl) 2021, Renaissance Records Rating: 4.5 This re-issue is my introduction to Magnum. I have heard the name for years but never searched out the albums to hear the music until now. This new vinyl pressing by Renaissance Records was a fantastic introduction to this…
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Lou Gramm-Questions And Answers
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s Foreigner was a pretty huge, multi-platinum rock act with lots of hits. I never actually bought a Foreigner record but they were on the radio all…
Graham Bonnet-Solo albums 1974-1992 (box-set)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2020, Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I think this may be my first ‘non-Metal’ review for Metal-Rules.com in almost 20 years! That is why you are seeing this review in our Let’s Get Rocked section. I was sent a copy of this cool new box-set, GRAHAM BONNET:…
My Wicked Twin – 3 Engines
My Wicked Twin 3 Engines 2020, Independent Rating: 4.5 Dr. Doerner has unleashed another album of catchy hooks that makes the songs almost familiar upon the first listen. There is that certain something that makes them easily recognisable despite being new and fresh. If you are expecting to hear music…
ZZ Top – Tha Little Ol’ Band From Texas (Blu-Ray)
ZZ Top That Little Ol’ Band From Texas 2020, Eagle Rock Ent. Rating: 4.5/5 The Texas trio needs no introduction. The same three guys have been cranking out the tunes since the late 60’s and touring the planet with no sign of stopping anytime soon. This documentary gives the bands…
Def Con Sound System – Silver Bullets
Def Con Sound System Silver Bullets 2019, Stereo Dynamite Records Review: Celtic Bob Rating: 5/5 How many times have I tried to write this album review? Too many to count. SILVER BULLETS is the most diverse album that I have heard in a long, long time. The only albums that…
John & Yoko – Above Us Only Sky (Blu-Ray)
John & Yoko Above Us Only Sky 2019, Eagle Vision Rating: 5/5 Review by Celtic Bob Hot on the heels of last years IMAGINE and GIMME SOME TRUTH release is ABOVE US ONLY SKY. This is the quintessential companion piece to the 2018 release. All three films are different and…
Danko Jones – A Rock Supreme
May 2019 Released: April 26th, 2019 / M-Theory Audio Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine For the past 20 years or so, Canadian hard rock power-trio Danko Jones has been releasing critically acclaimed chart topping albums and touring the world with the top names in the business. We now…
Bella Novela – Incinerate
May 2019 Released: April 5th, 2019 / Self-Release Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Bella Novela has just unleashed their latest album, INCINERATE and it is a duesy. Bella Novela is a three-piece from Long Beach, CA and has a familiar yet original style that baffles me that…
John Lennon – Imagine / Gimme Some Truth (DVD)
John Lennon Imagine/Gimme Some Truth (DVD) 2018 Eagle Vision Rating: 5/5 This DVD is the only one you’ll need pertaining to the IMAGINE album. This contains the original IMAGINE film plus the GIMME SOME TRUTH Making Of documentary. Both are essential for any fans of Lennon, Beatles or just the…
UFO – The Salentino Cuts
Reviewed: February 2018 Released: 2017, Cleopatra Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: John Haseltine After nearly 50 years of rocking with 22 studio albums, 14 live releases and a slew of comps and singles, what does a band like U.F.O. have left in their arsenal? I’m sure plenty. But for now how about…
Jeff Beck – Live At The Hollywood Bowl (DVD)
Jeff Beck Live At The Hollywood Bowl (DVD) 2017, Eagle Vision 4.5 Jeff Beck is a guitar God! He is an influence to many and one listen to his old records and it is easy to know why. I first heard of Jeff Beck back in the 80’s when I…
Toto – Live At Montreux 1991 (DVD)
Toto Live At Montreux 1991 (DVD) 2016, Eagle Rock Rating:4/5 Toto are a band that if you grew up in the early 80’s you could not avoid even if you wanted to. Their hits “Africa” and “Rosanna” were all over the radio and in jukeboxes everywhere. I remember having them…
Lee Aaron – Fire and Gasoline
Lee Aaron Fire and Gasoline 2016, Big Sister Records Rating: 4.5 Canada’s ‘Metal Queen’ returns! Lee Aaron is arguably the ‘Metal Queen’ despite the fact that she has released more Non-Metal albums than Metal ones. To me, personally she will always maintain that title. When I heard that Lee was…
Izzy Stradlin – 117°(LP)
Izzy Stradlin 117°(LP) 2015, Music On Vinyl Rating: 4.5/5 1998‘s 117° is the second solo album from former? Guns n’ Roses’ guitarist Izzy Stradlin. The six year gap between his first and second solo albums was partially due his taking time off from music and the sporadic two plus year recording…