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Album review: NIK TURNER – Life In Space

Posted on October 7, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra [Release date 22.09.17] Whilst many of his contemporaries are struggling – creatively – Nik Turner’s best work may still to be done. The one-time Hawkwind space cadet has been working consistently if quietly over the last couple of … Continue reading →

DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live At The Hollywood Bowl

Posted on October 7, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Vision [Release date 06.10.17] Also available: CD/DVD, Bluray When I saw Jeff Beck in Birmingham in 2014 I was somewhat underwhelmed. In spite of an audience of a certain age hanging on every note the performance came across as … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE PRETTY THINGS – Greatest Hits

Posted on October 5, 2017 by petefeenstra

Madfish [Release date 13.10.17] There are few bands who have make it to their 50th anniversary, let alone with such a welter of re-issues to mark the occasion. Indeed, The Pretty Things enthusiastic record company Madfish has already issued three … Continue reading →

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Album review: SPARKS – Hippopotamus

Posted on October 5, 2017 by petefeenstra

BMG [Release date 08.09.17] ‘Hippopotamus’ is a triumph of pop’s true potential over the usual clichéd familiar fare. It’s a cross genre album bursting with creativity, humour and stylistic diversity. The lyrical word plays, eclectic themes and nuanced melodies are … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LAFONTAINES – Common Problem

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jason

Wolf At Your Door Records [Release date 27.10.17] The average Get Ready To ROCK! reader may recoil in horror at the words ‘rap’, however fear not dear reader as the LaFontaines may well use rap a lot but they have … Continue reading →

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Album review: OTIS – Eyes Of The Sun

Posted on October 4, 2017 by petefeenstra

Purple Pyramid [Release date 15.09.17] OK. Let’s summarise things at the outset. Otis’ ‘Eyes Of The Sun’ is a stonking album. It rocks hard, has a soulful sensibility with blues coursing through its veins and smokes from beginning to end, … Continue reading →

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EP review: BLACK CAT BONES – Down To The River

Posted on October 4, 2017 by petefeenstra

Black Cat Bones [Release date 29.09.17] Not to be confused with the band that gave the world Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke from Free, this hard rocking quintet hail from Liverpool and deal with blues tinged hard rock. Fronted by … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WHITE BUFFALO – Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights

Posted on October 4, 2017 by petefeenstra

Earache Records [Release date 13.10.17] The White Buffalo – aka the West Coast based singer songwriter Jake Smith – is an artist whose musical light and shade mirrors his dichotomous view of the human psyche. He’s both an observatory lyricist … Continue reading →

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Album review: VUUR – In This Moment We Are Free Cities

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 20.10.17] Vuur is the brainchild of former Gathering and current Stream Of Passion vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. She is joined in Vuur by drummer Ed Warby (Ayreon), bassist Johan Van Stratum (Stream Of Passion) and guitarists … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Sticky Fingers Live at The Fonda Theatre 2015

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 29.09.17] CD/DVD There is no doubt that 1971’s “Sticky Fingers” is my favourite album by The Rolling Stones, but for years it has also stayed as possibly my favourite album of all time. Within its ten … Continue reading →

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DVD review: JOE COCKER – Mad Dog With Soul

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 23.06.17] “Mad Dog with Soul” is the feature length documentary that is the first to really delve into the whole Joe Cocker story. Originally broadcast on Sky Arts, and made with the co-operation of the late … Continue reading →

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DVD review: EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I Love You All The Time Live in Paris

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 04.08.17] CD/DVD Love them or hate them, you have to admire the Eagles of Death Metal – just three months after the appalling terrorist attack on their 2015 gig at Paris’ Bataclan gig the band were … Continue reading →

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Album review: KRYPTONITE- s/t

Posted on October 2, 2017 by andynathan

Frontiers [Release Date 04.08.17] The latest in a series of star-studded melodic rock collaborations on Frontiers, Kryptonite have the pedigree of a bona fide supergroup of some of the top Scandinavian names, headed by Poodles singer Jakob Samuel and including … Continue reading →

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Album review: RONNIE MONTROSE – 10×10

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jason

Rhino [Release date 29.09.17] Renowned guitarist Ronnie Montrose sadly passed in 2012, having left a long hard rock legacy, best known for his work with Gamma, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter and Sammy Hagar as well as his eponymous band Montrose. … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Raging Through The Silence

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jason

Uriah Heep Records [Release date 08.09.17] One for hard rock and prog fans – you really can’t beat a bit of Uriah Heep. Really. Especially when it’s a well recorded live show. Even more so when it plugs a nice … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER – The Wife Of Urban Law

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jason

[Release date 31.10.17] Folk rock icon, fiddle supremo and former Steeleye Span-er, Peter Knight, along with the rest of his trio Gigspanner have been busy lately. This is their second new album of the year. First, in the summer came … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE JAM – 1977 (Box Set)

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jason

UMC [Release date 20.10.17] Punk/Mod Revival band formed in the early 70s and found fame when they signed to Polydor in 1977. That pivotal year saw them release two albums and start their run of a number of hit singles … Continue reading →

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Gig review: INGLORIOUS – Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, 30 September 2017

Posted on October 1, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

A rainy South Wales valley in autumn can be a bleak miserable place but today a special double bill rolled into town and brightened up the weekend, the first date of a national tour. The venue – Pontypridd Muni(cipal) Arts … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES WARREN – Innocent Bystander

Posted on September 30, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to James Warren in June 2017 about his career. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 25 June 2017. Angel Air Records [Release date 13.10.17] It’s a good time at the moment for eighties-based music. With … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Davoski

The Royal Albert Hall, with its storied boxes, swivel chairs and cavernous auditorium wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for a Wilko Johnson gig. Then again, this is no ordinary gig. Wilko is celebrating his 70th birthday, coinciding with the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SPARKS – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 28 September 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017 by petefeenstra

Sparks breezed into an extra second night at a packed London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire to deliver a thematically driven show – right down to the band’s sailor tops – to promote the new ‘Hippopotamus’ chart album. The Mael brothers have … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason

DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason

[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS – Pretty Peggy

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason

Navigator Records [Release date 06.10.17] Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys have already picked up rave reviews from the likes of Mark Radcliffe and Mike Harding, plus awards, including winning BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Emerging Act’. All this and Sam … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – G2, Glasgow, 25 September 2017

Posted on September 28, 2017 by david.wilson

After watching Cats In Space tonight I commented to my wife that the most impressive thing about the performance is the fact that the band are so musical. This may sound like a strange comment, surely all bands are musical? … Continue reading →