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Tag Archives: Steven Wilson
Album review: STEVEN WILSON – The Future Bites

SW Records [Release date: 29.01.21] There’s a body of music fans who, if their favourite artist dares to stray from their favoured genre, castigate said artist with the tired (and tiresome) clichés “sold out”, “going mainstream”, “chasing the Yankee dollar”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackfield, No-Man, Porcupine Tree, review, rock, Steven Wilson, The Future Bites
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Album review: THE MUTE GODS – Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth

Inside Out [Release date 24.02.17] The Mute Gods return with their second album and like their debut it looks at the darker side of humanity and how we can’t continue on our current path without devastating consequences. A tardigrade, or … Continue reading
Album review: TIM BOWNESS – Lost In The Ghostlight

Inside Out [Release date 17.02.17] To my shame I have never really listened to any of the music by Tim Bowness prior to this album. The album’s theme revolves around the contemporary musings of Moonshot leader Jeff Harrison, though the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Inside Out, Lost In The Ghostlight, melodic, No-Man, progressive, review, Steven Wilson, Tim Bowness
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Gig review: IAMTHEMORNING, Tim Bowness – Bush Hall, London, 14 November 2016

On a unique collaborative evening broken into two halves, Tim Bowness was first to take the stage with his merry band of musicians. Bowness, one half of No-Man (the other being prog legend Steven Wilson) was tonight showcasing his work … Continue reading
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Tagged ambient, gig, Iamthemorning, No-Man, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Steven Wilson, Tim Bowness
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News: BEST OF 2015 rock radio special on Sunday 27 December

On Sunday 27 December, at 22:00 GMT David Randall presents a two-hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio featuring the Get Ready to ROCK! reviewer choices for ‘Best of 2015′. The show will also reflect the popular vote that … Continue reading
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Tagged Best of 2015, Blackberry Smoke, blues, feature, FM, Get Ready to ROCK!, King King, melodic rock, Michael Schenker, progressive, radio, rock, special, Steve Rothery, Steven Wilson, Thunder, UFO
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Album review: STEVE ROTHERY – The Ghosts Of Pripyat

Self-released - [Release date 02.02.15] What’s a reviewer supposed to do when confronted by perfection? Our whole raison d’être here at GRTR! is to give an opinion that informs the reader; (a) whether the music being reviewed is worth a … Continue reading
News: BRIAN WILSON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, EUROPE – Sunday 8 March 2015

UK album chart placings w/e 8th March: Steven Wilson new at no.13; Europe new at no.50 Richie Kotzen is currently working on a live DVD for release this spring. Peter Gabriel releases his ‘Play’ DVD on May 18th on Eagle … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Wilson, classic, Def Leppard, Europe, news, Paul McArtney, pop, rock, Steven Wilson, tour dates, US
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Album Review: STEVEN WILSON – Drive Home

Kscope [Release Date: 21.10.13] What a busy boy Steven Wilson is these days. Fresh from the release earlier this year of his third solo album ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’, the release of the fourth Blackfield album and his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Drive Home, Guthrie Govan, Nick Beggs, Porcupine Tree, Progressive Rock, review, Steven Wilson
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