Tag Archives: Ian Anderson

Album review: JETHRO TULL & IAN ANDERSON

Posted on March 15, 2020 by jason

JETHRO TULL – Living With The Past (CD&DVD Collector’s Edition Gatefold Digipac) EarMUSIC/Edel [Release date 20.03.20] Germany’s Edel/Ear Music continue their ambitious “Classics Range” with a double Jethro Tull whammy. These two boxsets add up to several hours of high … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE – A Concert For Jack Bruce (CD/DVD)

Posted on October 28, 2019 by petefeenstra

Mig Music [Release date 25.10.19] I reviewed the film launch of ‘Sunshine Of Your Love: A Concert For Jack Bruce’ in May of last year. And 18 months later it’s been released as a double CD/DVD set with a colourful … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEELEYE SPAN – EST’D 1969

Posted on May 25, 2019 by jason

Park Records [Release date 21.06.19] Unlike many long established bands who only add a few songs off any new album into their set lists, Steelye Span have added nearly all of ‘EST’D 1969’ into their current set list. Take a … Continue reading →

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Book review: On track…JETHRO TULL, THE BEATLES

Posted on April 24, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.04.19] The On Track… series continues with some momentum, nearly 20 titles currently scheduled, spearheaded by prog aficionado Stephen Lambe. The idea is to discuss in some detail individual songs but that invariably means talking about … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILLIAM SHATNER – Shatner Claus – The Christmas Album

Posted on October 21, 2018 by jason

‘ Cleopatra Records [Release date 26.10.18] Yes it’s that time of year again, when the Christmas album start appearing. But rather than the usual churning out of the same tracks, some other piss poor excuse for a compilation no different … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrates 10 years (September 2018)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

A month long promotion highlights the station’s 10 year interview archive As part of the station’s 10th anniversary celebrations, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio will be replaying a selection of interviews gathered since 2008. Most tie in with the artists’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – British Blues Explosion Live

Posted on May 24, 2018 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 18.05.18] ‘British Blues Explosion Live’ is the latest conceptual vehicle for the prodigiously talented Joe Bonamassa and his constant search for a meaningful context with which to keep the blues alive. Playing to a seated outdoor crowd … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JACK BRUCE: SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE – Tribute Concert Screening – The Curzon, London, 14 May 2018

Posted on May 17, 2018 by petefeenstra

Introduced by Scottish DJ Edith Bowman who later anchors a Q&A session, the Kyla Simone Bruce directed ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ is an aptly titled film. It represents the triumph of the collective spirit over potential adversity, as the musicians … Continue reading →

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News: JETHRO TULL UK tour in April 2018 plus radio interview (September 2017)

Posted on September 2, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

IAN ANDERSON (JETHRO TULL) - The Lowry, Salford, 14 September 2015

In this exclusive edit, Ian Anderson tells Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra about the tour plans for 2018. (6:10) The full version of this interview can be found here Ian Anderson celebrates 50 years since Jethro Tull graced the … Continue reading →

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Album review: JETHRO TULL – The String Quartets (Ian Anderson)

Posted on March 20, 2017 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ian Anderson for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and played tracks from the new album. First broadcast 12 March 2017. BMG Rights Management [Release date 24.03.17] ‘Jethro Tull: The String Quartets’ is … Continue reading →

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News: Jethro Tull’s IAN ANDERSON – new album and radio interview (March 2017)

Posted on March 10, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ian Anderson and featured tracks from the new album, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 12 March 2017. Album review Nearly 50 years after the debut album from Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is set … Continue reading →

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News: Man Doki Soulmates (incl. Ian Anderson, Chris Thompson, Randy Brecker) play London gig, 3 March 2017

Posted on February 17, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Where can you see the combined talents of some of the most renowned legends from the world of classic rock, prog and fusion? On Friday 3 March the musical collective of the Man Doki Soulmates play a very exclusive one-off … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK – Butlins, Minehead, 27-30 January 2017

Posted on January 31, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Steve Hackett - Giants of Rock, Minehead, January 2017

David Randall sets the scene… Giants of Rock. Geriatrics of Rock? It’s where we’ve ended up. The bracing sea air, the faded resort town, the surfeit of hand-wash. These events as much remind us of our own mortality as that … Continue reading →

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News: First big UK rock festivals of 2017 – GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES and GIANTS OF ROCK (January 2017)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

STEVE HARLEY - Giants Of Rock, Minehead, Somerset, 29-31 January 2016

In his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 8 January, David Randall previewed the Butlins Big Weekends: The Great British Rock & Blues Festival and Giants Of Rock Two major rock events get 2017 underway in … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – The Classic Rock Years (6 Disc Box Set)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In June 2014 David Randall chatted to Bernie Shaw for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and in this exclusive edit Bernie chats about setlists and his own early involvement with the band. (6:21) The Store For Music [Release date 24.06.16] … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HRH PROG – Pwllheli, Wales, 17-19 March 2016

Posted on April 9, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Arthur Brown - HRH Prog - Pwllheli, Wales, 17-20 March 2016

I remember the first time I attended the HRH Prog festival which was held at the ice cold Magna Centre in Rotherham; boy was it cold, even the artists had coats on whilst they performed! But it looks like we … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

Posted on December 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date 30.10.15] 2016 marks the return of Ritchie to the rock arenas and so this 2 hour plus documentary is timely. He’s known as one of rock’s more reticent subjects when it comes to interviews, so … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON (JETHRO TULL) – The Lowry, Salford, 14 September 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

It’s Jethro Tull, but not as we have known them. ‘The Rock Opera’ continued the format of previous outings with a large screen and a theme. A few things have grated in recent years, not least the use of Ryan … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FESTIVAL Day 2 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 26 July 2015

Posted on August 9, 2015 by david.wilson

Photo by Paul Rodgers With a weather forecast that had Noah on standby, hammer in hand, our intrepid trio of Andy Nathan, Yiannis Stefanis and Paul Rodgers returned to Mote Park for day two of the Ramblin’ Man Festival and … Continue reading →

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Album review: DENNIS GREAVES & MARK FELTHAM – Duo

Posted on April 15, 2015 by petefeenstra

Zed [Release date 05.04.15] There’s no denying the veracity underlying Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham’s stripped down ‘Duo’ album. It’s crafted with a genuine feel for the music, care for the arrangements and it’s sparked by some inspired interplay and … Continue reading →