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Mick Burgess

Mick is a reviewer and photographer here at Metal Express Radio, based in the North-East of England. He first fell in love with music after hearing Jeff Wayne's spectacular The War of the Worlds in the cold winter of 1978. Then in the summer of '79 he discovered a copy of Kiss Alive II amongst his sister’s record collection, which literally blew him away! He then quickly found Van Halen I and Rainbow's Down To Earth, and he was well on the way to being rescued from Top 40 radio hell! Over the ensuing years, he's enjoyed the Classic Rock music of Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, and Deep Purple; the AOR of Journey and Foreigner; the Pomp of Styx and Kansas; the Progressive Metal of Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, and Symphony X; the Goth Metal of Nightwish, Within Temptation, and Epica, and a whole host of other great bands that are too numerous to mention. When he's not listening to music, he watches Sunderland lose more football (soccer) matches than they win, and occasionally, if he has to, he goes to work as a property lawyer.
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ROSS VALORY – The VU, The Sy Klopps Blues Band etc. [Reissues]

May 17, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

To most people, Ross Valory has for the best part of 30 years been the bass player for the Melodic Rock giants, Journey. A man who has played on some of the finest albums and …READ MORE

Interview with Ross Valory (Journey)

May 3, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Mick Burgess caught up with a busy Ross Valory from Journey to chat about his side projects and forthcoming activity in the Journey camp. Most people think of Ross Valory purely as the bass player …READ MORE

ANDRE ANDERSEN, PAUL LAINE AND DAVID READMAN – III

April 23, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Andre Andersen, leader and keyboard player with Danish pomp giants Royal Hunt, has over the years created some of the finest music that the genre has produced, with both Moving Target and Paradox being watershed …READ MORE

Album Reviews

WETTON DOWNES – Icon: Acoustic Tv Broadcast

April 21, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

John Wetton and Geoff Downes have between them rather impressive musical credentials listing Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, and Yes amongst their achievements. Perhaps they are together better known as being half of the early …READ MORE

VENTURIA – The New Kingdom

April 21, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

One of the great things about listening to brand-spanking-new music is that every now and then something arrives through the door that you have never heard of before … there are no pre-conceptions of what …READ MORE

Interview with Geoff Downes (Asia)

April 18, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Metal Express Radio recently caught up with Geoff Downes from Asia for what turned out to be one of his last interviews before the big Asia reunion announcement. How did your recent UK tour go? …READ MORE

DIO – Holy Diver Live

April 17, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Ronnie James Dio is justifiably considered to be one of the finest singers in the business, and has been involved in two of Hard Rock’s most influential and best-loved bands: Rainbow and Black Sabbath, and …READ MORE

Interview with DAVID COVERDALE (WHITESNAKE)

April 13, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Metal Express Radio caught up with Whitesnake legend David Coverdale during the recording of new material for the forthcoming Whitesnake live album. Where are you calling from? I’m calling from Lake Tahoe, from the mountains …READ MORE

Interview with Roger Glover (Deep Purple)

March 31, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Mick Burgess from Metal Express Radio caught up with Roger Glover from Deep Purple during their European tour in support of Raptures From The Deep …READ MORE

JIM PETERIK – Above The Storm

March 24, 2006 Mick Burgess 0

Jim Peterik has a long and distinguished track record at the forefront of Melodic Rock as both a performer and a songwriter. Beginning his career with cult favorites Ides of March, it was with his …READ MORE