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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – A New Day Now (20th Anniversary Edition)

Provogue [Release date 07.08.20] While it’s hard not to be sceptical about a project like this – Joe Bonamassa’s relentless marketing campaign has now come full circle with this special 20th anniversary release – this remixed and re-recorded version of … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts
Tagged Al Cooper, album, Black County Communion, blues, Bob Dylan, Creamo Liss, Free, Glenn Hughes, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Led Zeppelin, New Day Now, review, Robert Plant, rock, Rory Gallagher, Steven Van Zandt, Tom Dowd, Tony Cintron, Warren Haynes
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Album review: MANDOKI SOULMATES – Living In The Gap/Hungarian Pictures

Red Rock Production/Cleopatra Records [Release date 06.20] 2-CD Reviewing in the millennium means that we miss out on previous decades’ lavish PR packages. If we are lucky these days we get a 320kbps download. The arrival of the re-promoted Mandoki … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Di Meola, album, Bobby Kimball, Chris Thompson, fusion, Hungarian Pictures, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, Jazz rock, John Helliwell. Leslie Mandoki, Living In The Gap, Mandoki Soulmates, Mike Stern, prog, progressive, Randy Brecker, review, rock
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Album review: JETHRO TULL & IAN ANDERSON

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

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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Tagged Aruba Red, Chantelle Nandi, Clem Clemson, gig, Ginger Baker, Graham Bond, Hugh Cornwall, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, Jethro Tull, Kyla Simone Bruce, Liam Bailey, Mark King, Nitin Sawhney, Paddy Milner, Pete Brown, review, Stealth, Sunshine Of Your Love: A Concert For Jack Bruce, Tony Remy, Uli Jon Roth, Vernon Reid
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Album review: STEELEYE SPAN – EST’D 1969

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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Tagged album, EST’D 1969, folk, folk rock, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Maddy Prior, review, Steeleye Span, traditional music
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Book review: On track…JETHRO TULL, THE BEATLES

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
Posted in All Posts, BOOK REVIEWS
Tagged book, classic rock, George Harrison, guide, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, On Track, Paul McCartney, pop, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Ringo Starr, song, The Beatles
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Album review: WILLIAM SHATNER – Shatner Claus – The Christmas Album

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

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
Posted in All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 10th anniversary, Andrew Latimer, Camel, Europe, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Glenn Hughes, highlights, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Turner, September 2018, Steve Hackett, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – British Blues Explosion Live

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
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, DVD REVIEWS
Tagged album, Alvin Lee, Anton Fig, blues, Bluesbreakers, British Blues Explosion Live, Cream, Eric Clapton, Free, George Harrison, guitar, Ian Anderson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, John Martyn, Led Zeppelin, Liverpool, Reese Wynans, review, Robert Plant, rock, Rod Stewart, Rory Gallagher, Russ Irwin, Steve Winwood, The Cavern, The Yardbirds
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Gig review: JACK BRUCE: SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE – Tribute Concert Screening – The Curzon, London, 14 May 2018

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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Tagged Aruba Red, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Bernie Marsden, blues, Chantelle Nandi, Charlie Watts, Clem Clempson, Edith Bowman, Frank Tontoh, gig, Ginger Baker and members of Jack Bruce's Big band - including Paddy Milner, gospel, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, jazz, John McLaughlin, Joss Stone, Kip Hanrahan, Kyla Simone Bruce, Margarit Bruce, Mark King, Miles Brett, Neil Murray, Nitin Sawhney, Paddy Milner, Phil Manzanera, review, Ringo Starr, Robin Trower, rock, Sunshine Of Your Love, Tony Remy, Uli Jon Roth, Vernon Reid, vocal
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News: JETHRO TULL UK tour in April 2018 plus radio interview (September 2017)

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
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged April 2018, classic rock, February 1968, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, London, prog, progressive, radio, rock, September 2017, The Marquee, UK tour
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Album review: JETHRO TULL – The String Quartets (Ian Anderson)

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

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

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
Posted in All Posts, Competitions, NEWS
Tagged 3 March 2017, Bobby Kimball, Chris Thompson, competition, Eventim Apollo, fusion, gig, Hammersmith, Ian Anderson, London, Man Doki Soulmates, progressive, rock
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News: First big UK rock festivals of 2017 – GREAT BRITISH ROCK & BLUES and GIANTS OF ROCK (January 2017)

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

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
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview, Reissues
Tagged Acoustically Driven, album, Bernie Shaw, Between Two Worlds, box set, DVD, heavy rock, Ian Anderson, interview, John Lawton, Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake, live, Live In Sofia, Live In The USA, Mick Box, Phil Lanzon, review, Sailing The Sea Of Light, The Classic Rock Years, The Magician's Birthday Party, Thijs van Leer, Trevor Bolder, Uriah Heep
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Gig review: HRH PROG – Pwllheli, Wales, 17-19 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
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events
Tagged 17-19 March 2016, Arthur Brown, Caravan, festival, Focus, gig, HRH Prog, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, prog, progressive, Purson, Pwllheli, review, rock, sci-fi weekend, The Enid, Wales
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DVD review: THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

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

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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Tagged 14 September 2015, A Rock Opera, gig, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, progressive, review, rock, Salford, The Lowry
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