Post by Paul Chamberlain on Dec 29, 2006 18:43:10 GMT
What A Year It’s Been!
The Classic Rock Show was privileged to witness the following throughout 2006:
Thanks to back catalogue releases we saw the legendary Maggie Bell return from the wilderness (well Rotterdam actually) and tour again, Ray Owen got Juicy Lucy back on the road and they released an excellent comeback album and Consortium finally saw their album released after thirty-odd years and all spoke to us here at ARfm.
Produced by Tony Visconti, seventies flamenco rockers Carmen saw both their albums repackaged for the noughties. Steve Marriott had a fitting anthology released with a fantastic opener and the classic line-up of Bad Company almost had their only live album released before a wrangle stopped its distribution (but not before ARfm got a copy).
Whitesnake released a superb double live and new studio CD and David Coverdale’s ex-Deep Purple chum Glenn Hughes released the astounding Music For The Divine.
Keyboard player Dean Rees didn’t disappoint with his eagerly awaited release Sweet Felicity Arkwright which included guests such as Tony Rolfe, Ian Page, Bernie Marsden, Steve’s daughter Mollie Marriott & Stuart Uren, Karl Randall & Del Bromham (Stray).
The U.S. answer to Led Zeppelin in 1970 was Cactus and they reformed to release their fifth album after thirty-four years albeit sadly without original singer Rusty Day. The late Paul Samson’s Post Script album of all previously unreleased songs was faithfully produced by John McCoy and along with so much this year released by Suffolk based Angel Air Records.
And then the Southern.
Eightie’s Southern rockers Copperhead’s Neil Carswell emerged triumphant with a new album, as did Laidlaw & The Steepwater Band. Molly Hatchet ‘s Deed Is Done was given a re-mastering and appeared on CD for the first time, Gator Country delighted southern rockers everywhere as the Hatchet veterans proved they didn’t need to trade on the name. Gulf coast based Rebel Pride got the year off to a cracking start and steely edged One 90 Grain proved that Spartanburg, SC wouldn’t just be remembered for MTB. Southern Gentlemen made us exclaim ooooohh ATLANTA! No good deed went unpunished as Houston rocked to Snit’s Dog & Pony Show and Chain Lightning emerged triumphant out of tragedy. Those Guys released their fourth studio disc and discussed it on ARfm and why should Southern Rock be confined to the Southern States while in Southern England there’s Melonheadman.
Plus we looked at the future Rock Classics including Torsion, Primary Colours and new Indie/Rock/Pop sensations The Feeling.
All of this will be celebrated tomorrow live online throughout my Saturday afternoon programme between 3 & 6pm. All those I’ve missed out please don’t be offended but I’ve only got three hours!
I do hope you can join me for all this and more... ;D
The Classic Rock Show was privileged to witness the following throughout 2006:
Thanks to back catalogue releases we saw the legendary Maggie Bell return from the wilderness (well Rotterdam actually) and tour again, Ray Owen got Juicy Lucy back on the road and they released an excellent comeback album and Consortium finally saw their album released after thirty-odd years and all spoke to us here at ARfm.
Produced by Tony Visconti, seventies flamenco rockers Carmen saw both their albums repackaged for the noughties. Steve Marriott had a fitting anthology released with a fantastic opener and the classic line-up of Bad Company almost had their only live album released before a wrangle stopped its distribution (but not before ARfm got a copy).
Whitesnake released a superb double live and new studio CD and David Coverdale’s ex-Deep Purple chum Glenn Hughes released the astounding Music For The Divine.
Keyboard player Dean Rees didn’t disappoint with his eagerly awaited release Sweet Felicity Arkwright which included guests such as Tony Rolfe, Ian Page, Bernie Marsden, Steve’s daughter Mollie Marriott & Stuart Uren, Karl Randall & Del Bromham (Stray).
The U.S. answer to Led Zeppelin in 1970 was Cactus and they reformed to release their fifth album after thirty-four years albeit sadly without original singer Rusty Day. The late Paul Samson’s Post Script album of all previously unreleased songs was faithfully produced by John McCoy and along with so much this year released by Suffolk based Angel Air Records.
And then the Southern.
Eightie’s Southern rockers Copperhead’s Neil Carswell emerged triumphant with a new album, as did Laidlaw & The Steepwater Band. Molly Hatchet ‘s Deed Is Done was given a re-mastering and appeared on CD for the first time, Gator Country delighted southern rockers everywhere as the Hatchet veterans proved they didn’t need to trade on the name. Gulf coast based Rebel Pride got the year off to a cracking start and steely edged One 90 Grain proved that Spartanburg, SC wouldn’t just be remembered for MTB. Southern Gentlemen made us exclaim ooooohh ATLANTA! No good deed went unpunished as Houston rocked to Snit’s Dog & Pony Show and Chain Lightning emerged triumphant out of tragedy. Those Guys released their fourth studio disc and discussed it on ARfm and why should Southern Rock be confined to the Southern States while in Southern England there’s Melonheadman.
Plus we looked at the future Rock Classics including Torsion, Primary Colours and new Indie/Rock/Pop sensations The Feeling.
All of this will be celebrated tomorrow live online throughout my Saturday afternoon programme between 3 & 6pm. All those I’ve missed out please don’t be offended but I’ve only got three hours!
I do hope you can join me for all this and more... ;D