Reviews and Recommendations: rock

I have been a fan of The Eagles for over 30 years, have always loved their music but was never able to see them live. I finally had the opportunity to see them perform at The O2 arena in April and it was a night I will never forget.They were... [more]

Event Date: April 5, 2008
Event Venue: O2 ARENA

I have been a fan of The Eagles for over 30 years, have always loved their music but was never able to see them live. I finally had the opportunity to see them perform at The O2 arena in April and it was a night I will never forget.They were on stage for over 3 hours , first and second halfs together and sang every classic hit plus material from "Long Road out of Eden"  the sound was perfect and the band were excellent, completely at ease with their audience. It's not every day of the week that you get to see true music legends,tickets were a bit pricey but they were everything I expected and more, Don Henley has a voice that just rocks,I had tears of sheer joy in my eyes when he sang "Desperado" and "Hotel California ", hope they
return soon. [less]

Saturday 1st August 2009 was to be a sad day for British music; as this would be the last performance rock legends Thunder would give in their 20 year history.
I had concerns that they would not get a very good reception, as they are quite a different act to most... [more]

Event Date: August 1, 2009
Event Venue: Sonisphere Festival

Saturday 1st August 2009 was to be a sad day for British music; as this would be the last performance rock legends Thunder would give in their 20 year history.
I had concerns that they would not get a very good reception, as they are quite a different act to most of those also playing at the Sonisphere Festival. Fortunately I could not have been proved more wrong.
Half an hour before the band hit the stage, the Bohemia tent became jam packed to the rafters with fans chanting ‘Thunder’, when the strains of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck rang out the atmosphere became electric.
The band exploded onto the stage, with their early 90’s hit ‘Dirty Love’. Charismatic lead singer Danny Bowes soon had the crowd eating out of his hand, getting them to sing along, clap, jump and wave their arms like lunatics.
Other favourites followed with Higher Ground, Low Life in High Places, Gimme Some Lovin, Love Walked In and The Devil Made Me Do It.
Bowes bounced around the stage with the energy of the Duracell bunny, whilst the rest of the band, consisting of Lead guitarist & songwriter Luke Morley, guitarist & keyboard player Ben Matthews, bassist Chris Childs and drummer Harry James made every second on stage count.
All too soon they played their last number, the catchy ‘I Love You More Than Rock N’ Roll’. The band stood for rapturous applause, and Danny thanked the fans for supporting them over the last twenty years, before leaving the stage.

Thunder may be gone, but they certainly will never be forgotten. [less]

What a disappointment! They don't live up to the expectations so either they've changed or I missed something.
With only three members of the band it was always going to be tough to fulfil the expectations but the singer / lead guitarist just doesn't have the range in his voice to... [more]

Event Date: June 18, 2009
Event Venue: Derngate Northampton

What a disappointment! They don't live up to the expectations so either they've changed or I missed something.
With only three members of the band it was always going to be tough to fulfil the expectations but the singer / lead guitarist just doesn't have the range in his voice to do justice to about two-thirds of the numbers they performed. Yes the guitar work is outstanding and the drummer's good too but this isn't enough to do justice to the wonderful music of Queen.
My wife and I were both dissapointed as we've seen Magic - A Kind of Queen many times and understood GA GA were even better but sadly not. The theatre was nowhere near full so I guess others already knew what we found out. We've booked to go and see Magic to make up for a very dissapointing night out. [less]

Jeff from Gateshead

Saw the mighty Stackridge at The Cluny in April - the second time the West Country wonders have played this intimate Newcastle venue. It was just as good as the first had been the previous year, and was just as well received by the Geordie faithful. Mixing old... [more]

Event Date: April 23, 2009
Event Venue: The Cluny, Newcastle

Jeff from Gateshead

Saw the mighty Stackridge at The Cluny in April - the second time the West Country wonders have played this intimate Newcastle venue. It was just as good as the first had been the previous year, and was just as well received by the Geordie faithful. Mixing old favourites from the 1970s with new tracks from the forthcoming 'A Victory for Common sense' album it was another blistering set from the eight piece band. Stackridge are a quintissentially English band that cannot be pigeon holed - and they are all the better for that. If they are in your neck of the woods miss them at your peril ! [less]