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The Courettes ramp up the melody on The Soul Of The Fabulous Courettes
By Stephen Dalton published
Retro-rocking duo The Courettes amp up their more romantic side to great effect

Therapy?'s Troublegum, 30 years on
By Damian Jones published
Northern Irish trio Therapy's magnum opus Troublegum returns at 30

Album Of The Week Club review: Poison: Look What the Cat Dragged In
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Poison were a cheap date, but by the end of the night you knew you'd had a lot of fun

Bob Dylan and The Band create both art and havoc on The 1974 Live Recordings
By Stuart Bailie published
27 live CDs, 417 unreleased tracks, not all of it good, as Bob Dylan's archive is plundered again

Much-imitated symphonic metal giants Nightwish go even bigger than ever on Yesterwynde
By Dave Everley published
Nightwish's Yesterwynde offers the kind of grandiose maximalism that puts most Hollywood blockbuster soundtracks to shame

Glam survivors Sweet bow out in a blaze of AOR
By Johnny Sharp published
Full Circle is Sweet's first set of original songs since 2002's Sweetlife

Michael Schenker' My Years With UFO finds the mad axeman in phenomenal form
By Paul Elliott published
Michael Schenker celebrates his years with UFO with a stellar cast of guest musicians

Album Of The Week Club review: Kingdom Come by Sir Lord Baltimore
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Hailed as a proto-metal classic, Sir Lord Baltimore's debut album is perhaps more 60s than 70s

Big Big Train hit the right notes on A Flare On The Lens
By Fraser Lewry published
Big Big Train please their passengers on live album A Flare On The Lens

Stryper's songwriting fails to ascend on When We Were Kings
By Paul Elliott published
Stryper are still fighting the good fight on 15th studio album When We Were Kings

Nick Lowe hooks up with Mexican wrestler-faced surf rockers Los Straitjackets on Indoor Safari
By David Quantick published
Pub rock elder statesman Nick Lowe gets gnarly

The Jesus Lizard shine just as brightly as they ever did on Rack
By Emma Johnston published
Kings of noise the Jesus Lizard have returned to reclaim their crown

Phil Mogg ponders his own mortality on the brilliant Moggs Motel
By Geoff Barton published
Mogg-nificent

The Cold Stares prepare for a big future on The Southern
By Essi Berelian published
Finger-picking good Kentucky-fried blues

The Dead Daisies revert to meat-and-potatoes type on Light Em Up
By Chris Lord published
After inspired work with Glenn Hughes on board, Dead Daisies album seven is a step backwards

80s' King Crimson shine brightly on Sheltering Skies
By Kris Needs published
Enter the post-prog maelstrom

Luck And Strange finds David Gilmour in relaxed, reflective form
By Mark Beaumont published
David Gilmour’s fifth solo album muses on heavy concerns but dreams of cool evenings on the Mediterranean
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