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Album review: PERFECT PLAN – All Rise
Frontiers Records [Release Date 20.04.18] The melodic rock world capital of Scandinavia is giving birth to an endless stream of bands- alongside now established names like H.E.A.T. and Eclipse, hardly a month goes by without a promising new band emerging … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All Rise, AOR, Kent Hilli, melodic rock, Perfect Plan
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Album review: VEGA – Only Human
Release Date 11.05.18 British melodic rock standard bearers Vega are not ones to let the grass grow under their feet, this being their fifth album since 2010. Its predecessor ‘Who We Are’ was their most consistently convincing yet and indeed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Nick Workman, Only Human, Vega
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Album review: NO HOT ASHES – s/t
Frontiers [Release date 23.03.18] They never made it back in the eighties, despite a big reputation in their native Northern Ireland, but No Hot Ashes have been festival favourites for the last few years and finally make it to an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Eamon Nancarrow, melodic rock, No Hot Ashes, review
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Album review: W.E.T.- Earthrage
Frontiers [Release date 23.03.18] In the extensive world of melodic rock collaborations, W.E.T. can be seen as the nearest to a supergroup, bringing together the talents of prolific vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, Eclipse’s main man Erik Martensson and Work of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, Jeff Scott Soto, Magnus Henriksen, melodic rock, review, Robert Sall, W.E.T.
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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – Half Moon, Putney, London, 18 April 2018
One of the most welcome developments of recent years has been the return of Pat McManus to the rock environment. The brothers in Mama’s Boys were one of the great bands that nearly made it big before drummer Tommy’s sad … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Celtic rock, gig, Mama's Boys, Marty McDermott, Pat McManus, Paul Faloon
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Album review: AMMUNITION- S/T
Release Date 26.01.18 Ammunition are something of a supergroup among the thriving Scandinavian melodic rock scene, with their members having pedigree with various bands, notably main songwriters Age Sten Nielsen, former singer with WigWam who were early standard bearers for … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Sten Nielsen, album, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, melodic rock, Wig Wam
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Gig review: DEF LEPPARD – Royal Albert Hall, London, 25 March 2018
For well over a decade now, the charity shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall, curated by Roger Daltrey, have been a landmark in the Spring gig calendar. As well as raising awareness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Def Leppard, gig, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, review, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Teenage Cancer Trust, Vivian Campbell
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Album review: RICK SPRINGFIELD- The Snake King
Release Date 26.01.18 You have to admire Rick Springfield’s determination to keep pushing himself explore new musical avenues. A year away from 70, and over 35 years since his commercial heyday, he has followed the country influenced ‘Rocket Science’, with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, melodic rock, Rick Springfield, The Snake King, Tim Pierce
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Gig review: SKID ROW/NIGHT RANGER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 12 March 2018
Co-headline tours make business sense, especially when the bands concerned have flown over from the USA: in Skid Row’s case this double header was part of an extensive UK tour, with Night Ranger’s briefer stop over focused around a headline … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 March 2018, Bad Touch, gig, glam rock, hard rock, London, melodic rock, Night Ranger, review, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Skid Row, Toseland
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Album review: FM – Atomic Generation
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s David Randall chatted to Steve Overland about FM and the new album for his weekly show, first broadcast 4 March 2018. This hour special includes tracks from ‘Atomic Generation’. There is a non-broadcast interview edit … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Atomic Generation, FM, melodic rock, review, Steve Overland
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Gig review: DAN REED AND DANNY VAUGHN – Borderline, London, 3 March 2018
Dan Reed and Danny Vaughn have hit on a winning formula with their ‘Snake Oil and Harmony’ shows, this being a third tour since 2015. The premise is simple – just these two talented singers perched on stools with their … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, Danny Vaughn, gig, melodic rock, review, singer songwriter, Snake Oil and Harmony, Tyketto
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Gig review: KEN HENSLEY – The Hospital Club, London, 26 February 2018
Prior to this showcase gig, Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra caught up with Ken Hensley to chat about his music and play tracks from the new album. The special feature was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 February 2018, acoustic, gig, Ken Hensley, London, Rare and Timeless, review, The Hospital Club, Uriah Heep
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Gig review: STONE BROKEN – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 24 February 2018
One of the healthiest factors in the current music scene is that, alongside long-established and recently reformed names, a whole new generation of classic rock bands are coming through and growing in popularity. Indeed one of the fastest-growing Facebook groups … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Flowers, blues rock, Chris Davis, gig, hard rock, Jared James Nichols, Kieron Conroy, review, Rich Moss, Robin Haycock, Stone Broken
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Gig review: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT, Wembley Arena, London, 15 December 2017
Arguably what we now think of as stadium or arena rock – big anthems designed for crowds to sing and sway along to and spectacular stage shows to match – can be dated back to 1977. After being overwhelmed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lambert, arena rock, Brian May, classic rock, gig, News of the World, pomp rock, Queen, review, Roger Taylor
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Gig review: JIMMY BARNES – Islington Academy, London, 13 December 2017
The unofficial title of the World’s Greatest Living Australian is up for grabs at the moment. Don Bradman departed a few years back to the great pavilion in the sky, where more recently Richie Benaud has delivered a laconic ‘morning … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 December, Aussie, Australian rock, blues rock, classic rock, Cold Chisel, Danny Spencer, gig, Islington Academy, Jimmy Barnes, London, review
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Gig review: GUN – Electric Ballroom, London, 9 December 2017
2017 has been arguably the biggest year for Gun in the near decade since the Scots reformed, with a critically acclaimed new album, ‘Favourite Pleasures’, radio airplay, prestigious festival slots such as Stone Free, and finally this winter tour. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 December 2017, Dante Gizzi, Electric Ballroom, Favourite Pleasures, gig, Gun, InMe, Jools Gizzi, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Tommy Gentry
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Gig review: ELECTRIC BOYS – Camden Underworld, London, 4 December 2017
When funk rock and metal was all the rage for a brief period at the turn of the nineties, the Electric Boys rode that zeitgeist very effectively with their debut album ‘Funk’ o’ Metal Carpet Ride’, allied to a striking … Continue reading
Gig review: LIONHEART/AIRRACE- Camden Underworld, London, 2 December 2017
Picture a brief point of time in the early to mid-eighties. With the New Wave of British Heavy Metal running out of steam, many of its more enlightened musicians turned their ears westwards to the more AOR sounds that then … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Payne, Airrace, AOR, Dennis Stratton, gig, Laurie Mansworth, Lee Small, Linda Foster-Kelsey, Lionheart, melodic rock, review, Rocky Newton, Steve Mann
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Gig review: BAD TOUCH/MOLLIE MARRIOTT- Islington Academy 2, London, 26 November 2017
The old saying that it takes years to become an overnight sensation was never truer in the case of Norfolk band Bad Touch. I’ve seen them play numerous support slots over the years but was unaware until singer Stevie Westwood … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Touch, blues rock, gig, Mollie Marriott, review, Stevie Westwood
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Gig review: BRIAN DOWNEY’S ALIVE AND DANGEROUS – Nells Jazz and Blues, West Kensington, 25 November 2017
If Philip Lynott was the creative force and public image of Thin Lizzy and their twin lead guitars their defining musical sound, Brian Downey was the rock on which the band was based. His understated but effective drumming style was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive and Dangerous, Brian Downey, classic rock, Federal Charm, gig, hard rock, Live and Dangerous, review, rock, Thin Lizzy
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Gig review: H.E.A.T. – Islington Academy, London, 21 November 2017
H.E.A.T.’s return to the stage, hot on the heels of their long delayed, controversial but in my view excellent ‘Into The Great Unknown’ album, was eagerly anticipated. However November is a notoriously crowded month in the gig calendar, which this … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2017, Black Diamonds, Crash, Dave Dalone, Degreed, Erik Gronwall, gig, H.E.A.T., Islington Academy, Jona Tee, London, melodic rock, review
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Gig review: LYNCH MOB – Islington Academy, London, 12 November 2017
A very rare appearance from former Dokken guitar maestro George Lynch – and the first with his band Lynch Mob in the capital since 1990 – should have been the hottest ticket in London town. It was therefore something of … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 November 2017, Dokken, George Lynch, gig, Islington Academy, Jody Turner, Lynch Mob, Oni Logan, review, Rock Goddess, The Wild Lies
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Gig review: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL- Nottingham Trent University Student Union, 20-22 October 2017
Though this was the third year of Rockingham Festival , the natural successor to the much loved Firefest in its autumnal Nottingham position, it really felt as if the Festival came of age. Having settled on a format that works … Continue reading
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Tagged Airrace, AOR, Bailey, Blanc Faces, Brother Firetribe, Cruzh, Dare, Dave Bickler, festival, Fortune, gig, Great White, Harem Scarem, John Parr, Kix, Loverboy, Maverick, melodic rock, Moritz, review, Rockingham, The Amorettes, Vega, Vince Neil
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH/Steve Hill – Islington Academy, London, 19 October 2017
A new chapter has begun in Wishbone Ash’s long and distinguished history, with master guitarist Andy Powell accompanied by a new partner in Yorkshireman Mark Abrahams, following Muddy Manninen’s departure after twelve years. They remain one of the hardest working … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Powell, Bob Skeat, classic rock, gig, Joe Crabtree, Mark Abrahams, Steve Hill, twin guitars, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 14 October 2017
You could argue that Wishbone Ash founder member Martin Turner has overstayed the classic album concept with regular live renditions of their 1972 classic ‘Argus’ over the past decade. Yet his band’s performance of the album at Ramblin Man Fair … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 14 October 2017, Argus, Danny Willson, gig, London, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Wishbone Ash
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