News: THE BEST OF 2019 – Vote for your favourites in our popular poll (albums, live acts, breakthrough acts)

Every year the GRTR! Reviewers choose their favourite albums, live acts and breakthrough artists.

We reduce this selection to a list of ten in each category, reflecting also the top choices of each reviewer.

Vote for your own favourite from the reviewers’ list and add your personal choice.

Participants can be entered in a Prize Draw to win a selection of album/single releases from 2019. Please complete the appropriate box up to three times for three entries (Usual competition rules apply).

The Best of 2019 (Reviewers selections) (opens in a new tab)

The results of our Popular Poll will be announced in a special show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 December, 22:00 GMT. This will include a selection of the reviewer and popular choices.

We’ll publish the popular vote results on Monday 23 December.

PLEASE NOTE! When voting you have to submit each category separately by pressing the vote button at the foot of each poll (i.e. you can’t indicate preferences in each category and then submit all at the same time).

This poll is closed! Poll activity:
start_date 09/12/2019 00:01:00
end_date 22/12/2019 21:59:00
Poll Results:

What do you consider to be the best album of the year?

THE NEW ROSES - Nothing But Wild - 0%
REBECCA DOWNES - More Sinner Than Saint - 28%
CHASING THE MONSOON - No Ordinary World - 33%
BUCK AND EVANS - Write A Better Day - 28%
MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND - Love And Beyond - 0%
THE WILDHEARTS - Renaissance Men - 1%
STEELEYE SPAN - Est'd 1969 - 2%
BLACK STAR RIDERS - Another State Of Grace - 9%
THE DEFIANTS - Zokusho - 0%
IAMTHEMORNING - The Bell - 0%

This poll is closed! Poll activity:
start_date 09/12/2019 00:01:00
end_date 22/12/2019 21:59:00
Poll Results:

Who do you consider to be the best live act of the year?

UFO - 7%
MARTIN BARRE BAND - 15%
ZAL CLEMINSON'S SIN'DOGS - 0%
THE DIVINE COMEDY - 11%
RAMMSTEIN - 11%
VINCENT FLATTS FINAL DRIVE - 7%
STYX - 0%
THE CULT - 7%
GARY CLARK JR. - 7%
STEVE HACKETT - 33%

This poll is closed! Poll activity:
start_date 09/12/2019 00:01:00
end_date 22/12/2019 21:59:00
Poll Results:

Who do you consider to be the best breakthrough act this year?

COLLATERAL - 5%
ANCHOR LANE - 8%
MATT MITCHELL & THE COLD HEARTS - 2%
BRAVE RIVAL - 20%
MASON HILL - 3%
ELAINE SAMUELS & KINDRED SPIRIT - 2%
HOLLOWSTAR - 3%
SCARLET REBELS - 0%
THE NEW ROSES - 5%
RAINBREAKERS - 54%

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.
In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Next session: Sunday 1 December

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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 6 October 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 8 October 2024.

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THE PLAGUE What Else Can I Do (FiXT)
STAR CIRCUS Turn The Tide (indie)
DEFENCES Breathe It In (Long Branch Records)

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