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A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation. We try and pick out a cross-section of albums that reflect the range of genres reviewed at the website. The star rating will be at least ****
It’s fifty years since her first tentative forays with (Mike) Paxman in the folk clubs, and fifty years on ‘Now Or Never’ is a marvellous addition to a musical journey of greatness. *****
Review by David Randall
SPOCK’S BEARD The Archaeoptimist
Exceptional, tremendous, fun, bonkers, take your pick but what is certain is that it’s Prog Rock for the masses and it will give anything else coming out in the next 12 months a real run for their money. Spock’s Beard are back, hallelujah! ****½
Review by Neil Pudney
ROSS HARDING The Blood & The Blues
The thing which sets Ross Harding apart from his contemporaries, is the primal and primitive feel of his songs, his voice and his playing. He really does sound like he is playing and singing to save his soul. *****
Review by Andy Sharrocks
Cytrus are described as a psychedelic funk band, so the listener might immediately think of Parliament or more specifically Funkadelic, purveyors of the genre since 1968.
This eight-piece band from Seattle are actually far more accessible and for those who like a fair helping of rock with their funk “Duality” will tick the box. *****
Review by David Randall
There’s not a moment here that isn’t just brimming over with celebratory melodic rock, ringing, zinging guitars and clattering, clanging rhythms (and joyous keyboard fills and frills). *****
Review by Brian McGowan
JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Relativity
This is a magnificent record that manages to remain true to the legacy of Barclay James Harvest yet retains a contemporary feel that sits comfortably among the best of modern-day Progressive Rock and rewards the listener’s perseverance handsomely. There is no doubt that Lees and his band mates … should be incredibly proud of what they have achieved here. ****
Review by Neil Pudney
Albums of the Month (July-September 2025)
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK
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UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). First broadcast on 9 December 2025
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Power Plays w/c 1 December 2025
We feature all the artists selected in this sequence in 2025.
Featured Albums w/c 1 December 2025
09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Singer Songwriter)
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