Album Review: Andy Black – The Shadow Side
If anyone assumed that Andy Black was going to lose some of his edge by doing a solo album, he is here to prove them wrong from the very first note of The Shadow Side.
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If anyone assumed that Andy Black was going to lose some of his edge by doing a solo album, he is here to prove them wrong from the very first note of The Shadow Side.
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