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Pop rock revivalists Cats In Space and their second album ‘Scarecrow’ has been selected as Top Album of 2017 by popular music website Get Ready to ROCK! Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie wrote “Cats In Space have succeeded in taking their love of 70′s music and adding a modern shine to it all, purrrfect.”
Top Live Act award goes to Black Star Riders who consolidated their popularity this year with a new album and touring. Live Editor Dave Wilson is a big fan and, reviewing the band in Edinburgh, described them as “one of the most consistent live acts on the circuit”.
Breakthrough Act was named as Eliza Neals who Blues Editor Pete Feenstra described as “the most original and hardest hitting voice to come out of the Detroit blues scene for years”.
Since 2003 the website has published a selection of ‘Best of’ the year, as chosen by their reviewers.
There are always some surprises. As Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie points out: “The list includes the less obvious and reflects the eclectic tastes and nature of the website.”
Managing Editor David Randall adds: “2017 marked our fifteenth year and I’m happy to say for most of that time we have maintained our superb review team. This means that our end of year selections build into a definitive listing and reflect the writers’ knowledge and authority.”
Get Ready to ROCK! has a wide brief and, together with a complementary radio station, covers classic rock, blues, progressive and singer songwriter.
GRTR! genre specialists voted the following albums ‘Best of 2017′:
Blues Rock: MARCUS MALONE – A Better Man
Progressive Rock: MAGENTA – We Are Legend
Melodic Rock: ECLIPSE – Monumentum
Singer Songwriter: JUDIE TZUKE – Peace Has Broken Out
From Monday 4 December, readers and listeners can vote for their favourites in a Popular Poll the results of which will be announced in a radio special on Sunday 17 December. Participants can also enter a prize draw to win a selection of CDs and vinyl.
Throughout December the Get Ready to ROCK! Radio playlists will include Best of selections.
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK
Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.
Next session: Sunday 19 January
Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio
David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 1 December 2024.
UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 3 December 2024.
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More information and links at our radio website where you can listen again to shows via the presenter pages: getreadytorockradio.com
Power Plays w/c 9 December 2024
In this sequence we play ‘The Best of 2024′ GRTR! reviewer selections
Featured Albums w/c 9 December 2024
09:00-12:00 The Best of 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2024 (Singer Songwriter)
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