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It`s about time!, 4 Mar 2009

This is an excellent companion to the Polygram issued "Retrospective" parts 1 + 2. It`s taken a while for Atlantic records to get their finger out and release a compilation given that Rush have been on their roster for TWENTY years. It`s good that they`ve tied it in with the previous ones, making a nice little set. There are no real "hits" here, simply because Rush don`t do hits. What you do get is the best of their Atlantic era albums. We could argue all day about what should be on there, I would have preferred they had swapped the track "Roll the bones" for "Between sun and moon" and "Leave that thing alone" for "Where`s my thing?", but everyone has their own favourites. A… Read more

"Blow Up Your Video" for the new Millenium, 31 Oct 2008

I`ve been a long time AC/DC fan and it`s always an event whe a new CD comes out. It`s always nice to hear the "best thing since "Back In Black"" hype that always surrounds it. Unfortunately it always is hype and nothing they`ve done since has come near to their early fire. Perhaps it`s because they`ve made so much money they`ve forgotten how to be pissed off?

Don`t get me wrong, the music rocks alright, albeit in a unoffensive way. You could crank this up without annoying too many people. The biggest disappiontment is the lyrics. I know Bon Scott was something special, but even Young/Young/Johnson have had eight years to put some ideas together. No silly lines like… Read more

Classic NWOBHM, 3 Dec 2007

This is a great album. Following on from the self financed "White album", this was Diamond Head`s major label debut. Seven killer songs with no filler. The only thing that lets it down is the dated production. The drums are weak and it could do with a bit more bass. Two of the songs are (inferior) rerecordings of "Lightning to the nations" and "Am I evil?". The rest were then new songs. Pick of the bunch are the pop/rock brilliance of "Call me" and the pair of Zeppelin influenced numbers "Borrowed time" and "Don`t you ever leave me". Also the unforgettable "In the heat of the night". Rounding it out are various bonus cuts and an interview. This CD has been out of print for many… Read more