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Category: MIKE + THE MECHANICS

MIKE + THE MECHANICS / PAUL CARRACK

PAUL CARRACK – One on One (2021)

British Sheffield’s singer / songwriter PAUL CARRACK is rightly known as “the man with the golden voice”, with an impressive solo career but also as member of Mike + The Mechanics, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Roger Waters’ backing band and more. Indeed, if vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John.
There are plenty more flattering epithets that critics and fans could confer on Paul – two off the top of the old head; “consistent” and “reliable”.
After many delays due the pandemic, finally his new solo album ‘One on One’ is being released today, and doesn’t disappoint – it’s both “consistent” and “reliable” and that “golden voice” has never sounded better…

GENESIS / MIKE + THE MECHANICS / REMASTER

GENESIS – The Last Domino? The Hits [remastered] (2021) *Exclusive*

Celebrating the return of Genesis and their 2021 / 2022 arena tour, in a not altogether unexpected move, GENESIS have announced a companion ‘best of’ also called ”The Last Domino?”. Described as “a collection of the band’s best-loved songs, including their biggest hits and legendary album cuts”, ”The Last Domino?” will be released September 17th, a few days before the tour starts.
Available as a two-CD set or a 4LP vinyl package this compilation features 27 remastered songs and was compiled in conjunction with the band. It also gives us a clue in terms of the concert set-lists since we are told that a “majority” of these songs will be performed on the tour.
Classics like ‘Mama’, ‘Land Of Confusion’, ‘Home By The Sea’ are complemented by the band’s favorite ‘inside tracks’ into a complete selection…

MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Let Me Fly (2017)

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MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Let Me Fly (2017)

MIKE + THE MECHANICS will release tomorrow April 7 their first album since 2011, the nicely titled “Let Me Fly“. This is the eighth studio effort from Genesis co-founder Mike Rutherford’s other hit-making band. “Let Me Fly” is the second record to feature the current Mike and the Mechanics lineup, which coalesced around singers Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar in...

MIKE + THE MECHANICS / PAUL YOUNG

PAUL YOUNG – Chronicles (2011)

Singer Paul Young, who sadly passed away just over a decade ago, was best know as one of the front men for ultra-superb soft rock outfit Mike And The Mechanics. Although their other singer Paul Carrack stole most of the headlines, Young still recorded the excellent ‘All I Need Is a Miracle’ and more. Before joining MATM, Paul was also...

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MIKE + THE MECHANICS – The Road (2011)

Multi-million selling Mike + The Mechanics surprisingly returns with a brand new album titled “The Road”.Following a six-year hiatus and a massive reunion world tour with Genesis, Mike Rutherford has joined forces with new vocalists in the form of Andrew Roachford and Canadian born actor and singer Tim Howar for a new generation of The Mechanics.The band’s classic, trademark sound...