Category: FRANK MARINO

As requested, here’s the Rock Candy Records ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ reissue of 4 of the most celebrated FRANK MARINO And Mahogany Rush albums. . The explosive “Juggernaut” is the second Frank Marino album solely under his name, and the last of the series.
By the beginning of the ’80s Frank Marino was perceived by the music business, and the majority of his fans, as a red-hot guitar player capable of laying down riffs and solos like they were going out of fashion.
However, that overall impression belied his musical depth as a musician with a deep understanding of composition and arrangement. For Frank, despite his reputation for endless soloing, the goal was always about crafting songs that had meaning and weight.

Rock Candy Records have just ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ four of the most celebrated FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH albums.. “What’s Next” is one of my favorites from this Canadian band that had great success in the USA touring with bands such as Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Heart.
The band is perhaps best known for Marino’s soaring lead guitar which bears a strong resemblance to the playing of Jimi Hendrix. Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush bluesy hard rock is the definition of the genre from the late ’70 / early ’80s, with Marino being acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated guitarists of the era.
“What’s Next” was Frank Marino & Co seventh studio album in almost as many years, an accomplishment made even more impressive by the amount of live work that he had stashed under his belt. Marino had become a notorious road dog, playing everywhere and anywhere, helping to establish him as one of the great showmen of the era.

As requested, here’s the Rock Candy Records ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ reissue of 4 of the most celebrated FRANK MARINO And Mahogany Rush albums. “The Power Of Rock And Roll” is the first Frank Marino album solely under his name, and as its title suggests, rocks with true power.
Frank Marino had been developing a solid reputation throughout the Seventies as the figurehead of his band Mahogany Rush, an impressive power trio rooted in electric heavy blues that gave Frank a platform to showcase his tremendous guitar prowess, all set within a wide screen musical landscape.
In a bold move, for this, his eighth studio album, he was encouraged to drop the Mahogany Rush handle altogether and set sail purely under his own name. It was a…

As requested, here’s the Rock Candy Records ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ reissue of 4 of the most celebrated FRANK MARINO And Mahogany Rush albums. The hot n’ heavy “Live” from this Canadian band is considered one of the greatest live albums in Rock history, consistently rewarding and is enthusiastically recommended to hard rockers and metalheads of all time.
This fresh remastered reissue include 2 bonus tracks.
The commonly held belief about Frank Marino, leader of Mahogany Rush, is that he was motivated by the spirit of Jimi Hendrix. Of course this was a misquote taken from an early interview which persisted throughout his career and, to a degree, still…