Reflections on Bill Ward’s outstanding solo album
Legendary drummer Bill Ward (ex-Black Sabbath) released an overlooked gem of an album back in 1997 entitled When the Bough Breaks, and I figured...
RAMzine Classic: Grand Funk by Grand Funk Railroad, released 1969
Grand Funk aka The Red Album was Grand Funk Railroad's second studio album and was, according to bass player Mel Schacher, his favourite album....
RAMzine Classic: Deep Purple – Purpendicular
They said in 1975 when Tommy Bolin replaced Ritchie Blackmore and again in 1994 when Steve Morse was announced: "there is no Deep Purple without...
Scorpions – Love At First Sting
Sometimes, we all wish music was like it was in the 80s again. Some of the most important music of the last century came...
Hawkwind Debut Album Remastered: 3CD Box Set Review
Hawkwind's debut album, originally released in 1970, is being rereleased as a 3CD box set plus Blu-ray, with the original album completely remastered from...
Van Halen – Van Halen
Only a few debut albums have such an impact that they transcend generations. Their influence is timeless, for whatever reason it may be. With...
Ugly Kid Joe ‘America’s Least Wanted’
“Are you the guys on the beach that hate everything?” asks the old woman at the start of Ugly Kid Joe’s biggest song. Judging...
RAMzine Classic: Strawberry Path – When The Raven Has Come To Earth
Take Black Sabbath, Free, Jimi Hendrix, Procol Harum, ’68 vintage Purple and a soupçon of Barclay James Harvest - put them into an...
In The Dark The Dancers Shout – A Short Essay On Rainbow’s Difficult To...
When former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore launched Rainbow in 1975 (the self-titled debut LP released that same year sported the moniker Ritchie Blackmore’s...
Mo’s Barbecue by Bowes and Morely – RAMzine Classic
When is a Thunder album not a Thunder album?
The answer is to be found in the first of two excellent releases from Bowes and...
