June 2014 Classic Hard Rock Revival Albums

This June of 2014 we saw several old timer hard rock bands released their new works. Due to my busy summer peak time, here their list with brief album reviews:

Night Ranger - "High Road" 2014
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Nice reunion between Jack Blades, Brad Gills, Kelly Keagy, together with new guitarist Joel Hoekstra and Eric Levy produced this album "High Road". The single "High Road" and "Knock Knock Never Stop" really brings back US '80s hard rock feel. 8/10

Track List: 1. High Road 2. Knock Knock Never Stop 3. Rollin' On 4. Don't Live Here Anymore 5. I'm Coming Home 6. X Generation 7. Only For You Only 8. Hang On 9· St. Bartholomew 10. Brothers 11. L.A. No Name*

Night Ranger High Road album review

Tesla - "Simplicity" 2014

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My favorite hard rock band from the late '80s. Tesla is back with "Simplicity". Favorite songs are "So Divine..." and "Ricochet". They indeed did not sounds much like their classic Psychotic Supper era,  Jeff Keith vocals brings back all the memories. Frank Hannon get along well with Dave Rude , who replaced Tommy Skeoch in the 2006. 8/10

Line Up:

    Jeff Keith - lead vocals

    Frank Hannon - guitars, vocals, piano, bass

    Brian Wheat - bass, vocals, piano

    Troy Luccketta - drums, percussion

    Dave Rude - guitars, vocals, bass

Track List: 01. M P 3 02. Ricochet 03. Rise and Fall 04. So Divine... 05. Cross My Heart 06. Honestly 07. Flip Side! 08. Other than Me 09. Break of Dawn 10. Burnout to Fade 11. Life is a River 12. Sympathy 13. Time Bomb 14. 'Til that Day 15. Burnout to Fade (writing demo version) - Bonus Track 16. Honestly (writing demo version) - Bonus Track

Tesla Simplicity album review

Nazareth - Rock 'n' Roll Telephone (2014)
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Nazareth actually been active ever since 2008, this year they release "Rock 'n' Roll Telephone". Pete and Lee Agnew is still keeping the band alive. Dan McCafferty doing the vocals now and Jimmy Murrison to complete the band. "Boom Bang Bang" set the opener, catchy and classic good old stuffs. "Back 2B4" is exactly time shift to their '70s sounds. "Rock 'n' Roll Telephone" is crunchy guitar riffs mid tempo song. The last song "God Of The Mountain" closed the album in loud and hard style. Fully entertain album by the guys who in their 50s! 9/10

    Dan McCafferty – vocals
    Jimmy Murrison – guitars
    Pete Agnew – bass guitar
    Lee Agnew – drums

Track List: 01. Boom Bang Bang 02. One Set Of Bones 03. Back 2B4 04. Winter Sunlight 05. Rock 'n' Roll Telephone 06. Punch A Hole In The Sky 07. Long Long Time 08. The Right Time 09. Not Today 10. Speakeasy 11. God Of The Mountain

Nazareth Rock n Roll Telephone album review

Uriah Heep - Outsider  (2014)
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Outside is Uriah Heep manifesto of existence. Listen to their hit of the album "One Minute", greatly composed piano ballad that improve to great hard rock song. Bernie Shaw vocal never fail to please us. Solid hard rock album that again re-captured the spirit of classic hard rock to our modern times. Superb release. 9/10

    Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
    Mick Box – guitars
    Phil Lanzon – keyboards
    Russell Gilbrook – drums
    Dave Rimmer – bass

Traсklist: 01. Speed Of Sound 02. One Minute 03. The Law 04. The Outsider 05. Rock The Foundation 06. Is Anybody Gonna Help Me? 07. Looking At You 08. Can't Take That Away 09. Jessie 10. Kiss The Rainbow 11. Say Goodbye 12. One Minute (Bonus' 60 Seconds) 13. Between Two Worlds (Bonus' Live)

Uriah Heep Outsider album review