Iron Maiden arguably hit a peak in the mid-eighties with their most adventurous release ‘Powerslave’.  In many ways, the follow up album, ‘Somewhere In Time’ seemed like a step backwards, at least in terms of musical arrangements.  Its release marked the first time where Maiden seemed to be on musical autopilot, firmly believing the old [...]

Jon Mullane may be familiar to North American listeners since this album’s opening track, ‘Make You Move’, was used on NBC’s trailers for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Released two years later (talk about not cashing in on potential advertising), this album’s biggest interest lies in the fact that Mullane’s co-writer Creighton Doane – one time [...]

Since we’ve previously featured a soccer related review at Real Gone – the excellent third album by Alexi Lalas – you could be forgiven for thinking we’ve gone down that path again, since this band is fronted by Marco Ferreira. However, the frontman of this band is not the Portuguese winger… Marco Ferreira – the [...]

Like most people in the UK, I first became aware of Train when the title cut from their second album ‘Drops of Jupiter’ became a hit. Mainstream UK success eluded the band for some time after that, but they continued to be major players in the US, with their brand of pop/rock (It is likely [...]

I know what you’re thinking and it’s probably along the lines of “isn’t this album a bit novelty for Real Gone?” and on the surface you’d be right – but this album offers so much more than novelty quirks. For those of you who don’t know, neil (often written in lower case) was a hippie [...]

In the late 90s and throughout the 00s, Brian May and Roger Taylor seemed intent on squeezing every penny possible out of the name Queen and its branding. Via various hits collections, a lightweight sing-along musical and the despicable Queen + Paul Rodgers album and shows (surely the most expensive tribute/cabaret band ever), the name [...]