Tag Archives: rock

Gig review: TRUCKER DIABLO, SCREAMING EAGLES, MASSIVE WAGONS – O2 ABC, Glasgow, 16 April 2016

Posted on April 19, 2016 by david.wilson

Tonight’s gig was a showcase for the musical talent on the roster of Off Yer Rocka Records, the label of the HRH franchise and home of some of the finest up and coming bands in the UK. The bands were … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS, JOANA SERRAT, JAMES McARTNEY, DIRTY ACTION

Posted on April 19, 2016 by jason

CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS Anti-Social Network This is Calling All Astronauts’ second album and they have been around since 2012, consisting of David B (vocals/programming), J Browning (guitars) and Paul McCrudden (bass). Musically they cover goth, rock, electro and certainly have … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Quick Plays | Tagged albums, alternative, Americana, Billy Idol, Calling All Astronauts, country, Dhani Harrison, Dirty Action, glam, goth, James McCartney, Joana Serrat, Quick Play, reviews, rock, singer songwriter, Sisters Of Mercy, sleaze, The Blackberry Train | Leave a comment

Gig review: NOTHING BUT THIEVES – O2 Forum, London, March 31 2016

Posted on April 18, 2016 by jason

Southend’s Nothing But Thieves have been making moves since 2012. Signing to RCA Records in 2014 saw the band get to work on their debut album. After it’s release last September, they’ve slowly began the rise to the big time. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BAD COMPANY – Live 1977 & 1979

Posted on April 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Rhino [Release date 29.04.16] It does seem strange that this is the first official live Bad Company album in 40 years, featuring the classic original line-up. Angel Air Records released the Albuquerque gig from 1976 in 2006 but it was … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, The Best Of 2016 | Tagged album, Bad Company, Boz Burrell, Live 1977 & 1979, Mick Ralphs, Paul Rodgers, review, rock, Simon Kirke, USA, Wembley | Leave a comment

News: DAUGHTRY UK Tour starts 21 May

Posted on April 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In August 2014 Get Ready to ROCK! Radio chatted to Chris Daughtry who revealed that Rick Astley was an early influence… (7:10) Daughtry UK tour starts 21 May Due to phenomenal demand multi-platinum selling recording artist Daughtry have recently announced … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Competitions, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS | Tagged Chris Daughtry, competition, DAUGHTRY, gig, May 2016, merchandise, prize, rock, UK tour, VIP package | Leave a comment

Album review: NERINA PALLOT – The Sound And The Fury

Posted on April 15, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

INgrooves/Idaho Records [Release date 11.09.15] It’s almost a decade since GRTR!’s last dalliance with the hugely underrated Nerina Pallot. 10 years ago it seemed that with her sophomore release, Fires, she was on the verge of becoming one of Britain’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN PATLANSKY – Introvertigo

Posted on April 13, 2016 by petefeenstra

Caroline International P&D [Release date 06.05.16] Dan Patlansky tell us ‘Introvertigo’ is a concept album, but you’d have to delve into an urban dictionary to discover that the title means: “The dizzy feeling an introvert gets when he or she … Continue reading →

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Album review: SANTANA – Santana IV

Posted on April 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Santana IV Records [Release date 15.04.16] In the early 1970s, Santana ‘III’ was the soundtrack of my youth, an album when the band consolidated their Latin Rock credentials and arguably one of their strongest offerings. The album is awash with … 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 →

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 | Leave a comment

Album review: VARIOUS – Heavy Psych Sounds

Posted on April 6, 2016 by jason

http://www.heavypsychsounds.com [Release date 08.04.16] Remember the days when you would go into your local record store and there would be just two categories of music – Rock and Pop, maybe if there was an upstairs or a downstairs, there might … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged 1970's, acid rock, album, Black Sabbath, Doom, Heavy Psych Sounds Records, Heavy Pysch, psych rock, Retro Rock, review, rock, sampler, Sludge, space rock, Stoner | Leave a comment

Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Private Parts & Pieces I-IV, Wise After The Event, Sides (reissues)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

This complete programme was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in March 2015. Anthony Phillips chats to David Randall about his career, with tracks from his solo albums including “The Missing Links” series and his more recent collaboration … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 5.1, acoustic, album, Anthony Phillips, deluxe edition, Genesis, interview, pop, Private Parts & Pieces I-IV, progressive, reissue, review, rock, Rupert Hine, Sides, Wise After The Event | Leave a comment

Album review: CHRIS OUSEY – Dream Machine

Posted on April 5, 2016 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 22.04.16] Chris Ousey has taken time out from fronting Snakecharmer to release his follow-up to his 2011 album ‘Rhyme & Reason’. He is joined by various guest musicians including fellow Snakecharmer Adam Wakeman, Tommy Denander and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROMEO’S DAUGHTER – Borderline, London, 1 April 2016

Posted on April 5, 2016 by david.wilson

The renaissance of Romeo’s Daughter has been one of the unlikeliest stories in rock of recent years. After reforming after a 15 odd year break for Firefest in 2009, subsequent tours with FM then led to a couple of fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 1st April 2016, AOR, Blood Red Saints, Borderline, Ed Poole, gig, Lee Revill, Leigh Matty, live, London, Pete Godfrey, rock, Romeo's Daughter | Leave a comment

Gig review: RECKLESS LOVE – Scala, London, 31 March 2016

Posted on April 5, 2016 by david.wilson

Santa Cruz - Scala, London, 31 March 2016

Unlikely though it may seem, Finland is a country with one of the biggest associations with glam rock past and present. It was Hanoi Rocks who arguably blazed the trail in seminal fashion for the LA scene that was to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 31 March 2016, AOR, gig, glam, London, metal, Reckless Love, review, rock, Santa Cruz, Scala | Leave a comment

Album review: JOHN ILLSLEY – Long Shadows

Posted on April 5, 2016 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to John Illsley about his new album and his influences in a one-hour special broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 24 April. This is repeated on Thursday 28 April at 23:00 GMT. In this … Continue reading →

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Album review: CIRCUS MAXIMUS – Havok

Posted on April 4, 2016 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 18.03.16] Circus Maximus have been around since 2000 and this is album number four from them. Previously they have been more into straight ahead prog metal recalling bands like Kamelot and Symphony X, this time though … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BLACK CIRCLES – Undone

Posted on April 4, 2016 by petefeenstra

Self Release [Release date 05.03.16] The Black Circles is a power trio from Warrington who made an initial splash with their ‘From The Top’ EP/CD, released about a year ago. Those 4 tracks are all included here and accurately reflect … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, blues, Blues N Trouble, Cat Fullbrooke, Gary Clarke Jr., Jesse Davey, Martin Saunders, Phil Wilson, review, rock, Sam Bratley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Black Circles, The Hoax, Undone | Leave a comment

EP reviews: THE BOSTON SHAKERS, LIBERTY SHIP

Posted on April 4, 2016 by jason

LIBERTY SHIP http://www.libertyshipband.com/ Liberty Ship I discovered at the Broken Witt Rebels gig, who this band preceded. They hail from Sheffield, where they have been creating a bit of a buzz locally and I picked their six song CD up at … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged alternative, EP, guitar, Last Great Dreamers, Liberty Ship, modern, review, rock, the Boston Shakers | Leave a comment

Gig review: BROKEN WITT REBELS – Water Rats, London, 2 April 2016

Posted on April 3, 2016 by jason

Another new venue to me, although it has been hosting gigs since the early 1960′s, albeit then under another name, The Pindar of Wakefield. Bob Dylan, the Pogues and, err, Katy Perry have graced the stage here. A front bar/dining … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues, Broken Witt Rebels, Danny Core, gig review, James Dudley, James Tranter, live, Luke Davis, rock, soul, Water Rats | Leave a comment

Album review: STATUS QUO – Deluxe Editions – On The Level, If You Can’t Stand The Heat, Whatever You Want

Posted on March 29, 2016 by david.wilson

UCM [Release date 25.03.16] These three albums are the next to be given the ‘deluxe edition’ treatment following on from the last batch featuring the albums Hello!, Quo and Rockin’ All Over The World. The premise is the same with … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, blues, deluxe edition, Down Down, Francis Rossi, If You Can't Stand The Heat, live, Living On An Island, On The Level, review, Rick Parfitt, rock, Status Quo, Whatever You Want | Leave a comment

Album review: ADRIAN WEISS – Easy Game

Posted on March 29, 2016 by petefeenstra

CD Baby [Release date 06.07.14] Just in case you dozed off listening to too much AOR, or you’ve have been concussed by too much metal, you may have missed the emergence of a whole new school of prog-metal instrumentalists including … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE – West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco

Posted on March 29, 2016 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 26.02.16] In terms of their name alone, Supersonic Blues Machine, has a lot to live up to. Based around the power trio of bassist, producer and songwriter Fabrizio Grossi, guitarist and earthy vocalist Lance Lopez and drummer … Continue reading →

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Album review: DRIVE, SHE SAID – Pedal To The Metal

Posted on March 28, 2016 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 15.04.16] Mark Mangold and Al Fritsch appeared under the Touch banner at the 2014 Firefest and this sparked them creating new music, hence now we have the first new Drive, She Said (DSS) album since 2003′s … Continue reading →

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Album review: GEOFF CARNE AND THE HATZ – Get Close

Posted on March 27, 2016 by petefeenstra

Advision UK [Release date 07.03.16] At times it’s hard to believe that Geoff Carne and his long time musical partner Mick Hatz are only a duo, but having taken their inspiration from the likes of The White Stripes, they pursue … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, blues, Geoff Carne And The Hatz, Get Close, guitar, Mick Hatz, Neil Young, Paul Mex, review, rock, song writer, The White Stripes | Leave a comment

Album review: THE RAPTOR TRAIL – New World

Posted on March 26, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

MBM Entertainment [Release date 11.03.16] It’s great when a new band takes its cue from anything other than early seventies blues rock. The Raptor Trail major on well constructed songs, great playing and a definite – even if subconscious – … Continue reading →