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Molly Hatchet: ‘Justice’ – 3 stars
Molly Hatchet were formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1971 by Dave Hlubek and slowly rose to fame over the years, playing their own variation of Southern Rock with a triple lead guitar roster that...
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Various artists: Chuck Berry -5 stars
Can you imagine what the world of rock’n’roll would have been like without the late, great Chuck Berry? The famous rock pioneer from St. Louis, Missouri passed away earlier this year but left behind...
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Inglorious: ‘Inglorious’ – 1 star
Inglorious is the name of this English band and inglorious is certainly an apt word for them. Attempting to be a hard rock outfit they fail at every hurdle. The songs are very similar – in fact it...
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Steve Hillage: ‘Rainbow Dome Musick’
Steve Hillage has had a very diverse career, dabbling in music from Hard Rock (early bands including Khan), Prog Rock (Mike Oldfield), Ambient (this album), Art Rock (Kevin Ayers), Punk Rock (Sham 69),...
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The New Day Festival – Part 1
The New Day Festival, held August 25-27, was a first for Mott the Dog. In previous years we have been to the other Kent music fest, Ramblin’ Man at Mote Park. For V.I.P. tickets at Ramblin’ Man we...
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The New Day Festival – Part 2
After a refreshing night’s sleep, Mott the Dog and team were ready for another day of good old rock & roll in the fields of Kent at The New Day Festival. With the sounds of the Flying Tigers...
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New Day Festival – Part 3
Slade brought the house down on Day 3 of the New Day Festival. As we pulled up for our third day of the wonderful New Day Festival, Mott the Dog and team were still amazed at the English weather being...
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Barry Upton: ‘Life’s a Beach’
Barry Upton is a gloriously upbeat character with a great sense of humor that is highly infectious. He literally lights up any room upon arrival. Barry is also, just as a sideline, an extremely...
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Rush – ‘2112’
Released in 1976, “2112” (pronounced twenty-one twelve) was Rush’s fourth album and made them the number one Canadian rock band in the world. Massive by any standards, and although 2112 did not chart...
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Glenn Hughes – ‘Resonate’
What a career this man has had! He first came to prominence as the bassist and singer with funk rock band Trapeze in 1969, and whilst with them he recorded three fine albums. Then in 1973 the young...
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The Boys: ‘Undercover – Live in China’
For sheer unadulterated Rock ’n’ Roll excitement you need look no further than this album: it’s pure burning magic. The story of The Boys would make a wonderful film, but nobody would believe it even...
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Dream Theater astonish Bangkok with images and words
Dream Theater on stage in Bangkok. (Photo/IME Thailand) Dream Theater are no strangers to the Land of Smiles, having visited the Thai capital city on three previous occasions, yet it had been a long...
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Yes: ‘Close To The Edge”
In 1968, five like minded souls put the band Yes together and a little over 12 months later released their first self titled album. Listening to that album today still sends out a positive vibe of a...
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: ‘Who Built The Moon’
Released at the end of 2017, “Who Built The Moon” was just in time to catch the festive party season, and although that move was probably a bit calculated, it is a perfect fit. This is the High Flying...
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: ‘Pack Up The Plantation’
Tom Petty was born in 1950 and first became attracted to the growing phenomena of rock’n’roll by Elvis Presley, but the knockout blow for young Petty was seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show....
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Johnny Winter: ‘Captured Live’
Albino musician Johnny Winter was one of the most exciting guitar players of his generation. His performances were legendary and nobody moved around the stage as much as Johnny and his band. He had...
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Elton John: ‘Tumbleweed Connection’
Surprisingly there were no singles taken from this collection, which started off Elton John’s wondrous journey into superstardom that was to spiral out of control. But for now the next 4 studio...
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Jim Rodford: (1941-2018) R.I.P.
Jim Rodford. (Photo courtesy Klaus Hilscher) Rock guitarist Jim Rodford died after a fall on his stairs at home on 20 January 2018, at age 76, just a few days after returning from a tour of America....
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Hawkwind: ‘Into The Woods’
Hawkwind’s album “Into The Woods” (2017) is a partial follow up to 2016’s “The Machine Stops”, which was based on an E.M. Forster novel. Both albums play delightfully back to back, but on continuous...
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Pink Fairies: ‘Naked Radio’
You just cannot keep a good band down. The original Pink Fairies starting gigging in 1969 and were one of the original freak/biker bands, playing for free at many festivals and gatherings. The...
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