Playlist
Here’s a list of the latest music releases I’ve been devouring each month. I’ll also add on some of the other CD’s I’ve been listening to.
DECEMBER 2008 - My Favourite Albums Of The Year
In no order of merit, my Top 25:
Motorhead – ‘Motorizer’ (SPV)
AC/DC – ‘Black Ice’ (Columbia)
Metallica – ‘Death Magnetic’ (Warner)
Bob Catley – ‘Immortal’ (Frontiers)
Jimi Jamison – ‘Crossroads Moment’ (Frontiers)
Alice Cooper – ‘Along Came A Spider’ (SPV)
Whitesnake – ‘Good To Be Bad’ (SPV)
Journey – ‘Revelation’ (Frontiers)
Todd Rundgren – ‘Arena’ (Cooking Vinyl)
Thunder – ‘Bang!’ (STC)
Queen & Paul Rodgers ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ (EMI)
Def Leppard – ‘Songs From The Sparkle Lounge’ (Mercury)
Stone Gods – ‘Silver Spoons & Broken Bones’ (Pias)
H.E.A.T. – ‘H.E.A.T.’ (Stormvox)
Rose Hill Drive – ‘Moon Is The New Earth’ (Megaforce)
Young Heart Attack – ‘Rock And Awe’ (Not On Your Radio)
Honeymoon Suite – ‘Clifton Hill’ (Frontiers)
Starbreaker – ‘Love’s Dying Dream’ (Frontiers)
Nazareth – ‘The Newz’ (Edel)
Fish – ‘13th Star’ (Chocolate)
Work Of Art – ‘Work Of Art’ (Frontiers)
Glyder – ‘Playground For Live’ (True Talent)
Ginger – ‘Market Harbour’ (Cargo)
IT Bites – ‘The Tall Ships’ (Inside Out)
Extreme – ‘Saudades De Rock’ (Frontiers)
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2008
Angel – ‘On Earth As It Is In Heaven’ (Lovember)
Valentine – ‘Live At Firefest IV’ (Transistor Pictures)
Night Ranger – ‘Rockin’ Shibuya 2007’ (Frontiers)
Jimi Jamison – ‘Crossroads Moment’ (Frontiers)
Thunder – ‘Bang!’ (Frontiers)
Bob Catley – ‘Immortal’ (Frontiers)
Honeymoon Suite – ‘Clifton Hill’ (Frontiers)
Queen/Paul Rodgers – ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ (EMI)
Metallica – ‘Death Magnetic’ (Warner)
Motorhead – ‘Motorizer’ (SPV)
TNT – ‘Atlantis’ (MetalHeaven)
Joe Lynn Turner – ‘Live In Germany’ (Frontiers)
Extreme – ‘Saudades De Rock’ (Frontiers)
Ross The Boss – ‘New Metal Leader’ (AFM)
Fight – ‘Into The Pit’ (MGE)
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008
Desmond Child & Rouge – ‘Runners In The Night’ (Rock Candy)
Eric Martin – ‘I’m Only Fooling Myself’ (Rock Candy)
Touch – ‘Touch’ (Rock Candy)
Thin Lizzy – ‘UK Tour 75’ (Major League Productions)
Edgar Winter – ‘Rebel Road’ (Evangeline)
Stephen Pearcy – ‘Under My Skin’ (Evangeline)
Fight – ‘Into The Pit’ (Metal God Entertainment)
Sebastian Bach – ‘Angel Down’ (Demolition)
Starbreaker – ‘Love’s Dying Dream’ (Frontiers)
Rose Hill Drive – ‘Moon Is The New Earth’ (Megaforce)
The Quireboys – ‘Homewreckers And Heartbreakers’ (Jerkin’ Crocus)
H.E.A.T. – ‘H.E.A.T.’ (Stormvox)
Joe Bonamassa – ‘Live From Nowhere In Particular’ (Provogue)
Valient Thorr – ‘Immortalizer’ (Volcolm Entertainment)
Phil Vincent – ‘White Noise’ (Independent)
Children Of Bodom - ‘Something Wild’/‘Hatebreeder’/‘Tokyo Warhearts’/
‘Follow The Reaper’ (Spinefarm)Bob Catley – ‘The Immortal’ (Frontiers)
JUNE/JULY 2008
Whitesnake – ‘Good To Be Bad’ (SPV)
Def Leppard – ‘Songs From The Sparkle Lounge’ (Mercury)
Journey – ‘Revelation’ (Frontiers)
Jorn – ‘Lonely Are The Brave’ (Frontiers)
Rush – ‘Snakes & Arrows Live’ (Atlantic)
Iron Maiden – ‘Somewhere Back In Time…’ (EMI)
Alice Cooper- ‘Along Came A Spider’ (SPV)
Judas Priest – ‘Nostradamus’ (Sony)
Tony Mills – ‘Vital Designs’ (Phoenix Music)
April/May 2008
Andre Matos – ‘Time To Be Free’ (SPV)
Circle II Circle – ‘Delusions Of Grandeur’ (AFM)
Wednesday 13 – ‘Skeletons’ (DR2)
Edenbridge – ‘My Earth Dream’ (Napalm Records)
Whitesnake – ‘Good To Be Bad’ (SPV)
Kip Winger – ‘From The Moon To The Sun’ (Frontiers)
Jack Bruce/Robin Trower – ‘Seven Moons’ (Evangeline)
U.D.O. – ‘Metallized’ (AFM)
Warrior Soul – ‘Live In England’ (Livewire/Cargo)
Dokken – ‘Lightening Strikes Again’ (Frontiers)
Fatal Smile – ‘World Domination’ (Locomotive)
Young Heart Attack – ‘Rock And Awe’ (Not On Your Radio)
Living Loud – ‘Living Loud Live’ (Edel CD/DVD)
Robin George/Glenn Hughes – ‘Sweet Revenge’ (Krescendo)
Lionheart – ‘Hot Tonight’ (Krescendo)
M.ill.ion – ‘Thrill Of The Chase’ (Metal Heaven)
Shannon – ‘Angel In Disguise’ (Musicbuymail)
Pat Travers Band – ‘Crash And Burn’ (Krescendo
March 2008
LATEST RELEASES:
Living Loud – ‘Living Loud’ (Edel CD/DVD)
Strapps – ‘Live At The Rainbow 1977’ (Angel Air)
Stackridge – ‘The Forbidden City’ (Angel Air)
Nonpoint – ‘Vengeance’ (Bieler Bros.)
Little King – ‘Legacy Of Fools’ (Unicorn)
The Black Crows – ‘Warpaint’ (Silver Arrow)
The Sword – ‘Gods Of The Earth’ (Kemado)
Signs Of One – ‘Innerlands’ (Unicorn)
Big Cock – ‘Motherload’ (Driver Wild)
Alliance – ‘Road To Heaven’ (Escape)
Nazareth – ‘The Newz’ (Edel)
Andre Matos - ‘Time To Be Free’ (SPV)
President Evil – ‘Hell In A Box’ (AFM)
Millencolin – ‘Machine 15’ (Epitaph)
UFO – ‘No Heavy Petting’ (EMI)
UFO – ‘Phenomenon’ (EMI)
UFO – ‘Force It’ (EMI)
FEBRUARY 2008
LATEST RELEASES:
Ginger – ‘Market Harbour’ (Cargo/Round)
Scorpions – ‘Live At Wacken 2006’ (Sony DVD)
Ian Gillan – ‘Live In Anaheim’ (Essential Music)
Fish – ‘13th Star’ (Chocolate)
Sworn Amongst – ‘And So It Begins’ (Rising)
Trigger The Bloodshed – ‘Purgation’ (Rising)
Axel Rudi Pell – ‘Live Over Europe’ (SPV DVD)
Crowning Glory – ‘Path To Glory’ (Rise Above)
Jaded Sun – ‘Gypsy Trip’ (Sian)
Magnum – ‘Wings Of Heaven Live’ (SPV)
OTHER:
Todd Rundgren – ‘Healing’ (Rhino)
Todd Rundgren – ‘A Wizard, A True Star’ (Rhino)
Bad Company – ‘Company Of Strangers’ (EastWest)
The Spencer Davis Group – ‘Studio & Stage’ (Union Square)
JANUARY 2008
LATEST RELEASES:
Led Zeppelin – ‘Mothership’ (Atlantic)
Glyder – ‘Playground For Life’ (True Talent)
Dream Theater – ‘Systematic Chaos’ (Roadrunner)
Rob Halford – ‘Fight: The War Of Words Demos’ (Metal God Entertainment)
Rob Halford – ‘War Of Words: The Film’ (Metal God Entertainment DVD)
Work Of Art – ‘Work Of Art’ (Frontiers)
Quiet Riot – ‘Rehab’ (Demolition)
Queen – ‘Rock Montreal And Live Aid’ (Eagle Vision DVD)
OTHER:
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris – ‘All The Roadrunning’ (Universal – A surprising gem …))
Hager/Schon – ‘Through The Fire’ (Geffen – New Year bargain!)
B.B. King/ Eric Clapton – ‘Riding With The King’ (Reprise – Another bargain!)
House Of Lords – ‘Live In The UK’ (Locomotive – I missed this on its release …)
