ALL
ABOUT EVE - "Fairy Light Nights Two- Live Acoustic"
I
must confess I don't know a great deal about All About Eve although
I do vaguely remember hearing an LP by the band in 1987 at a friend's
flat. They were pretty successful back then as I recall and provided
some nice thought provoking music like 'The Mystery We Are' that rose
above some of the very uninspired music around at the time.
This is an 'unplugged' version of the group with Julianne Regan on vocals
and Andy Cousin and Marty Willson-Piper on guitars. 'Scarlet' is another
number I was familiar with- some great flamenco style guitar here- and
'Freeze', 'Mine' and 'Never Promise (Anyone Forever)' also impressed
on the first couple of listens.
Nice! (aaevp1) www.voiceprint.co.uk
(Phil
Jackson) musician
and reviewer
TY TABOR -
Safety (Ear
Candy)
King's
X-er Ty Tabor admits that this record was nearly not released due to
the personal nature of the work, and the emotional condition that inspired
the recording and writing. However, a change in the weather brough about
some new songs to lift the mood, and here we are.
And
this is an excellent release. Although, as is often the case, its the
introspective, borderline bitter tracks that resonate. Maybe thats more
a reflection of the listener, but on "Tulip (Your Eyes)" and
"Missing Love", the pain is palpable. If "I Don't Mind"
doesn't touch you, then you are, in fact, dead.
More
of a traditional King's X release, than some of the more recent mothership
releases, this oozes melodic quality, and is one of the better releases
this year. The tempo rarely moves beyond slow / mid, but when the quality
is this good, who cares? A late night gem.
www.tytabor.net
ROSE TATTOO
- Pain (SPV)
Blimey!
100 years after the last proper Tatts album, they're back! Well, Angey,
Pete Wells, Rockin' Rob plus Steve King and Pete DeMarco are. Which
is as good as it can get (barring reincarnation). But is it any good.
Well,
I personally drank a fifth of Ballantines, got in a fight, spent the
night in a cell and partied like a hard rockin' man. Which means yes.
Ah, the days of Scarred For Life, Assault and Battery and Rose Tattoo
may be a lifetime ago, but when you have the attitude, songs and Pete
Wells steaming on slide guitar, you can't go wrong.
Too
be fair, the Tatts belong to the days of 40 minutes, 5 tracks per side
of vinyl, so there's the odd bit of filler here, but you can easily
pick 10 tracks, programme your 10 favourites, and start the action.
Gems abound including "17 Stitches", "Union Man",
"Hard Rockin' Man", "Stir Crazy" and "One More
Drink With The Boys". Angry Anderson may not have the voice of
1983, but with Pete Wells blazing away (as anyone who owns a Pete Wells
Band CD can attest, he is the slide guitar king), the Tatts have turned
in a barnstorming set of guttermouth rock and roll blooze.
You
can keep all your upstart candyass wannabees (Backyard Babies et al),
classic rock and roll doesn't get any better than this.
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