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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – WALTER TROUT (May 2023)

Posted on May 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Photo: John Bull/Rockrpix Walter Trout has consolidated his solo career, overcome major health issues, and remained relevant at the forefront of blues rock… Damn right Walter’s got the blues! But he’s thrown out the clichés, blown away the cobwebs, and … Continue reading →

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News: WALTER TROUT enters The Grotto of Greatness in May 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
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The latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” is blues/rock guitarist Walter Trout. A major retrospective following Trout’s career in the millennium will be published on 1 May by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and throughout the month … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Blues and Blues Rock – Primer

Posted on April 23, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
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They say “popular” music goes in cycles and fifteen years after the latest blues/rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Jeff Healey and Gary Moore, the genre received a boost from the arrival of Joe Bonamassa, especially in Europe which … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Progressive Rock – Primer

Posted on November 29, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
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There has been a resurgence of interest in prog in the millennium.  Alan Jones chronicles some of the artists and bands who continue to fly the flag for the genre.  Warning: Steven Wilson looms large … Back in the day, … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Eclectic – Primer

Posted on October 31, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Eclectic - Primer

Over two decades Get Ready to ROCK! has demonstrated that it is a broad church and not just featuring the usual classic rock and metal.  The website content reflects the very wide tastes of the review team and so folk, … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Singer Songwriter – Primer

Posted on October 31, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Singer Songwriter - Primer

Singer-songwriter editor Pete Whalley gives his considered view on 20 years of the genre with the emphasis on female performers … Long considered a ‘folk’ rooted domain, the boundaries of the singer songwriter genre have blurred over the GRTR! decades, … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Melodic Rock – Primer

Posted on October 31, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Melodic Rock - Primer

Melodic Rock Editor Andy Nathan witnesses the melodic revival… When GRTR! started in late-2002 traditional melodic rock and AOR was still in something of a prolonged hangover from the years of grunge which swept away the genre, and indeed much … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Still Rocking – Primer

Posted on October 31, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Still Rocking - Primer

Who remembers MySpace?  By 2010 social media had taken over as the main online marketing tool for bands.  Managing Editor David Randall surveys two decades of rock which brought great opportunity but also riven by world recession and pandemic… By … Continue reading →

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