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News: The Rising - Highyway to the lost and found (2021)

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Picture Credit: The Rising   The Rising - Highway to the lost and found Release Date: September 03, 2021 Length: 03:26 Genre: Blues Rock / Rock'n'Roll Origin: Belfast , N. Ireland 'Highway to the lost and found' was the fourth single by Northern Irish duo The Rising's new EP "No Hope without Love" which was released via Renegade Maverick Records on October 01. A few readers might already know the band since their song 'I want you' was featured in the Discoveries of the Weeks on September 02, 2020 . In 'Highway to the lost and found', The Rising reflect on their lives as musicians. It may sometimes be a stop-and-go, there may be traffic jams and times when you can go pedal to the metal, but just like on a highway, there is no chance to u-turn. Music-wise, The Rising present the best that can happen to you when driving on a highway. 'Highway to the lost and found' is a full-throttle Rock'n'Roll banger for the fast lane. This...

Review: Phil Mitchell Band - White Horse Rider (2015)

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Phil Mitchel Band - White Horse Rider Release Date: Noveber 14, 2015 Length: 04:51 Genre: Classic Rock / AOR Origin: Chicago ( Illinois ), USA The “White Horse Rider” is a powerful symbol in past, recent and contemporary imagery. Not to be confused with the White Walkers from Game of Thrones, the “White Horse Rider” has different meanings according to the cultural background there are used in. As the Phil Mitchell Band is from Chicago, Illinois, it is kind of obvious that the band refers to the very first president of the United States of America, George Washington. And hence, the “White Horse Rider” is depicted as a benevolent, prospective, and wise person with two open ears, two open eyes and a strong sense for a bright and happy future. The Phil Mitchell Band is providing us with an epic Classic Rock ballad praising heroic people who are fighting for a better future. The example of George Washington is of course a very American approach to this. But if you regard it figuratively...

Review: Phil Mitchell Band - Never let it die (2020)

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Phil Mitchell Band - Never let it die Release Date: October 22, 2020 Length: 04:44 Genre: Classic Rock / AOR Origin: Chicago ( Illinois ), USA If you are looking for some soulful and emotional hard rock, you came to the right place because here is The Phil Mitchell Band with their ballad ‘Never let it Die’. For this impressive song, the Phil Mitchell Band has teamed up with Alvaro Soto . The virtuous guitar player beautifies the song with his eccentric soli. Soto ’s rapid finger player perfectly merges into the smooth but strong background of this hard rock ballad. Beneath the Santana-like virtuosity there is a sweet and powerful arrangement of Hard Rock and Symphonic Rock with a strong tendency towards Adult Oriented Rock. The Phil Mitchell Band’s ‘Never let it die’ is featured on their recent album “A Better World” which came out in 2020. The selfreleased album features several guest musicians of high quality. Besides Alvaro Soto and his artsy guitar soli on ‘Never let it die’, ...