Ugly Kid Joe – Neighbor (Eichstadt/Crane) b/w Too Bad (live) (Crane/Phillips) & Finky Fresh (live) (Crane/Phillips)
1992
Best known for the smash hit Everything About You this crack Californian crew were big business in the early 90s. Going against the hair metal grain and yet perfectly able to match the mega bands of the era with a series of commercially successful tunes. Read the rest of this entry »
We’re already stoked about the fact that Seattle stars Soundgarden are finally releasing a career-spanning collection of their biggest hits and unreleased gems – but the fact that Telephantasm will be available across three slabs of heavyweight vinyl is too exciting for words.
Next month will see the recently reformed grunge legends unleash their debut Best Of collection in conjunction with the latest Guitar Hero edition.
And if you’re not into your gaming Telephantasm will be released on September 27 as a single CD, double CD, vinyl and Super Deluxe Collector’s edition!! Read the rest of this entry »
Magnum – Days Of No Trust (Clarkin) b/w Maybe Tonight (Clarkin), The Spirit (Live) (Clarkin) & Two Hearts (Live) (Clarkin)
1988
They’re bound to be one of the biggest draws at this weekend’s High Voltage Festival and Magnum fans of a certain era will be keeping their fingers crossed that this gem of a tune gets an airing on the prog stage.
The Midlanders eased into the image-obsessed 80s with a series of made-for-FM radio and MTV classics – Days Of No Trust one of the band’s outstanding offerings at a time when hair metal ruled.
Tony Clarkin’s songwriting expertise meant Magnum never strayed far from their 70s roots but the modern edge to tracks like Maybe Tonight ensured the Brits remained in a position to bother the fringes of the charts. Read the rest of this entry »
Once upon a time an album was an album.
Eight to 12 songs split down the middle with the best track first (or at least that was the idea) and the quality gradually diminishing from start to finish.
If fast forwarding a cassette changed the playing field a little, then CDs allowed fans to flick from one track to the next with such ease that the old order was swiftly shattered. Read the rest of this entry »
Uriah Heep – Easy Livin’ (Hensley) b/w Corina (Box/Lanzon/Shaw) & Gypsy (Box/Byron)
1988 Red Vinyl With Poster
Released to support the Live In Moscow album, these iconic Heep tracks never sounded better than when they were belted out in front of thousands of screaming Russians.
For 10 consecutive nights the band played sell-out shows at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium to a total of 180,000 fans. And Easy Livin’ went down a storm at every one of those historic gigs.
The 12 inch red vinyl devoted the entire B-side to a barnstorming version of Gypsy and this track was only released on the CD version of Live In Moscow. So for those of us who still didn’t own a CD player in 1988 there was every reason to pick up this cracking slice of collectible Heep. Read the rest of this entry »
The summer of rock continues this week with all the latest news, reviews and exclusive interviews right here on rushonrock!
We rate the new records by Maria Brink’s In This Moment (pictured) and label mates Sons Of Liberty and Insidious Disease. Plus we check out the latest releases from Jettblack and Stringer Bessant and more.
There’s an exclusive interview with Dan Baird and Warner E Hodges as Homemade Sin roll into the UK for their latest headline tour. And we catch up with the legendary Glenn Hughes as the countdown to this year’s High Voltage festival gathers pace!
And Misstallica’s Teddi Tarnoff reveals all in the latest rushonrock Rider. But there’s more… Read the rest of this entry »
Vixen – Edge Of A Broken Heart (Marx/Waybill) b/w Charmed Life (Tripp/Paris)
1988 Limited Edition Cut-To-Shape Picture Disc
Now this little gem comes in a 12 inch sleeve and looks like a 12 inch record but the truth is it just isn’t.
As such it nearly missed the cut as far as 12@12 goes. But then we were never going to let the fact that this is an oversized seven incher deny our favourite girl band of the 80s another stab at rushonrock glory.
And now you’ve feasted your eyes on this neatly shaped vinyl set against a garish pink background we’re sure you’ll agree the small matter of five inches shouldn’t spoil our fun. This was the band’s first charting single on both sides of the Atlantic and the super smooth Richard Marx production and arrangement makes Edge Of A Broken Heart a true standard of the hair metal era. Read the rest of this entry »
As the home of all your big rock exclusives we’re delighted to bring you Europe’s six-string star John Norum this week – ahead of the eagerly anticipated release of his brand new solo album Play Yard Blues.
There’s a look ahead to Tigertailz‘ return to Tyneside and a review of what is sure to be a sparkling show this Friday.
And we feature Uriah Heep survivor Mick Box on the latest rushonrock Rider as we start the countdown to July’s star-studded High Voltage festival. Plus there’s a treat for all fans of female-fronted hair metal as the delectable Vixen hit our vinyl throwback 12@12. But there’s more… Read the rest of this entry »
It’s exclusive interview time again and this week we catch up with Coheed And Cambria as they rifle through Britain in support of their latest, and some might say greatest album Year Of The Black Rainbow.
We’ll be catching the band in action and checking out Hot Water Music and Deathstars with both bands out on the road right now.
Tracii Guns features on the rushonrock Rider and Whitesnake hit our vinyl throwback feature 12@12. There’s all the latest news and reviews plus unbeatable blogs from Rock O’ The North and Self Made Man.
And stay posted to your favourite rock and metal website as we prepare to unveil your new-look rushonrock with more exclusive interviews, more behind-the-scenes access and more of the rock and metal you love – daily.
The Four Horsemen – Rockin Is Ma Business (Haggis) b/w Moonshine (Haggis/Montgomery) & 75 Again (Haggis)
1992 Limited Edition Picture Disc 2122
For a brief period the brilliant blues-soaked hard rock of The Four Horsemen looked set to conquer the world.
This cracking tune was a minor hit and with the major label backing of Rick Rubin’s Def Jam it seemed there was no stopping founder member Haggis, singer Frank C Starr and their buddies.
But the delayed release of their second album Nobody Said It Was Easy – featuring this beast of a track – caused internal strife and external problems. And by the time The Four Horsemen had really hit their stride a combination of grunge and a double tragedy stopped them in their tracks. Read the rest of this entry »
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