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Quireboys – Brother Louie (Brown/Wilson) b/w Tramps And Thieves (Live) (Gray/Bailey) & I Don’t Love You Anymore (Live) (Gray/Bailey)

1993 Collectors’ Edition 12″ Red Vinyl plus Giant Colour Poster

Not a song you’ll hear much these days but at the time Spike and the gang made this classic their own.

Released when the band were on the wane – commercially at least – it didn’t do much to dent the charts.

But there’s something about hearing Spike sing Brother Louie which still makes the hairs stand up on your neck today. But this little package is about so much more than the title track with the bright red transparent vinyl a collector’s delight. Read the rest of this entry »

Europe – Halfway To Heaven (Tempest/Vallance) b/w Yesterday’s News (Tempest/Marcello/Michaeli/Haugland/Leven), Got Your Mind In The Gutter (Tempest/Hill/Marcello) & Superstitious (Tempest)

1992 4 Cut Picture Disc

The last of three tracks culled from the underrated Prisoners In Paradise record, Halfway To Heaven peaked at 42 in the UK singles charts and paired Joey Tempest with Jim Vallance as a songwriting team.

Tempest spent four days in Vancouver working with hitmaker Vallance but the alliance never enjoyed the success it surely deserved. This is a classy tune oozing sentimentality and it more than matches the band’s best late 80s output. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at rushonrock we love a bit of sprawling, innovative, instrumental metal and it appears red sparowes are about to deliver manna from heaven. They’re even delivering it on vinyl.

On April 5, the US semi-supergroup (boasting members of Isis and Made Out Of babies among others) release the superbly titled The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer.

And we reckon it’s one of those albums you just have to own on a slab of 12-inch plastic – the band agrees and a vinyl edition will be issued alongside the traditional CD. Read the rest of this entry »

Rarely can there have been so many great bands gigging at the same time and we’re responding by bringing you the rushonrock Rock Feast this week.

Mastodon have provided a meaty aperitif but it’s over to Lostprophets and Machine Head to share the main course duties.

And then there’s the sweet. And in this case the sweet sound of Europe as the sensational Swedes roll out the classics and a clutch of newies from their Last Look At Eden record. We’ve already reviewed Mastodon and we’ll rate the other three over the course of the next six days. But that’s not all. Read the rest of this entry »

Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (Hetfield/Ulrich) b/w Enter Sandman (live) (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett), Harvester Of Sorrow (live) (Hetfield/Ulrich) & Nothing Else Matters (demo) (Hetfield/Ulrich)

1992

This was the moment Metallica went truly commercial as the haunting ballad from the black album became a mainstream hit worldwide.

As far removed from the band’s early thrash sound as fans could imagine it divided the Metallica community. And yet Nothing Else Matters is a magnificent example of powerful, poignant metal building on the experimental One from …And Justice For All. Read the rest of this entry »

As any self-respecting collector of rare vinyl will know, the classified ads are a rich source of bargain albums and essential buys.

Rock and metal fans missing that long lost gem have unearthed countless classics by leafing through the small print of their local rag.

And if the seller doesn’t quite realise the true value of that numbered special edition etched picture disc with postcards and a patch then all the better. Read the rest of this entry »

Vixen – How Much Love (Kuehnemund/Conrad/Plunkett) b/w Wrecking Ball (Gardner/Pedersen) Bad Reputation (Kuehnemund/Gardner/Miku)

Picture Disc 1990

If ever an 80s hair metal band were made for a picture disc then Vixen were that band.

Given the full makeover treatment they managed to look slightly better than male counterparts Poison but, more importantly, these girls could rock!

How Much Love preceded the release of classic album Rev It Up and all three tunes featured on this fine 12 incher were culled from that MTV favourite. Read the rest of this entry »

All this week we’re taking a look at the very best that the rock and metal world had to offer in 2009.

And today we’re throwing the spotlight on the best reissues of the year.

There was a batch of lavishly packaged vinyl, classic albums by the world’s biggest bands and some rarities which sounded even better given the full 21st century remix.

So check out the following and share your views. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas might only be five days away but that doesn’t stop the world of rock in its tracks. And while record companies, big name magazines and certain websites close down for the festive season we’re still bringing you the music you love.

We’re reviewing the Michael Schenker Group in Newcastle tomorrow – supported by fast-rising Brit metal crew Fury UK. Lead singer Chris Appleton talks exclusively to rushonrock this week.

There’s Self Made Man’s picks of the year as our resident blogger reveals his highs and lows from 2009. And there’s rushonrock’s Christmas wishlist as we hope to avoid woolly socks, chocolate coins and satsumas. Read the rest of this entry »

Cheap Trick – The Flame (Mitchell/Graham) b/w Through The Night (Zander/Petersson/Nielsen) 1988

After 49 weeks rooting through the rushonrock archives we’ve finally arrived at the one piece of seven inch vinyl which whips us into a hair metal-induced frenzy like no other.

Absolutely all the ingredients are here – a power ballad which comfortably tugs at the heartstrings, a band with the class and experience to pull off a song controversially penned from an outside source and, in this case, a stunning piece of shaped vinyl.

Our well worn copy sounds like s**t but it looks amazing. The flames bursting forth from the black vinyl effect body and the classic ‘Trick on ‘Trick logo make this an absolute must for serious fans of the late 80s scene. Read the rest of this entry »