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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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Al Stewart – 24 Carrots 40th Anniversary edition: Album Review

By Howard King on 23rd November 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Esoteric Records celebrate the anniversary of 24 Carrots by Al Stewart, which complemented a set of brilliant albums recorded with Shot In The Dark in the late 70’s and early 80’s.

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Micko & The Mellotronics – 1/2 Dove – 1/2 Pigeon: Album Review

By John Barlass on 23rd November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

½ dove – ½ pigeon is the debut album from art-punk combo Micko & The Mellotronics.

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Chilly Gonzales – A Very Chilly Christmas: Album Review

By John Barlass on 22nd November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Chilly Gonzales presents lounge piano variations on a flurry of Christmas favourites – with a twist!

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Why I Love: Kepler Ten on Eric Johnson

By Special Guest on 21st November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Alistair Bell from Kepler Ten joins us at the barrier to talk about how he’s been inspired by Eric Johnson. Read on…

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Martin Barre – 50 Years Of Jethro Tull: Album Review

By Howard King on 21st November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre celebrates fifty years of the band with a selection of material given a new spin.

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Ewan Macintyre Band – Dream On Sally: Album Review

By John Barlass on 21st November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Masterful slice of transatlantic roots music from Scottish/Canadian Ensemble led by Ewan Macintyre.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Return To Greendale: Album Review

By At The Barrier on 20th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Neil Young releases the next instalment in his ‘performance series’, with a live rendition of the Greendale album.

Iron Maiden – Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast Live In Mexico City: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 19th November 2020 • ( 7 Comments )

Iron Maiden deliver another live set that documents their emphatic Legacy Of The Beast Tour on Nights Of The Dead, Live In Mexico City.

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Larkin Poe – Kindred Spirits: Album Review

By John Barlass on 19th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Those Lovell sisters bring fun and pleasure to a locked-down world with their new album of classic covers. We review Kindred Spirits by Larkin Poe.

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Time Tunnel: Does Anybody Remember Samplers?

By John Barlass on 19th November 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

How did we get to hear the music we loved back in the late 60s and early 70s, when it was never played on the radio and we were too impoverished to buy full-priced albums? By buying SAMPLERS – that’s how!

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Collapse Under The Empire – Everything We Will Leave Beyond Us: Album Review

By Howard King on 19th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Collapse Under The Empire, release their new Post-Rock/ Electronic album Everything We Will Leave Beyond Us.

Empress – Wait ‘Til Night: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 18th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Empress blur the lines of many musical genres. Their music is full of depth and emotion and is soothing and haunting in equal measure.

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Ashley Hutchings with Becky Mills & Blair Dunlop – A Midwinter Miscellany: Album Review

By John Barlass on 18th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Delightful Seasonal offering from the Guv’nor – Ashley Hutchings – guaranteed to stop Christmas from misfiring

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The On Track series: Book Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 18th November 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

A couple of new appearances on the On Track bookshelf from Sonicbond. Crosby, Stills & Nash and Barclay James Harvest get thoroughly discussed with an every album, every song analysis.

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Kepler Ten – A New Kind Of Sideways: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 17th November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The second album from Kepler Ten is one that could well have you backtracking to see what you’ve been missing. A tremendous slab of polished progressive tinged songs.

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