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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 30 November 2009 14:19 |
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Like being the finest rock 'n' roll band named after a ginger acting legend wasn't enough, The Chuck Norris Experiment decided to form an acoustic offshoot and call it The Chuckies...
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Written by David Whistance
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Friday, 27 November 2009 09:40 |
Over the years there have been far too many atrocious bands claiming to the new Hanoi Rocks or the next New York Dolls...every once in a while a band comes along that is actually worthy of that title; a decade ago we had D Generation, then a few years back we had The Star Spangles, and now we have Prima Donna.
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Written by Johnny H
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 16:23 |
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Such is the indelible mark Slade's 1973 Christmas number one 'Merry Xmas Everybody' left on the nation's psyche that if it went missing one year I think there would be a national outpouring of real grief in our land of joy. Johnny H looks at two timely Slade releases....
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Written by David Whistance
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:40 |
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This self-titled debut album from Switch Opens is unquestionably a curious, unpredictable and ostentatious offering of the grandest proportions that appears to have divided opinions in the Über Röck camp, the obvious question being "Am I in the love it or hate it camp?"
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Written by Dom Daley
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 15:47 |
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Misfits, Black Flag and The Bronx are all cited as influences on this five track EP of short, sharp and direct punk/metal that acts as a taster for a forthcoming album that could promote Mongrel to the Big Boys League......
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Written by Johnny H
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Monday, 23 November 2009 20:04 |
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 "Thud!" - that's the sound of my chin hitting the ground midway through 'Out Of My System' the lead track off Outcry Collective's debut album 'Articles'. We may have been slow on the uptake with these guys but when we were tipped off to give this album a spin we never guessed it would be quite this fucking good.
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 23 November 2009 19:02 |
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Support slots with McFly, tweenage fans, classical influences; Elliot Minor seriously did nothing for me. And now they are onto the clichéd 'difficult' second album. The thing is, the way I see it, this second album will be difficult only for certain fans of the band......
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Written by Dom Daley
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 15:08 |
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Dom Daley discovers a French band who owe more than a little to a band a lot closer to home for us Über Röckers......
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Written by Dave Prince
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:34 |
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Dave Prince stops listening to Nelson for an hour to give you, the loyal Über Röck reader, his cultured thoughts on 'Raditude', the new album from Weezer.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 18:49 |
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Trying to put into context just how important Nirvana were to us music fans twenty years ago is extremely difficult, but Johnny H has a damn good try when he reviews two all new releases from the band.
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Written by Johnny H
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Friday, 27 November 2009 09:50 |
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November has certainly been a fantastic month for new music releases here at Über Röck, and the month just got a whole lot better with this eight track EP from ex Thee Hypnotics/Black Moses frontman Jim Jones's all new rock 'n' roll revue.
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Written by Gaz E
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 16:42 |
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Get some fat Aerosmith riffs, mix them with the sound of early Mötley Crüe, throw in the best of two-decade-old hair metal hooks, get a badass band to play it and an extremely easy on the eye female vocalist to sing it and what do you get? Err...this!
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Written by Gaz E
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:47 |
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Right now is either the very best or very worst time to be a band named after one of Roman Polanski's finest moments. One listen to 'I Am Gonna Leave You' by London based Fearless Vampire Killers and I guarantee that you will be humming it or singing it later in the day.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 19:32 |
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You'd have to have been living on a kibbutz for the last six months or set off on a one-man mission to Mars not to have read or heard the blurb behind this debut release from Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones.....
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Tuesday, 24 November 2009 08:56 |
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Nobody likes going to see the doctor, especially not this time of year, but did Über Röck really just request I go test my hearing with someone called the Soul Doctor? Oh, you mean melodic rock singer extraordinaire Tommy Heart and his long time guitar sidekick Chris Lyne's band Soul Doctor.... OK, panic over, and let the rocking commence....
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Written by Gaz E
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Monday, 23 November 2009 19:43 |
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 If there is a band out that that personifies the true sprit of Über Röck then chances are that band is Hate Gallery. Could they ever follow their incredible debut 'Compassion Fatigue' with something as potent and essential? Oh yes........
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Written by Dom Daley
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 15:23 |
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Faster Pussycat have taken the Nonstop to becoming something of an enigma where old school fans are concerned. Will this new live album go anywhere near winning back little doves who have lapsed?
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Written by Gaz E
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 22:28 |
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One look at the cover of 'In A Different Light' suggests that this album of re-recorded songs from Everclear's back catalogue - and a couple of new tunes - takes the form of some kind of exorcism for Art Alexakis.......
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Written by Dom Daley
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 17:06 |
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As The Quireboys release an Americana inspired album full of old favourites and cover tunes, Dom Daley gets envious over his idea of heaven on the cover.....
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Sunday, 15 November 2009 18:42 |
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Coming at you like the bastard sons of Turmoil, France's Nine Eleven certainly hit a lot of the right buttons with 'City Of Quartz'. Mixing straight-up hardcore with angular melodies, read what Darrel Sutton thinks of Nine Eleven's brand new album here....
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