The Puddle are great, but shambolic production and arrangements hinder the terrific talent within
Author: Gary Steel
Opposite Sex – Opposite Sex (Fishrider) CD REVIEW
The Opposite Sex debut doesn’t quite live up to the hype
Kids Of 88 – Modern Love (Universal) CD REVIEW
Kids Of 88 sound better than they are, according to Gary Steel
Rival State – Apollo Me (Shock) CD REVIEW
At last, a hard rock record that sounds good. And it’s made in New Plymouth.
Ariana Tikao – From Dust To Light (Independent) CD REVIEW
Ariana Tikao’s third album may help Christchurch in its time of turmoil, but Gary Steel finds it wanting
Gary Clark Jr – Blak And Blu (Warners) CD REVIEW (Warners) CD REVIEW
Never mind the second coming. Gary Clark Jr fluffs his first, reckons Gary Steel
Easy Star – Thrillah (Easy Star Records) CD REVIEW
Mike Batten reviews Easy Star’s Thrillah
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (EMI) DVD REVIEW
How does the frame-by-frame restoration of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine scrub up? Gary Steel has an opinion.