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Phil Collins
Johnny Black  |  Dec 08, 2010
This sparkling Motown homage should come as no surprise to anyone who remembers that Collins’ first UK No1 was his 1982 cover of The Supremes’ ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’. It’s more a question of why he left it so long. For the most part, he’s chosen to faithfully recreate the sound and arrangements of 18 ’60s classics, even drafting in members of Motown’s revered Funk Brothers session crew to get it spot-on. Even so, the voice is unmistakeably Collins, and his passion for the material is unmistakable in the effervescent zip of every track.
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Philip Selway
Johnny Black  |  Dec 08, 2010
Few artefacts set off my poo detectors as fast as solo albums by drummers from famous bands. Happily, in the case of Radiohead’s Phil Selway, drums are not what Familial is about. Right from the fragile opener, ‘By Some Miracle’ – an acoustic number – it’s obvious Selway is a proper songwriter, every bit as interested in melody, texture and lyrics as he is in beats. Indeed, the album’s percussive pulse is very subtle indeed, being beautifully integrated and imaginative throughout the set.
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Renee Fleming
Johnny Black  |  Dec 10, 2010
Everything about Dark Hope was screaming ‘No!’ at me. Opera singer covering rock songs? No, it never works, never ever. Well, I reckoned without the good taste of Fleming and producer/arranger David Kahne. They’ve re-interpreted fabulous contemporary songs by Band Of Horses, Muse, Death Cab For Cutie plus a sprinkling of classics from Jefferson Airplane, Peter Gabriel and Leonard Cohen.
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Rock (December 2018)
Johnny Black  |  Dec 01, 2018
This month we review: KT Tunstall, John Butler Trio, Ian William Craig, and Advance Base
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Rock (January 2019)
Johnny Black  |  Mar 06, 2019
This month we review: Foxtrott, Me And My Friends, Amos Lee, & Ed Motta
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Rock (November 2018)
Johnny Black  |  Nov 01, 2018
This month we review: Josh Taerk, The Molochs, Epic45, and Texti-tv 666.
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Rock (October 2018)
Johnny Black  |  Oct 01, 2018
This month we review: Protoje, Tom Bailey, Jack Carty And Gus Gardiner, and C Diab.
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Rock (September 2018)
Johnny Black  |  Sep 01, 2018
This month we review: Toure Kunda, Maddy Prior, Hannah James And Giles Lewin, Dan Stuart, and Judith Owen.
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Rock, April 2019
Johnny Black  |  Jun 20, 2019
This month we review: Jon Amor, Delicate Steve, Crows and Nick Waterhouse
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Rock, April 2020
Johnny Black  |  May 18, 2020
This month we review: Fassine, Son Little, Seth Lakeman and Pavey Ark.
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Rock, April 2021
Mike Barnes  |  Apr 29, 2021
This month we review: Jane Weaver, Arab Strap, The Hold Steady and Teenage Fanclub.
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Rock, April 2022
Mike Barnes  |  May 03, 2022
This month we review: Animal Collective, Black Country, New Road, Cate Le Bon and Michael Rother And Vittoria Maccabruni.
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Rock, April 2023
Mike Barnes  |  Apr 30, 2023
This month we review: Unthank : Smith, Gaz Coombes, Anna B Savage and Belle And Sebastian.
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Rock, April 2024
Mike Barnes  |  Apr 29, 2024
This month we review: Ministry, Slift, Yard Act and Anna Calvi.
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Rock, August 2019
Johnny Black  |  Oct 25, 2019
This month we review: Jones, Wasuremono, Keywest and Hackney Colliery Band
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