Rival Sons - Pressure and Time

It's been a long time since a new band has come that has excited me but Rival Sons have picked up on something which has been missing for a while. They have swagger, riffs and soul. As a friend of mine said, they aren't afraid to show their influences and if you're looking for a band with that 70's feel then you won’t go far wrong.

This is their third release and from start to finish Pressure and Time blasts away like a long lost or unreleased classic rock masterpiece. The guitar tone of Scott Holiday is huge, tipping quite a nod to Jimmy Page; tone that many of us spend a long time searching for. The vocals of Jay Buchanan’s are raw, powerful and very similar to a young Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin's debut. The drums have quite a John Bonham sound and feel to them, especially on the title track Pressure and Time....

But it's not just a Zeppelin sounding album. This is not another 'Kingdom Come' rip off. This is something with feel and groove, something which is very needed in the UK right now to freshen everything up and through out the album other influences such as The Who and The Doors can be picked up on…..check out the video to Pressure and Time..

Black Country Communion 2

It's been a while since I updated this blog and there have been a few important releases since the spring.

I'll start with with the 'Black Country Communion' boys who are back with their 2nd album simply entitled '2'. If you liked the first album, then you should love this. From the Purple-esque riff of 'The Outsider', The Zep tinged 'Save Me', the blues soaked 'Little Secret' to the albums end of 'Cold' there really isn't a bad track on this.

Jason Bonham's drumming is purely, well, very 'Bonham' (fellow Zeppelin fans will understand what I mean) whilst Joe Bonamassa's playing once again pushes the boundaries.

Watch out for them in the UK this summer, meanwhile check out the video for their latest single Man In The Middle