-A- Airbourne, Alarm, Allman Brothers

Either the ultimate AC/DC tribute band or another hard rocking Aussie four piece. Take your pick, but which ever you decide, both of Airbourne's albums Runnin Wild and No Guts, No Glory provide a very promising start for the band.

Hailing from possibly the least rocking home town of Rhyl in North Wales, Mike Peter's Alarm started as Punks and graduated to a fully fledged Rock band sharing the bill with Queen and U2 amongst others. I first saw them live at Wembley for Queen's 1986 tour. Debut Declaration (which seems to be a little tricky to get hold of) and the follow up Strength are both excellent. Must hear tracks - Knife Edge, Strength, Sixty Eight Guns and Blaze of Glory.

Mike is still touring and recording both as a solo artist, with the Alarm and the rather excellent Dead Men Walking - punk, rock, indie supergroup.

There are a host of bands that I will put my hands up and admit a mere passing knowledge about. The Allman Brothers is one such band, their classic Jessica (maybe better known these days as BBC's Top Gear theme tune can be found on Brothers And Sisters plus a number of compilation albums.