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Single reviews: SHADES OF GRAY, KOBURG, THUNDERSTICK
SHADES OF GRAY – I Get Up In a dark world, there are few things that unite us and raise our spirits more than music. Not many people understand this as fully as Myke Gray and the guitar guru/songwriter/producer offers … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Bastette, Derange, indie, Junk Food Death, Koburg, metal, Molly Karloff, Planet Rock Allstars, Powderhead, review, rock, Shades Of Gray, singles, Thunderstick
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Album review: HUMANIST – Humanist
Ignition Records [Release date 21.02.20] Humanist is an ambitious project orchestrated by guitarist and producer Rob Marshall, who has worked with the likes of Mark Lanegan (who guests on four songs on the album). He has assembled a starry cast … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, atmospheric, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Gavin Clarke, guitar rock, Humanist, Industrial, Mark Lanegan, review, Rob Marshall
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Album review: SERENITY – The Last Knight
Napalm Records [Release date 31.01.20] Austrian symphonic metal band Serenity are back and I seemed to have missed 2017′s ‘Lionheart’, having enjoyed the previous year’s ‘Codex Atlanticus’. That’s the trouble sometimes with so many bands around it is hard to … Continue reading
Gig review: COLLATERAL – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 10 January 2020
2020 promises to be a big year for Collateral, with their debut full-length album out in February to capitalise on the growing buzz around them. Indeed GRTR!’s writers voted the Kentish rockers the breakthrough act for 2020 in our end … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 January, Angelo Tristan, Collateral, gig, London, melodic rock, Raynes Park, The Cavern, Todd Winger
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Album review: GARY MOORE – Live From London
Mascot Records [Release date 31.01.20] Before he re-discovered his blues credential in 1990, Gary Moore’s career encapsulated hard rock, fusion, prog, jazz-rock and always somewhere at the core blues. 30 years ago he took a career changing decision to throw … Continue reading
Album Review: BAI KAMARA JR & THE VOODOO SNIFFERS – Salone
Moosicus/M.I.G. Music [Release date 24.01.20] It is said that an artist brings their own experiences to any work that they create and if that’s the case Bai Kamara’s biography would suggest a varied and interesting album. Son of the former … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bai Kamara Jr, blues, blues rock, debut, John Lee Hooker, review, the Voodoo Sniffers
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Album review: FASTWAY – Trick Or Treat
Rock Candy Records {Release date 29.11.19] The late, great “Fast” Eddie Clark died a year ago this month. Many consider Motorhead to be his single most important legacy. Fastway wasn’t far behind. The 80s produced some great horror movies. “Trick … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues
Tagged album, Dave King, Eddie Kramer, Fast Eddie Clarke, Fastway, hard rock, Motorhead, re-issue, review, rock, Rock Candy, soundtrack, Trick Or Treat
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Album review: KOBURG – Position Of Power
Bandcamp [Release date 01.01.20] It sounds like a fairy tale but, at the stroke of midnight, as the old year passed into the next decade, a new Queen was crowned. Now, America has Amy Lee, Holland has Floor Jansen, Sweden … Continue reading
Interview: JEFF GAUTIER
This is the audio version of Pete Feenstra’s interview with French drumming legend Jeff Gautier including music from his band Bars On Fire and other examples from a 40 year career. The English translation is below. (58:26) Interview: JEFF GAUTIER … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars, Radio interview
Tagged Alain Souchon, Allan Willems, Arnaud Maillard, Bars, blues, Bonnie Tyler, Brian Auger, Bus Stop, Calvin Russell, Carole Fredericks, Cathy Gautier, Claude Langlois, country, Cyrille De la Hammaide, En Passant, Fred Laborie, Fred Payonne, Free, Gonzales, Ian Paice, interview, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jeff Gautier, Jeremy Lacoste Laurent Voulzy, JMM Blues, JOE COCKER, Johnny Hallyday, Josie Hack, Ken Barrett, Lance Dixon, Le Bistrot Gourmand, Michael Jones, Paris Palace Hotel, Pascal Evrard, Patrice Quentin, Patrick Hernandez, Paul Maradian, Paul Mouradian, Paul Personne, Perigord, pop, rock, Rolando Giordani, Rory Gallagher, soul, Soulification, Stefan Eichler, Texas Line, The Bluebirds, Weekend Millionaire
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Album review: MOTLEY CRUE – Dr Feelgood
(30th Anniversary Edition) Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music [Release date 29.11.19] “Dr. Feelgood” was originally released in 1989, the fifth studio album from Motley Crue, it is also their bestselling to date having sold over six million copies (and who knows … Continue reading
Album review: CAMEL – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (CD/DVD/Bluray)
www.camelproductions.com [Release date 18.11.19] DVD/Bluray It seems ages since Camel played a special gig at the Royal Albert Hall as the climax of their ‘Moonmadness’ outing in September 2018. It marked a return to the hallowed portals after a gap … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew Latimer, Bluray, Camel, CD, Colin Bass, Denis Clement, DVD, Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Peter Jones, prog, Progressive Rock
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Album review: SANANDA MAITREYA – Fallen Angel Tour 2019 Live From The Ruins
TreeHouse Publishing [Release date 13.12.19] In 2001 the singer known as Terence Trent D’Arby legally changed his name to Sananda Maitreya, telling The New Yorker at the time that he had meditated for “a new spirit, a … Continue reading
News: FM, SKAGARACK, AIRRACE, NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA (January 2020)
Compiled by Jason Ritchie Got news? We want to hear it! Contact us now FM (pictured) have completed work on their new album and it will be released on Frontiers in April. THE DOGS D’AMOUR are planning to release a … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions, RIP
Tagged Airrace, album, AOR, classic rock, FM, gigs, January 2020, melodic rock, metal, Neil Innes, New releases, NEWMAN, news, Night Flight Orchestra, RIP, Skagarack, the Brothers
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Rising Stars: INDYA
Paul Monkouse interviews Natalie “Indya” West of rising stars INDYA… ‘’He hit me so hard I actually blacked out and when I came around, I could actually see stars’’. Natalie ‘Indya’ West is used to hard knocks but this one … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged Goth Rock, Indya, interview, Jimi Hendrix, modern rock, Natalie West, progressive, rock
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Album review: GARY FLETCHER – River Keeps Flowing
Pete Feenstra chatted with Gary Fletcher for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 22 March 2020. Repertoire records [Release date 13.12.19] Gary Fletcher’s ‘River Keeps Flowing’ is all about mood, feel and a musical aesthetic that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Glen, album review, Americana, Bill Gautier, blues, Gary Fletcher, Graham Nash, interview, Mark Knopfler, Nick Ritchie, Paul Jones, Paul Simon, River Keeps Flowing, singer, songwriter, soul, The Blues Band, Tom Leary
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Album review: KEEL – Keel & The Final Frontier
Rock Candy Records [Release date 29.11.19] ‘The Final Frontier’ – Discovered, mentored and produced by Gene (Kiss) Simmons, Ron Keel’s hard rock band were of and for their times. On “The Final Frontier” the band’s 3rd album (1985), they make … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's metal, album, classic rock, Gene Simmons, hair metal, Keel, Marc Ferrari, melodic metal, review, Rock Candy, Ron Keel, The Final Frontier
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Gig review: SKERRYVORE/MANRAN – Albert Hall, Stirling, 29 December 2019
The Scottish folk rock scene has been topped for the last 40 odd years by Runrig who had a huge following across the country and beyond. There have been a number of other bands however who have been on a rapid … Continue reading
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Tagged Alec Dalglish, Craig Espie, Ewan Henderson, folk music, Gary Innes, gig, Kim Carnie, live, Manran, review, rock, Runrig, Scottish, Skerryvore
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Quick plays: DELLA MAE, FRIGG
DELLA MAE – Headlight Rounder Records [Release date 17.01.20] Della Mae are a Grammy nominated, Nashville based three piece consisting of lead vocalist/guitarist Celia Woodsmith, fiddle player Kimber Ludiker and mandolinist Jenni Lyn Gardner. ‘Headlight’ is the trio’s fourth album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, bluegrass, country, Della Mae, folk, Frigg, Headlight, instrumental, review
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News: 2019: A Year in Rock as seen and heard by the Get Ready to ROCK! reviewers and photographers
Get Ready to ROCK! has published its annual photographic review of the year. The website’s gig reviews feature a wide range of activity from heaving stadia to less populated village halls. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “As with our end … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, NEWS, The Best of 2019
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Album review: BLACKBIRD & CROW – Ailm
M.I.G. Music [Release date 24.01.20] Blackbird & Crow are the duo of Maighread Ní Ghrásta and Stephen Doohan, who released their debut album ‘Shock Shatter Convince’ in 2017. Maighread wrote the majority of the lyrics which cover themes of abuse, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ailm, album, Blackbird & Crow, blues, blues rock, Celtic blues, folk, Maighread Ní Ghrásta, punk, review, rock, Stephen Doohan
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Album review: JEFF LYNNE’S ELO – From Out Of Nowhere
Big Trilby/Colombia Records [Release date 01.11.19] Since relaunching ELO back in 2014 Jeff Lynne’s ELO have completed sell out world tours, been inducted to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and 2015’s comeback ‘Alone In The Universe’. Despite the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, ELO, From Out Of Nowhere, Jeff Lynne, melodic, pop, pop rock, review, Richard Tandy, rock 'n' roll
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Album review: EDGE OF FOREVER – Native Soul
Frontiers [Release date 06.12.19] Edge Of Forever are back with their first album in nine years. They still feature founding member, producer, singer and keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (who has been very busy in the interim as Frontiers ‘go to’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Edge Of Forever, Frontiers, hard rock, Journey, melodic rock, Native Soul, review
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Album review: MOB RULES – Beast Over Europe
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 13.09.19] Germany has long been a hotbed for rock and metal, with the Scorpions, Accept, Doro and Bonfire leading the way and the huge Waken Open Air festival bringing Teutonic thunder to the world. Celebrating their 25th … Continue reading
Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Live In Rome 2013
Edel/Ear Music [Release date 06.12.19] This series continues and each release never fails to surprise and satisfy. Done in Official Bootleg style, you get a full an unadulterated concert that’s as well recorded as it is performed. A series to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, live, Live In Rome 2013, review, rock, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Album review: STORM FORCE – Age Of Fear
Escape Music [Release date 25.01.20] Storm Force hail from Canada and although a new band they have a familiar name in their ranks, Brighton Rock founder and guitarist Greg Fraser. Joining him are vocalist Patrick Gagliardi, drummer Brian Hamilton and … Continue reading
