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We already posted a few days ago a marvelous BOSTON release by Japanese label King Street and their ‘Alive The Live’ series. Now we have another monster release capturing Boston at their peak: “Live… Long Beach ’77 [Alive The Live 2-CD Japan release only].
This release features the 2 shows Boston’s 1977 appearance in Long Beach on March 16th – ‘Early Show’ on CD1, and “Late Show” on CD2. The concert was broadcast for the King Biscuit Flower Hour while the band were making their studio album ‘Don’t Look Back, their second multi-platinum release, which was released that year.
Such a high quality live recording of Boston in their prime reveals that the polish and power they displayed on their studio recordings could be translated to the stage and was arguably, even more compelling.
With an emphasis on material from their classic first album plus exclusive live-only tracks like ‘Shattered Images’ and ‘Television Politician’, this is a must listen for all Boston and classic rock fans.
King Street ‘Alive The Live’ proudly presents the entire and original FM broadcast professionally remastered. Sound quality is excellent…

English rockers THE OUTFIELD produced some of the most iconic songs of the ’80s, rock&pop with that unmistakable sound. They toured all over the world, had Top 40 hits, but always remained friends. Following the untimely death of guitarist John Spinks, the remaining members – vocalist & bassist Tony Lewis, and drummer Alan Jackman – decided that without him The Outfield existed no more – and the group officially disbanded in 2014.
But fans keep asking more THE OUTFIELD music, lost tapes, etc. So Lewis & Jackman released this “Final Innings“, a compilation of rare, lost tracks.
According to them The Outfield archive is vast and spread across different recording formats. This unfortunately removed the ability to return to a studio environment and remix songs. With this in mind, apart from volume parity adjustments tracks remain faithful to the original source material.
The years for each track mentioned below relate to the date the mix was completed, however some tracks may have been recorded at an earlier time.
This is not ‘discarded’ material, but strong songs which for one reason or another never made it into an official The Outfield album but are quality stuff. In fact, this is a really good, fun, entertaining collection of tunes…

”Fair Exchange”, the self-titled 1989 album from Buena Park, California-based band FAIR EXCHANGE was a wanted item for many AOR collectors. Released on CD but by a small indie label, over the years the disc resulted hard to find. Recently ”Fair Exchange” has been reissued / remastered.
This 5-piece played Lite AOR with multi-part harmonies (3 members contribute) with a smooth sound comparable to Canadians Worral, The Promise, Allies, etc, yet with a slightly more pulsating delivery than the bands of their ilk.
Songs like ‘Will I Ever Be The Same’, ‘Don’t Give Up’, ‘Searching For You’, ‘Why Can’t You Believe’ are good slices of late ’80s American AOR.
The band toured the Californian circuit and then the entire nation as Fair Exchange had a Christian rock background and the ministry put the band on almost every State. The group even reached Japan where the copies of ”Fair Exchange” arriving there sold out immediately…

Today we bring in exclusive “Talk [30th Anniversary Edition / SOUMBOX082 Deluxe 4-disc Remastered]“, 1994’s YES album housed in a 4CD Deluxe Edition box-set featuring bonus studio material, and a previously unreleased live show from New York.
30 years later… Yes: Talk is back! Where has it been? Well therein lies a long story for anyone interested, but let’s say that the rights have floated around for some time, just waiting for Spirit Of The Unicorn / Cherry Red Records to pick it up and bring us this deluxe set.
Released in a time when this type of music was highly overlooked, ”Talk” is a stupendous album; this is probably the most cohesive of the Trevor Rabin-era Yes albums in sound, and the one closest to the classic Yes style of the 70s. A delight for classic progsters but also fans of their ’80s melodic feel.
And this is the first time the magic 3-part song ‘Endless Dream’ is appearing as 1-piece, something fans were asking for as previously i was split as 3 standalone tracks… now it sounds as should have been.
If this is a Yes album that hasn’t been on your radar, or maybe you are not a prog fan but love the 90125 / Big Generator Rabin-era, check out this new release with fresh ears.
While this box-set was released only a few weeks ago, it’s already sold out…

WRATHCHILD AMERICA‘s 1989 debut “Climbin’ The Walls” isn’t the typical kind of music ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ by Rock Candy Records, but this long forgotten album certainly deserved a proper reissue, and a listen by all ’80s rock aficionados.
Back in the late Eighties, American Rock music appeared to be splitting into two fractions; melodic hard rock / glam metal, and thrash metal. Although these two camps were, in effect, polar opposite, fans of either were always appreciative of the aesthetics of both.
At the heavier end of the spectrum bands such as Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica were enjoying a wave of popularity that had started to influence a number of younger acts, including Testament, Pantera and… Wrathchild America.
Based on America’s East Coast, the band, initially just called Wrathchild, developed a following and style that would eventually lead to a shot at the big time with major label powerhouse Atlantic Records…

Hailing from Denmark, PUSH were one of the bands that kept the melodic hard rock flame alive during the Nineties / early 2000’s. Push’s albums were in our diet between the late Nineties / early 2000’s when only a few bands were releasing classic melodic / hard rock music, a time when the genre started its resurgence.
The band now got the rights of all their albums and started by themselves a reissue campaign as most the CD’s are out of print. Today Push is reissuing their last album, “4 the Love of the Game“, originally published in 2002, and including 2 tracks that only appeared as bonus in Japanese edition of their previous CD ‘On The Run’.
Lead vocalist and songwriter Martie Peters has been surely inspired by White Lion’s Mike Tramp style, and he owns a similar vocal timbre too – raspy on the rockers and warm on the melodious ballads…

Thirty years plus in the making, the super-rare album “I’m The One” by American melodic hard rock band GIBRALTAR finally got a well deserved official remastered release from Heaven & Hell Records. There was a previous bootleg but not featuring this, the original artwork, and a not so good sound quality. Unfortunately, this limited edition seems sold out now.
“I’m The One” was released by themselves in 1987, and while tours came and went for Gibraltar, the years passed by without ever securing that major label record deal. Pressed in limited quantities, the album became one of most sough after, best melodic hard rock / AOR indie records to ever shamefully go unnoticed by the greater masses.
Musically, “I’m The One” – full of big guitar hooks, catchy songs, and stunning vocals, had it caught the right momentum, this could’ve leapt from cult classic to big hit.
Riding the perfect edge between polished ’80s US Hard Rock with heavy melodic AOR overtones, Gibraltar offers a bunch of strong tunes that would’ve rivaled a lot of other stuff out around that time…

Danes PUSH were one of the bands that kept the melodic hard rock flame alive during the Nineties / early 2000’s. The band now got the rights of all their albums and started by themselves a reissue campaign as most their CD’s are out of print.
“Shaken, Not Stirred” is PUSH’s second album, originally released 1998. For this 2024 reissue, the band added the original Japanese bonus track.
On this second album PUSH sounds much more hard rocking than on their third we featured a few days ago. Here still was into the line up original guitarist Martin Slott, a musician with an edgier background, with a metal formation. The riffs & solos on “Shaken, Not Stirred” are pretty sick, sharp-killer.
Musically, “Shaken, Not Stirred” is the European answer to the very early White Lion, also due to vocalist and songwriter Martie Peters vocal time similar to Mike Tramp…

Since 2002, MARILLION have welcomed their dedicated fans to very special weekends every two years: The Marillion Weekend. On three consecutive nights, Marillion perform different shows with different setlists — each night, a full album is played from start to finish, including fan favorites and rarities. Fans travel from all over the world to be part of these truly amazing nights.
From Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19, 2023, the Marillion weekend took place at Center Parcs, Port Zélande, The Netherlands.
On Saturday night, Marillion performed their latest album An Hour Before It’s Dark in its entirety. Their impressive live shows add to Marillion’s reputation as being one of the leading musicians of today.
Now the band is releasing ”An Hour Before It’s Dark: Live in Port Zélande 2023” physically on 2-CD with a bonus disc plenty of encores. Sound quality is impressive, and performances excel…

”Silver Tongue” is already the fifth full-length album released by the Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Classic Hard Rock band MAVERICK but it’s a special one for the band. It’s the album recorded in multiple countries, the first album written remotely, the first album recorded with a complete line-up and the first album after the band re-formed with the original 2014 Quid Pro Quo line-up since drummer Mike Ross returned in 2021.
The diverse recording environments allowed MAVERICK to uncover multiple new influences, styles, tones, and techniques, forming the album’s rich and unique Hard Rock sound. The first sign of life was the cover version of the STEELHEART / STEEL DRAGON hit “We All Die Young” which was released in 2023. The song became famous through the blockbuster movie Rock Star and is included as a bonus track on the CD…

THE MERCURY RIOTS define their music as ‘muscle rock’. This Californian based quartet are simply immune to trends, as their individual cultural heritage truly makes for a gang of motley dogs, drawing inspiration from Metallica and AC/DC just as much as they do from, say, Muddy Waters or ZZ Top.
Their style may have been nurtured and their friendship forged in the wild heart of Los Angeles but all their passion and the inclination towards virtuosity – well, each of them has brought those to the City Of Angels in their luggage: from New Orleans, where Justin Walker’s voice was born and raised to tune in to traditional southern blues, as to rock and metal.
With powerful guitar riffs, soulful vocals, and grooving rhythms, The Mercury Riots have a unique and memorable sound. And that’s true ‘cos a legend from the classic rock genre agreed to work with them.
In February of 2023, they had recording sessions at the Warehouse and Armoury studios in Vancouver with legendary producer/engineer Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith). Mastered by Ryan Smith (The Black Keys, Greta Van Fleet) The Mercury Riots debut album “In Solstice” has a gigantic sound, rockin n’ hot…

ATLANTIC is the brainchild of guitarist and songwriter Simon Harrison. Following a successful ghost writing career and his bands Stranger and Wisht, Simon wanted to make an album in his favoured AOR/melodic rock genre. Heavily influenced by bands like Whitesnake, Journey, Bad English, FM and Dare he set about writing the songs that became the first album entitled “Power”, a classic among fans of the genre.
Atlantic was never supposed to be a long term band and following its worldwide release Simon moved on to other writing, recording, production and mix projects. In the late nineties Simon met Mark Grimmett. He recorded several songs with Mark over the following few years and they decided at some point they would make a record together. Fast forward to 2021 Mark was talking to Simon about writing and recording a new album.
The result is “Another World“, the new Atlantic album to be released by Escape Music and it’s sure to please fans of “Power” and the classic AOR/melodic rock genre…

Blues-rock virtuoso JOE BONAMASSA will release soon “Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra“, where the musician breathes new life into classics songs / versions from his catalog with new arrangements. The performance, enhanced by a 40-piece orchestra, captures the grandeur of Bonamassa’s live show and elevates these songs, highlighting his unique ability to blend deep blues influences with rock vigour.
Indeed, ”Live At The Hollywood Bowl With Orchestra” showcases Bonamassa’s virtuosic blend of blues and rock but also elevates fan-favourite tracks with grandiose orchestral arrangements by some of Hollywood’s finest – David Campbell, Trevor Rabin, and Jeff Bova.
Bonamassa’s Hollywood Bowl performance was a “bucket list” event that further cements his status as a leading figure in modern blues-rock. The collaboration with a full orchestra, under the guidance of renowned Hollywood orchestrators, added an unprecedented depth and scale to Joe’s music, providing fans with an entirely new way to experience his catalog…

Boston-based symphonic metal band SEVEN SPIRES are about to release their fourth studio album, titled “A Fortress Called Home” via Frontiers Music. SEVEN SPIRES’ members fancy music education and performance skills combined to produce something genuinely worthy of being called “symphonic.”
The songwriting on “A Fortress Called Home” is lush and complex. The emotional impact has always been first and foremost in their delivery, from sound to production. Songs like “Love’s Souvenir” or “The Old Hurt of Being Left Behind” tug firmly on your symphonic metal heartstrings. They’re great at contrasting soaring highs and crashing lows.
Catchiness follows from interesting, creative hooks and twists, not from big cheap choruses. “A Fortress Called Home” is never content to sit around in a single genre, despite the obvious sympho / power metal base. And the orchestration threaded through all of it is key to its success, and never too busy or too cheesy…

The FLOATING WORLDS journey started in the late Nineties, a Greek based band who has released two albums so far, and are ready to present their third installment “Skywatcher” to the world. “Skywatcher” delivers a radical shift in sound & style for FLOATING WORLDS, previously quite progressive rock with some Savatage influences.
On “Skywatcher” FLOATING WORLDS seems a completely different band: take a look at the album cover: quite retro and ’80s influenced. Well, the music packed inside is very melodic, at places AOR / melodic rock, others Rock&pop, lyrically with a sci-fi concept reinforced by many synthwave sounds / arrangements.
“Skywatcher” tells a story, pretty dark by the way, based heavily on atmosphere and keyboards – there are electric guitars, real bass & drums, but at the service of the overall melodic sound, really well obtained thanks to the thoughtful production…