Tag Archives: classic rock

News: RAVEN, THE FIERCE & THE DEAD, CRAZY LIXX (April 2023)

Posted on March 30, 2023 by jason
Aerosmith - DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 11 June 2017

Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder release his second solo album, ’II, on June 9 via InsideOut Music. A 40th-anniversary super deluxe edition of Black Sabbath’s ‘Live Evil’ is released on June 2 through BMG. Bonfire have re-recorded their ‘Point Blank’, ‘Fireworks’ and … Continue reading →

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News: JOE BONAMASSA enters The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness in April 2023

Posted on March 27, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

The latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” is blues/rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. A major retrospective feature charting Bonamassa’s rise and rise in the millennium will be published on 1 April by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and … Continue reading →

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Album review: STONETRIP – Run Free

Posted on March 12, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
STONETRIP - Run Free

Golden Robot Records [Release date 10.03.23] If you’ve ever listened to our weekly new release show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ‘New to GRTR!’ you’ll know that we feature a fair number of releases from Golden Robot Records.  Established … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUFFYUNZ – Ruffyunz II

Posted on March 9, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
RUFFYUNZ - Ruffyunz II

Hyperspace Records [Release date 23.09.22] The second album from a veritable “superband” conglomerate featuring Bobby Rondinelli  (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, drums) and Randy Pratt (Cactus, The Lizards, bass) with Ed Terry on vocals and JZ Barrell (guitars)  They are joined by … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ELEANOR McEVOY – Alexanders, Chester, 2 March 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
ELEANOR McEVOY - Alexanders, Chester, 2 March 2023

Halfway through her UK tour, and a day after our major feature was published, Alexanders in Chester could well be the Grotto to Eleanor McEvoy’s Greatness.  A favourite venue certainly since the early millennium.  Catching up for a chat pre-gig … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – ELEANOR McEVOY (March 2023)

Posted on March 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

As  Irish and iconic as Guinness and also dark and lively in equal measures… Singer songwriter Eleanor McEvoy first came to wider attention in 1992 when she was part of “A Woman’s Heart” compilation with Mary Black and other female … Continue reading →

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News: WHITESNAKE, POWER QUEST, DEMON (March 2023)

Posted on February 27, 2023 by jason

Bryan Adams has finished work on his latest album which is due for release later this year or early 2024. The Alarm release their latest album ‘Forwards’ on June 2. The title track and ‘Next’ have been released ahead of … Continue reading →

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Album review: UFO – No Heavy Petting (Remaster)

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Davoski
Album review: UFO – No Heavy Petting (Remaster)

Chrysalis Records [Release date 20.01.23] Re-issues and re-masters are two-a-penny and often there’s marginal benefit in penning a review, much less making an actual purchase. This album was previously remastered in 2007. I have, though, been impressed with the series … Continue reading →

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Album review: CERI JUSTICE – Walk In Shadow

Posted on February 4, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
CERI JUSTICE - Walk In Shadow

www.cerijustice.rocks [Release date 15.04.22] Here at GRTR! it doesn’t really matter that we are reviewing an album nearly 12 months old.  If it comes to our attention belatedly and is meritorious, we do it.  It was Pete Feenstra playing a … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – CHANTEL McGREGOR (February 2023)

Posted on February 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Chantel’s down to earth Yorkshire lass delivery has endeared her to fans as much as her musicianship… Photo: David Randall Yorkshire singer/songwriter/guitarist Chantel McGregor first came to our attention in May 2010 when Pete Feenstra reviewed her debut London gig … Continue reading →

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News: GLEN MATLOCK, SAXON, GRAND DESIGN (February 2023)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by jason
GRAHAM BONNET BAND - The Tivoli, Buckley, 24 August 2018

Angel release their new album ‘Once Upon A Time’, via Cleopatra Records on April 21. Babylon A.D. release ‘Live Lightning’ via Perris Records on March 17. Elles Bailey releases an expanded version of her ‘Shining in The Half Light’ album on 17 March. The expanded version includes … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DIRTY HONEY – The Garage, London, 24 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by andynathan
DIRTY HONEY- The Garage, London, 24 January 2023

Many American bands are choosing to skip Europe and the UK with the rising cost of touring. And the cost of living crisis and the sheer volume of gigs as the industry tries to make up for the time lost … Continue reading →

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News: CHANTEL McGREGOR enters “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” (February 2023)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
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Rock website Get Ready to ROCK! has announced the second artist to be inducted in its “GRTR! Grotto of Greatness”. The website’s version of the “Hall of Fame” is part of its 20th anniversary celebrations in 2023.  A different artist/band … Continue reading →

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Album review; URIAH HEEP – Chaos and Colour

Posted on January 27, 2023 by andynathan
URIAH HEEP- Chaos and Colour

Silver Lining Music [Release Date 27.01.23] Uriah Heep spent last year belatedly celebrating their 50th anniversary with some special live shows that showed their distinguished legacy to its finest. But they have also had a contemporary new lease of life. … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE NEVERLAND EXPRESS + CALEB JOHNSON – Paradise Found: Bat Out Of Hell Reignited

Posted on January 27, 2023 by jason
The Neverland Express and Caleb Johnson

Deko Entertainment [Release date 27.01.23] A reworking of the classic Meat Loaf album ‘Bat Out Of Hell’, based on the live version Meat Loaf’s band the Neverland Express performed with the much missed frontman. Band leader and former Anthrax guitarist … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Nobody’s Fool

Posted on January 12, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR - Nobody's Fool

Keeping The Blues Alive (KTBA Records) [Release date 28.10.22] Joanne Shaw Taylor has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, establishing herself as one of the most formidable blues/rock performers.  We’ve followed her rise and rise in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Waiting For The Daylight

Posted on January 11, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
ERJA LYYTINEN - Waiting For The Daylight

Tuohi Records [Release date 07.10.22] Recent Erja Lyytinen albums have seen the Finnish guitarist mixing up the genres and moving away from the more defined blues/blues rock that characterised earlier offerings. Whether this is a natural development or a realisation … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 – The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – THE DARKNESS (January 2023)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

The band that put the fun back into rock… Photo: Darren Griffiths Launching our anniversary series in January 2023, a band whose rise we followed from 2003 when they released their debut album ‘Permission To Land’.  A year later the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DEAD DAISIES – 02 Forum, London, 6 December 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by andynathan
THE DEAD DAISIES- 02 Forum, London, 6 December 2022

The constantly revolving lineups of travelling supergroup The Dead Daisies, the plaything of rhythm guitarist and businessman David Lowy, seem to have reached some belated stability, fronted by the equally mercurial Glenn Hughes. They were back in London to promote … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Sweet Freedom, Return To Fantasy (vinyl reissues)

Posted on December 23, 2022 by jason
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BMG [Release date  20.01.23] BMG continue their marvellous reissue campaign, and these heavyweight discs not only feel and look as good as they sound, but fit in perfectly with the current trend for some quality vinyl. Prog legends Uriah Heep … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! announces first band in the Grotto of Greatness (December 2022)

Posted on December 18, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Rock website Get Ready to ROCK! has announced the first band to be inducted in its “GRTR! Grotto of Greatness”. The website’s version of the “Hall of Fame” is part of its 20th anniversary celebrations in 2023.  A different artist/band … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (October – December 2022)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
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DYNAZTY Final Advent (AFM Records) What it does is incrementally fine tune the sound that’s now established as their MO. Their epic, keyboard driven symphonic/melodic metal just bursts with energy and invention, pushing them streets ahead of every other band … Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2022 – Get Ready to ROCK! reviewers choose their Top Albums of the Year

Posted on December 4, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
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Marillion made several lists for their album releases and UK tour in 2022 Finally, in 2022, there was something like a return to normality for live music, although more latterly the economic crisis impacted on punters’ disposable income and therefore … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PETER FRAMPTON – Royal Albert Hall, London, 8 November 2022

Posted on November 15, 2022 by andynathan
PETER FRAMPTON- Royal Albert Hall, London, 8 November 2022

In 2019 Peter Frampton broke the sad news that he had a progressive muscle weakening disorder and embarked on a farewell tour, which I was lucky enough to catch that summer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Dates for his … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KINGDOM OF MADNESS- 100 Club, London, 28 October 2022

Posted on November 10, 2022 by andynathan
KINGDOM OF MADNESS- 100 Club, London, 28 October 2022

When Mark Stanway abruptly quit Magnum midway through a tour late in 2016, a significant trinity was broken up, as he had been the longest serving band member after Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin, his keys playing a big part … Continue reading →

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