Steve Swift’s Rambling Reviews

A Rob Halford Overlooked Album!

Rob Halford, 1998, a Marilyn Manson special 'Two' From His Voyeurs Project! Industro and a real departure, but it is any good?...

Böllverk Take Metal and Melodicise It! Shouldn’t work, absolutely does...

This Bavarian band do it right, juxtaposition of sweet and Salty, great Heavy Metal ensues...

INXS ’Listen like Thieves’ A Funky Rock 40th Anniversary!

A massive expansion of the album which saw them add Funk and Rock, the album they had to make to achieve mega success. But is it a good expansion?

The Commoners Are In A Crowded Genre And They Succeed!

This live UK recording is sassy and confident and very good news. What a treat, no wonder they're the coming Blues Rock men...

This Album By The Time, Prince Linked Band, Is Overlooked!

What an album this 1990 release is, funky, rocky and rather funny, it hits the heights, but who knows about it?

Are Armstrong Gun A Rock Revelation? Well, almost...

Didn't know about them, but there's Classic Rock, Arena Rock, NWOBHM, Southern Rock and round Brilliance! Cocked and loaded...

Never Heard Sleep Token Before! Will I Be Doing It Again?

I'm old in music and, these days, the musical curmudgeon I said I'd never be - I can hear where it all comes from...

Southern States Wrestling Is A Superb Sandwich!

2 Mighty Fine Matches And Lord In The Middle Of The Mayhem. Actually not a sandwich, a smorgasbord...

Southern States Wrestling Is A Superb Sandwich!

2 Mighty Fine Matches And Lord In The Middle Of The Mayhem. Actually not a sandwich, a smorgasbord...

W3L Wrestling! The excellent Paul Hubris in a simple, extremely entertaining, hero v villain match...

So hard to do. To leave it alone. To not augment. Leave it as it is, the wrestlers will do the rest. And here, it's just enough...