Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Legends Play The Beatles , from Cleopatra Records , and it's an interesting mix of Beatles covers by notable rock, pop and folk icons. Opening with Here Comes The Sun , Richard Page has the lead vocal and Steve Morse has the guitars, backed by Jay Schellen on drums and Billy Sherwood on keys. With a nearly identical arrangement to the original, Page sets the stage. Heart's Ann Wilson does an acoustic cover of Across The Universe backed by acoustic guitar and percussion. Very nice. Surprise rockers Molly Hatchet Cover Back In The USSR ... Beach Boys style backing vocals and all. Air Supply covers, A Long And Winding Road with a bit more theatrical vocal lead by Russell Hicthcock and nice bass work by Billy Sherwood. Another interesting cover is Tomorrow Never Knows by Electric Moon. Komet Lulu's FX, Sula Bassana synth and drums by Marcus Schnitzler rocks this track. My disappointment on the release is Jack Bruc...

TICKETS ON SALE 10:00 GMT FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2011 National Credit Card Hotline: 0844 477 2000 Book Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk Howard Jones will embark on a nationwide UK tour on Wednesday 11th April at the O2 Academy Bristol . This will be the first time that Howard will perform his first two studio albums Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action back to back, live in their entirety, on a full-scale nationwide UK tour. Human's Lib was first released on March 17th 1984. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts and spent 57 weeks in the top 40. The album includes the hit singles What Is Love?, New Song, Pearl In The Shell and Hide & Seek (the song Howard performed at Live Aid). Dream Into Action followed, featuring the hit singles Like To Get To Know You Well, Things Can Only Get Better, Look Mama, Life In One Day and the US number 1 No One Is To Blame. Howard will perform both albums in full at every show accompanied by Robbie Bronnimann on keyboards and...

TICKETS ON SALE 10:00 GMT FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2011 National Credit Card Hotline: 0844 477 2000 Book Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk Howard Jones will embark on a nationwide UK tour on Wednesday 11th April at the O2 Academy Bristol . This will be the first time that Howard will perform his first two studio albums Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action back to back, live in their entirety, on a full-scale nationwide UK tour. Human's Lib was first released on March 17th 1984. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts and spent 57 weeks in the top 40. The album includes the hit singles What Is Love?, New Song, Pearl In The Shell and Hide & Seek (the song Howard performed at Live Aid). Dream Into Action followed, featuring the hit singles Like To Get To Know You Well, Things Can Only Get Better, Look Mama, Life In One Day and the US number 1 No One Is To Blame. Howard will perform both albums in full at every show accompanied by Robbie Bronnimann on...