The late '60s and, most especially, the 70s have inspirited the music and the rock from all over the place, so that it evolved all the way up to contributing to the appearance of the most prestigious and prodigious ensembles. LOCOMOTIV GT is a band that's legendary in the Hungarian Rock scene, but also in the Occident, lighting up an irresistible and torrential rock, in a way that made them classic…
With the passing of The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd, it is nice to notice that the Southern Rock genre still produces new blood every time. The Southern Locomotive Band, an up-and-coming new star who inherited the Southern Rock royal road genes of the 70's, The band release their long-awaited third album in 2022! Southern Locomotive Band released their debut album in 2020 "Somewhere In Time", following the second album "Luck of the Draw" in 2021, and now the third album “Back in Town Tonight” in 2022. The group consists of namesake Danny Southern (guitar, vocals, Hammond organ), Greg Carter (bass, vocals) and Curtis Hammer (drums, percussion) and it is not difficult to compare the trio with ZZ Top, because this group also has the drummer the only one without a beard. Musically there are also similarities: both bands make bluesy, often solid Southern rock.
Following the end of the Stormwatch tour in early 1980, Jethro Tull would undergo its largest line-up shuffle to date, resulting in Barriemore Barlow, John Evan and Dee Palmer all leaving the band. Jethro Tull was left with Anderson (the only original member), Martin Barre and Dave Pegg.
Over the course of two albums, bandleader/composer/arranger John Beasley has reimagined Thelonious Monk’s iconic compositions through his inventive, versatile MONK’estra – a big band able to deftly navigate the legend’s eccentricities from a variety of perspectives, from boisterous swing to raucous funk to Afro-Cuban explosiveness. MONK’estra, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 each garnered a pair of GRAMMY® Award nominations, alongside widespread critical acclaim. Beasley veers off in new directions on his stunning third album in the series, MONK’estra Plays John Beasley. As the title implies, this time out the band shifts focus to its fearless leader’s own estimable compositions and piano playing, alongside a quartet of Monk classics and a tune apiece by Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker.
Gus Dudgeon is rated as one of the greatest British producers of all time; his work is in millions of homes across the world.