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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Album review: HOLTER – Vlad The Impaler
Frontiers [Release date 09.11.18] Born as a one-off musical extravaganza by Trond Holter (ex-Wig Wam) and singer Jorn Lande, the ‘Swing Of Death’ album met with favourable reviews (fellow GRTR! reviewer Phil Berisford rated it an impressive ****1/2). So much so … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Holter, Jorn, meodic metal, metal, Pagan's Mind, power metal, review, Vlad the Impaler, Wig Wam
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Album review: BERNIE TORME – Shadowland
Pledge Music [Release date 16.11.18] Bernie Torme released the enjoyable triple album ‘Dublin Cowboy’ last year and he’s back with another Pledge Music funded album, ’Shadowland’ – this time a mere double! Joining him are the rhythm section of Sy Morton (bass) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Torme, blues, Colin Towns, Gillan, GMT, guitarist, Ozzy Osbourne, Pledge Music, review, rock
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Album review: THE TANGENT – Proxy
Inside Out [Release date 16.11.18] Since I was first introduced to the music of The Tangent via “COMM” back in 2011, Andy Tillson and his Progressive Rock ensemble have released five studio albums, so calling them prolific would be nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Tillison, Jonas Reingold, prog, Progressive Rock, Proxy, review, The Tangent
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Album review: LETHBRIDGE OWEN – Mind Over Matter
Pete Feenstra chatted to Kelly Lethbridge and Jimmy Owen for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the album ‘Mind Over Matter’ Self Release [Release date: digital 23.11.18 and CD 07.12.18] Lethbridge Owen are about … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eric Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, folk, guitar, harmonies, interview, Jimmy Owen, Kelly Lethbridge, Lethbridge Owen, Lindsey Buckingham, Mind Over Matter, radio, review, rock, Sonny Landreth, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, West Coast
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Album review: MARIANNE FAITHFULL – Negative Capability
BMG [Release date 02.11.18] With a recording career spanning over fifty years ‘Negative Capability’ is Marianne Faithfull’s twenty-first album. Battling arthritis, contemplating bereavement and dealing with loneliness, it’s a highly autobiographical and emotive offering from Faithfull. “It’s the most honest … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ed Harcourt, Marianne Faithfull, melodic, Negative Capability, Nick Cave, pop, review
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Gig review: DAN REED NETWORK – Live Rooms, Chester, 17 November 2018
This archive interview from April 2009 catches Dan Reed at the start of his more recent musical journey when the idea of reforming Dan Reed Network seemed less likely… (20:46) Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrated its 10th anniversary this … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 November 2018, Chester, classic rock, Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, funk rock, gig, hard rock, Live Rooms, Mason Hill, review
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Gig review: RIVERSIDE – De Casino, Sint Niklaas, 11 November 2018
The first time I attended a Riverside gig was back in April 2014 and those of you who read my review of the said show will remember that the overall experience involved a very long drive from London to Liverpool, … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 November 2018, Belgium, De Casino, gig, Mariusz Duda, prog, Progressive Rock, review, RIVERSIDE, Sint Niklaas
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Album review: STEVE KILBEY – Sydney Rococo
Golden Robot Records [Release date: 23.11.18] Has anyone else noticed a trend lately to drench perfectly good music in an avalanche of overly high-in-the-mix orchestration? I don’t know why so many top artists are doing this – is it an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, psych rock, review, Steve Kilbey, Sydney Rococo, The Church
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Album review: 41POINT9 – Mr. Astute Trousers
The Highlander Company Records (19.10.18) 41point9 is a fascinating mix of prog and pop from a couple of guys who evidently don’t feel constrained by genre. Bassist Bob Madsen and vocalist Brian Cline first collaborated in 1995 but it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 41Point9, album, AOR, Bob Madsen, Brian Cline, classic rock, Enchant, Mr.Astute Trousers, pop, progressive, review, rock
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Quick plays: THE WILLOWS, ME AND MY FRIENDS, JEROME MAZZA
THE WILLOWS Through the Wild [Release date 30.11.18] ‘Through the Wild’ is the third album from the Cambridge folk band the Willows, who have picked up praise from the likes of Bob Harris and Mike Harding. Listening to this album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ANGELICA, Fairport Convention, folk, folk rock, Jemrome Mazza, Look Up, Me and My Friends, melodic rock, Mike Slamer, Outlaw Son, reggae, review, rock, soul, Steve Overland, Steve Walsh, the Willows, Through the Wild, Tommy Denander
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Gig review: JOHN FOGERTY AND STEVE MILLER BAND – 02 Arena, London, 25 October 2018
Bluesfest has become a fixture in the gig calendar with its October concerts over successive nights in the different venues in the 02 complex. The definition of blues has been elastic to say the least- with Chic, Steely Dan and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluesfest, classic rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, gig, John Fogerty, review, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band
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Gig review: POWERWOLF – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, 28 October 2018
It is immensely gratifying to have a band, whose career you have been closely following since day one, reach such great levels of success – case in point here being the German Heavy/Power Metallers Powerwolf. Not many people were supportive … Continue reading
News: Albums of the Month (October 2018 – December 2018)
Albums of the Month 2018 January – March 2018 April – June 2018 July – September 2018 URIAH HEEP Living The Dream (Frontiers) “…to their credit ‘Living The Dream’ remains wholly relevant to any rock audience, young or old. On … Continue reading
News: Albums of the Month (July 2018 – September 2018)
Albums of the Month 2018 January 2018 – March 2018 April 2018 – June 2018 October 2018 – December 2018 SARI SCHORR Never Say Never (Manhaton) “…an album that goes a long way to establishing her own niche…this album does … Continue reading
Gig review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Borderline, London, 6 November 2018
Erja Lyytinen is on the up escalator. She done her musical schooling on the West Coast, paid her dues on the blues circuit, established herself as virtuoso player, grown into her role as a songwriter and has been smart enough … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 November 2018, blues, Erja Lyytinen, guitar, Kasperi Kallio, live review, rock, Stolen Hearts, Tatu Back, The Borderine
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Gig review: CHRISSIE HYNDE – Adding The Blue Exhibition, After Nyne Gallery, London, 6 Nov 2018
You could be forgiven for taking a wearisome sigh on discovering that The Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde is the latest in stream of rock stars who have taken up the paintbrush and canvas in the autumn of their career. However, … Continue reading
Album review: DAN MIRALDI – Alphabet City 2 AM
Facebook [Release date 07.09.18] Get Ready To ROCK! has been around sixteen years now, almost as long as I have been reviewing, and over that time I am always surprised and delighted at the many musical discoveries I have made along … Continue reading
Interview (Rising Stars): CHELSEA BOOTS
Chelsea Boots are Dani Núñez (Bass, Keys, Backing Vocals), Dani Ferrandis (Guitar , Backing Vocals), Santi Isla (Guitar, Keys, Main Vocals) and Martín Mosquera (Drums and Percussion). The eclectic four piece was born in Madrid in 2014 and the band have just … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chelsea Boots, debut, Guilty Pleasures, interview, melodic, pop, Rising Stars, rock, Spain
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Album review: GRYPHON – Raindances (The Transatlantic Recordings 1973-1975)
Esoteric [Release date: 24.08.18] Folk rock sipped at diverse sources in its late 60s evolution; the traditional ale-house song was most prominent, probably because it was relatively simple to repurpose, while the music of the medieval court was less so, … Continue reading
Interview (10 Questions): JUNKYARD
Junkyard have been around since 1987, they originally split-up in 1992 returning in 2000 and their latest album ‘High Water’, was released last year. Here we catch-up with drummer Patrick Muzingo and guitarists Tim Mosher and Jimmy James where they … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackberry Smoke, gigs, hard rock, High Water, interview, Junkyard, rock, rock 'n' roll
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Album review: KARMAMOI – The Day Is Done
Sonicbond [Release date 30.11.18] The fourth album from Italian proggers Daniele Giovannoni (drums, keys) and Alex Massari (guitars) aka Karmamoi is a concept album inspired by the story of two Syrian boys, one of whom died in the Grenfell Tower … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Italy, Karmamoi, prog, progressive, review, rock, The Day Is Done
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Album review: THUNDER – Please Remain Seated
BMG [Release date 19.01.19] Let’s be quite clear: ‘Rip It Up’ was one of the best albums of 2017, a vibrant, relevant chapter in the modern-day Thunder storybook. It must surprise the band themselves that they have been allowed to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Danny Bowes, Luke Morley, Please Remain Seated, review, Thunder
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Album review: ALBIE DONNELLY’S SUPERCHARGE – Get Hip
3MS Music [Release date 18.01.19] On a number of occasions back in the early 1970s, fellow scribe David Randall and I would venture to the Sportsman Bar in Liverpool, often post gig, to catch Albie Donnelly’s Supercharge. The band – … Continue reading
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Tagged Albie Donnelly, album, Get Hip, R&B, review, soul, Supercharge
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Album review: SLASH – Living The Dream
Roadrunner [Release date 21.09.18] For me, things have gone consistently ‘downhill’ since Slash released his eponymous debut with a plethora of guest vocalists back in 2010. Every track on that album was an absolute peach. Since then he’s stuck with … Continue reading
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Album review: LARKIN POE – Venom & Faith
In March 2011 David Randall interviewed Larkin Poe for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio during one of their earliest UK tours. This exclusive edit provides insight at an early point in the duo’s career. (9:45) Proper Music [Release date 09.11.18] … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, interview, Larkin Poe, review, roots, Venom & Faith
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