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Yearly Archives: 2021
Album review: GHALIA VOLT – One Woman Band
Ruf Records [Release date 29.01.21] ‘One Woman Band’ is much more than it says on the tin. Ghalia Volt is a force of nature, who lets nothing stand in her way to fulfilling her musical vision. You’ll either buy into … Continue reading
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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Book review: ROY WOOD, KANSAS (On Track…)
Sonic Bond Publishing Roy Wood: The Move, ELO & Wizzard by James R Turner The ‘On Track…’ series gets to one of my musical heroes, Roy Wood. An interesting musician to cover, as although he still tours, Roy Wood has … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, book, classic rock, ELO, glam rock, Jeff Lynne, Kansas, Kerry Livgren, melodic rock, On Track, pomp rock, prog rock, review, rock 'n' roll, Roy Wood, Steve Wlash, The Move, Wizzard
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Album review: LEAGUE OF LIGHTS – Dreamers Don’t Come Down
Eightspace Records [Release date 12.03.21] League Of Lights, the husband and wife duo of Richard (also a member of prog metal band Threshold) and Farrah West, return with their third album. As Farrah explains, “The album is about the past, … Continue reading
Album review: ORDEN OGAN – Final Days
AFM Records [Release date 12.03.21] Orden Ogan might not be the band on everyone’s lips when Progressive or Power Metal is the subject of conversation. But they should be. And if their last album, Gunmen, didn’t put them there, Final … Continue reading
Album review: THUNDER – All The Right Noises
BMG [Release date 12.03.21] Thunder have been on something of a purple patch album wise since 2015’s ‘Wonder Days’ and that form continues on this, their thirteenth studio album (if you include 2019’s acoustic led ‘Please Remain Seated’). They have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All The Right Noises, blues rock, classic rock, Danny Bowes, hard rock, Luke Morley, review, Thunder
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Album review: WILDLIFE – Burning (reissue/remaster)
Rock Candy Records [Release date 12.02.21] FM and Steve Overland have bona fide legendary status in the annals of UK Rock’n’Roll. It began with Wildlife in the late seventies. Overland and the Jupp brothers, Chris and Pete, were the core … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Burning, ELO, Eric Troyer, FM, Rock Candy Records, Rupert Hine, Steve Overland, Wildlife
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Album review: LION – Dangerous Attraction (reissue/remaster)
Rock Candy Records [Release date 12.02.21] Lion’s 1987 album, Dangerous Attraction, featured ex Tytan, Kal Swan on vocals, and talented guitarist, Doug Aldrich, who was just beginning his career. Between them, they wrote all the material. This remastered version has … Continue reading
Quick plays: JANET SIMPSON, D’ERCOLE
JANET SIMPSON Safe Distance Cornelius Chapel Records [Release date 19.03.21] Singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Janet Simpson’s latest album covers many human stories and emotions from running away from demons, to retreating from your troubles, and more. It also marks … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt country, Americana, country, D'Ercole, Hard Core, hard rock, Janet Simpson, melodic rock, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Safe Distance, singer songwriter, Solo
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Album review: SLAMMIN GLADYS – Two
JIB Machine Records [release date 12.02.21] In a reversal of conventional wisdom, Slammin Gladys have gone for the “2 years to write our first album”, and “20 years to write the second” approach. Proteges of Jani (Warrant) Lane, they recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, BANG TANGO, blues, Chic, Electric Boys, funk rock, Jani Lane, JIB Machine records, melodic rock, Prince, Slammin Gladys, soul, Two, Warrant
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Album review: TROY REDFERN – Thunder Moon
In this interview special for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Troy Redfern chats to Pete Feenstra with tracks from the album ‘Thunder Moon’. First broadcast 7 March 2021. Self release [Release date 03.12.20] When it comes to recording, Troy Redfern … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Di Meola, album, Brian Eno, Edgar Varese, Frank Zappa, guitar, instrumental, interview, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, King Crimson, resonator, review, Robert Fripp, Sonia Hammond, Steve Vai, Thunder Moon, Troy Redfern, Waka/Jawaka
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Album review: KEN HENSLEY – My Book Of Answers
HNE Recordings [Release date 05.02.21] Proving that the language of rock’n’roll is universal, the late Ken Hensley’s final album is a collaboration with Russian poet and lyricist, Vladimir Emelin. My Book Of Answers grew out of a chance meeting between … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinderella, classic rock, Ken Hensley, metal, My Book Of Answers, Uriah Heep, Vladimir Emelin, WASP
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Album review: ADAM DOUGLAS – Better Angels
Sonnet Music [release date 05.02.21] I first heard Adam Douglas about five or so years ago singing ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ a la Sam Cooke / Otis Redding on a TV game show. Now that’s some song to tackle, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Douglas, album review, Americana, Better Angels, blues, country, Michael Bolton, Norway, Ray LaMontagne, rock, soul
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News: QUEEN, SABATON, ANGEL, RAMMSTEIN (March 2021)
Rammstein (pictured) have been working on a new studio album during the current lockdown. No news as yet on a release date, title, etc. Alice Cooper has already announced plans for his next album. It will be recorded by his … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, blues, folk, gigs, metal, New releases, news, Queen, Rammstein, rock, Sabaton, THE WHO, tours
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Album review: SKINNY KNOWLEDGE – Don’t Turn Out the Lights
Self-release [Release date 05.03.21] Bournemouth based rockers, Skinny Knowledge deliver a frankly, awesome debut album that oozes attitude with great energy and a message to all those that are shallow or judgemental in our society – take note of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, debut, Don’t Turn Out the Lights, modern rock, review, rock, Skinny Knowledge
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Album review: NOTHING CONCRETE – The Haberdasher’s Voyage
Round Flat Music [Release date 01.04.21] Nothing Concrete are a six-piece international band (featuring two French members, one English, one Scot, one Italian and one Belgian) is based in the countryside of the French Pyrenees- sometimes compared to Ronnie Lane’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fergus MacKay, folk, jazz, Nothing Concrete, review, swing, The Haberdasher’s Voyage
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Album review: 3.2 – Third Impression
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robert Berry for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in May 2021. Frontiers Records [Release date 12.02.21] This is the end. Second and final album from 3.2. The success of the first collaboration between Robert Berry, Keith … Continue reading
Album review: BIRDPEN – All Function One
JAR Records [Release date 05.03.21] BirdPen – Dave Pen (vocals, guitar) and Mike Bird (guitars, keyboards) – are back with their sixth album, recorded during the early part of 2020 as the duo watched the global pandemic unfold. This formed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All Function One, alt rock, alternative, Birdpen, electronica, review
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Album review: TOBY JEPSON – Viewfinder
Jepsongs Recordings [Release date 12.03.21] “This is a selection of my solo songs that I hope you enjoy for what they are; moments in time when I was on a journey that ultimately brought them into being.” So says former … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, best of, Little Angels, review, rock, singer songwriter, Solo, Toby Jepson, Viewfinder, Wayward Sons
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Album review: WHITESNAKE – The Blues Album
Rhino [Release date 19.02.21] There’s always been a huge swathe of older fans who believe that Whitesnake were at their peak some forty years ago, the bluesy hard rock of the ‘classic’ line-up unbeatable and everything since the world conquering … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, classic rock, David Coverdale, review, Rhino, rock, The Blues Album, Whitesnake
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Album review: MAGGIE E ROGERS – No Going Back
Self release [Release date 09.03.21] Maggie E Rogers’ ‘No Going Back’ is both a pleasant surprise and absolute delight. It’s a surprise simply because it’s a vast improvement on her previous album in terms of material, performance, and above all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Chris Rogers, Damien Nolan, folk, funk, jazz, Maggie E Rogers, Mike King, Mirco Altenbach, review, Roger Inniss, vocals
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Album review: WAYSTED – Vices
Rock Candy Records [Release date 12.02.21] In 1983, after an enduring love affair with UFO, a brief flirtation with Ozzy, and a frustrated liaison with Fastway, bass player extraordinaire Pete Way founded Waysted. Around him, he assembled a shit hot … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Fastway, Ozzy, Pete Way, remaster, Rock Candy Records, sleaze rock, UFO, Vices, Waysted
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Nothing Comes Easy
Cherry Red Records (5CD Boxset) [Release date 26.02.21] Arguably, it’s only when your roots run as deep and as wide as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s that you achieve the kind of longevity that sees you still running hard today, 48 years, 15 … Continue reading
Quick plays: LYLE WORKMAN, CAMERON GRAVES
Pete Feenstra chatted to Lyle Workman for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in May 2021. LYLE WORKMAN Uncommon Measures (Blue Canoe Records) Digital [Release date 19.02.21] Physical [Release date 16.04.21] Workman has recorded or toured with any number of well-known … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cameron Graves, interview, intsrumental, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Lyle Workman, orchestral, radio, review, Seven, Uncommon Measures
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Album review: SOUNDS INCARCERATED – Unswitchable Hits Vol 1
Fool’s Paradise Records Hot on the heels of The Galileo 7’s “Decayed” release, Allan Crockford and Viv Bonsels (aka Sounds Incarcerated) from the band unleash a series of recordings originally created for Mister Unswitchable’s semi-regular online themed cover version events. … Continue reading
