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Tag Archives: classic rock
Album review: QUARTZ – Quartz/Live Count Dracula
Dissonance Productions Originally called Bandylegs, Quartz formed in 1974 and would later become associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Some absolutely first class metal that the label have been reissuing of late. In fact the band’s third … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sabbath, classic rock, Disonance, Geoff Nicholls, Live Count Dracula, metla, NWOBHM, Quartz, re-issue, review, Tony Iommi
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Album review: WHITESNAKE – Slide It In
35th Anniversary Edition Parlophone/Rhino [Release date 08.03.19] Back when Whitesnake were a British classic rock band, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale fronted a solid blues rock band of class musicians. Formed in the late 70s, the mid 80s saw … Continue reading
Album review: VERITY WHITE – Reclaim; Set Fire
[Release date 08.03.19] There’s a slew of young British female rock artists emerging at present, all looking to get a foothold on that slippery ladder of fame, with this month seeing sophomore releases from two south-west based singers – Elles … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Pendragon, Reclaim; Set Fire, review, rock, Verity White
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Album review: KEVIN ARMSTRONG – Run
Wishing Tree Records [Release date 22.03.19] Kevin Armstrong was a something of a ‘go to’ guitarist in the 1980′s working with Bowie, Iggy Pop, Morrissey, Prefab Sprout, Thomas Dolby and many more. A name that will have gone under most … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Kevin Armstrong, review, rock, Run
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Quick plays: MATT MITCHELL & THE COLD HEARTS, A NEW REVENGE, RAIN OR SHINE
MATT MITCHELL & THE COLD HEARTS Independent [Release date 19.04.19] Matt Mitchell has fronted AOR band Pride, the more metal flavoured Furyon and then Colour Of Noise, who featured former Little Angels guitarist Bruce John Dickinson. Despite a strong album … Continue reading
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Tagged A New Revenge, album, Alice Cooper, classic rock, country, Enemies And Lovers, Furyon, hair metal, Hanging On, hard rock, Judas Priest, Matt Mitchell, modern rock, Perris Records, Pretty Archie, Pride, Quick Plays, Rain Or Shine, review, rock, Tim 'Ripper' Owens
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Album review: TORA TORA – Bastards of Beale
Frontiers [Release date 22.02.19] Since the release of their debut album back in 1989, Memphis’ Tora Tora have been (albeit with a 14 year hiatus thanks to the shifting musical landscape) bringing us some great blues based rock n roll … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bastards of Beale, blues rock, classic rock, Frontiers, review, rock, Tora Tora
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Album review: JOURNEY – Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers
Eagle Vision/Universal [Release date 29.03.19] In 2017 Journey played the Budokan arena in Japan for a special show where they played two of their classic albums – 1981′s ‘Escape’ and 1983′s ‘Frontiers’ – in their entirety and recorded the show, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Arnel Pineda, classic album, classic rock, DVD, Escape, Frontiers, Journey, melodic rock, Neal Schon, review
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Interview: VINCE CONTARINO (Led Zeppelin Masters)
Marking fifty years since the release of Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album – and its follow-up, ‘Led Zeppelin II’ – Australia’s Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters will return to the UK for ten-dates in April 2019 as part of their … Continue reading
Book review: BLUE OYSTER CULT – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Jacob Holm-Lupo
Sonicbound Publishing [Published 22.02.19] These Every Album, Every Song books are coming thick and fast with this one on Blue Oyster Cult coming after ones on Queen, ELP and Deep Purple. Norway’s number one Blue Oyster fan Jacob Holm-Lupo penned … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Bouchard, albums, Blue Oyster Cult, book, Buck Dharma, classic rock, Eric Bloom, Jacob Holm-Lupo, review, rock, sci fi
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Gig review: FM/DARE – Sub 89, Reading, 1 March 2019
FM and Dare were back in the UK for a couple more co-headliner shows following an eventful trip to Spain where FM had their equipment and merchandise stolen and in the FM set vocalist Steve Overland made it clear how … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, classic rock, Dare, Darren Wharton, FM, gig, Indiscreet, melodic, melodic rock, Pete Jupp, reading, review, Steve Overland, Sub 89
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Album review: SPINOUT UK – My Kind Of People
Self release [Release date 18.01.19] From Len Surtees subtly thumbed bass notes on opening ‘Field Of Fire’, to Gary Roberts evocative vocals throughout an album framed by a lush production with a big wall of sound, Spinout UK make an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, classic rock, My Kind Of People, review, rock, Spinout Uk
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Album review: AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS – The Man With Stars On His Knees
Pete Feenstra chatted to Aaron Buchanan for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in February 2019. This hour special discusses his music with tracks from the album ‘The Man With Stars On His Knees’ (Special Edition) Listenable Records [Release date 22.02.19] … Continue reading
Gig review: BLUE OYSTER CULT – Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, 22 February 2019
After a lull of a decade or so, Blue Oyster Cult have resumed their love affair with the UK in a big way in the past four years. Show stealing supporting appearances at Ramblin’ Man and Stone Free were sandwiched … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Oyster Cult, Buck Dharma, classic rock, Eric Bloom, gig, hard rock, review, Richie Castellano, Temperance Movement
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Gig review: STEELY DAN/Steve Winwood – Manchester Arena, 21 February 2019
Could it be that for the past six years, Steve Winwood has been resting on laurels? When we last reviewed him – in June 2013 – he was playing pretty much the same set. With no new album since 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 February 2019, classic rock, Donald Fagen, funk, gig, Jazz rock, Manchester Arena, review, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood
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Album review: QUIET RIOT – One Night In Milan
Frontiers [Release date 25.01.19] Veteran rock band Quiet Riot are the latest live offering from the Frontiers “One Night In Milan” series. Recorded at the 2018 edition of the annual festival in Milan, hence the title, highlighting the labels roster … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Frankie Banali, hard rock, Kevin DuBrow, live, One Night In Milan, Quiet Riot, review, rock, Slade
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Gig review: KING KING/Sari Schorr – Manchester Academy, 15 February 2019
Is it really 10 years? King King’s progress over the last decade has been fully chronicled by Get Ready to ROCK! from their tentative blues rock debut album in 2011 to the more mainstream rocking ‘Exile & Grace’. And, in … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 February 2019, Alan Nimmo, Ash Wilson, blues rock, classic rock, gig, King King, Manchester Academy, melodic rock, review, Sari Schorr, Wayne Proctor
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Gig review: KING KING – Koko, London, 7 February 2019
King King’s steady rise to prominence over the past decade has now taken on a new chapter with the band signed to a stateside management agency. However there are always casualties in the process of change and in this case, … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 February 2019, Alan Nimmo, Ash Wilson, blues rock, classic rock, gig, Jonny Dyke, King King, Koko, Lindsay Coulson, London, review, Sari Schorr
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Album review: CURVED AIR – The Second British Rock Meeting 1972
Curved Air [Release date: 05.10.18] Dawn breaks grey on the last day of the 1972 Second British Rock Meeting at Germersheim, Germany. The festival has included sets from Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, The Strawbs, Savoy Brown, Lindisfarne and many other … Continue reading
Book review: ON TRACK…ELP, DEEP PURPLE & RAINBOW
On Track … Emerson Lake & Palmer by Mike Goode [Publication date 18.12.18] Sonic Bond Publishing Two books in a series, that are subtitled “Every Album, Every Song”. These track by track intros to bands are not a new idea, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackmore, books, Carl Palmer, classic rock, Deep Purple, ELP, Gillan, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, Mike Goode, On Track, prog rock, Rainbow, review, rock, Sonic Bond Publishing, Steve Pilkington
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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK – Butlins, Minehead, 25-27 January 2019
Three more days of rock, roll and roast pork and “last man standing” is becoming an ever more recurring theme. “Last man” might mean, literally, the last remaining member of a particular touring band or maybe a sole representative plying … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Rooster, blues rock, Butlins, Carl Palmer, Cats In Space, Chris Slade, classic rock, Dare, Elliot Randall, festival, FM, Focus, Giants Of Rock, gig, H.E.A.T., January 2019, Martin Barre, melodic rock, Minehead, review, Skid Row, Sweet, Udo Dirkschneider, Vega, Zal Cleminson
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News: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Cheap Trick added to Saturday line-up (19-21 July 2019)
In this festival preview, tracks from Foreigner, Austin Gold and Elles Bailey. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 21 April 2019 (13:03) Ramblin’ Man Fair have announced their Saturday main stage headliners at this year’s event (19-21 July … Continue reading
Album review: ELECTRIC MARY – Mother
Pete Feenstra chatted to Electric Mary founder/frontman Rusty Brown for his feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the album ‘Mother’. First broadcast 3 February 2019. Listenable Records [Release date 15.02.19] Aussie rockers Electric Mary formed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, classic rock, Electric Mary, Free, hard rock, interview, Mother, New Wave of Classic Rock, review, rock
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Album review: MAGNUM – Live At The Symphony Hall
SPV [Release date 18.01.19] Magnum started 2018 in shaky form when we saw them at Giants Of Rock. With great expectations that we’d hear a smidgeon of the new album, they appeared for a few songs and disappeared due to … Continue reading
Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES – Story Tellers Part Two
White Knight Records [Release date 26.10.18] We were absolutely blown away this year by Pete Jones’ performances as part of Camel on their Moonmadness tour. His keyboards and vocals were perfect, but it was his sax playing on ‘Another Night’ … Continue reading
Album review: THE MOODY BLUES – In Search Of The Lost Chord (50th Anniversary edition)
Universal [Release date 02.11.18] I’ll be honest, I was never a big Moodies fan. And this 3 CD/2DVD wallet busting re-visitation is clearly aimed at their most ardent followers i.e. those only too ready to meet the hefty £41.99 price … Continue reading
