Album review: DAVE FOSTER BAND – Glimmer

English Electric Recording [Release date 21.04.23]

Dave Foster Band features the aforementioned guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dave Foster (currently in Big, Big Train and a former member of Mr So & So) and vocalist Dinet Poortman. The other musicians involved are all top notch including Queen + Adam Lambert bassist Neil Fairclough and drummer Leon Parr, who is part of the Steve Rothery Band along with Foster.

The album is released via Big, Big Train’s own label, although don’t go expecting prog rock from the Dave Foster Band. They are more of a crossover artist dipping their musical toes into rock, alternative, electronic and more.

Opening with ‘Every Waking Moment’ perhaps gives a false impression to the album overall, as it is the most ‘prog’ moment on here. ‘Run’ is a fantastic piece of driving rock music featuring plenty of guitar clout and is a future single/live favourite I am sure. ‘Stigma’ keeps the rock meets metal side bubbling along nicely, before we have the chilled ‘Chasing An Echo’. The mellow guitar playing will delight Marillion fans in particular. Anthony Hindley’s piano nicely complements the ethereal vocals of Dinet Poortman.

The string arrangements of Stephen Boyce Buckley (who has worked with many artists including Demon, Russell Watson and Boy George) add that little bit of magic to final two songs, ‘…Or You Steal Alone’ (the recent single) and ‘The Rules Have Changed’. The latter is another classy slice of pop rock with a whiff of Led Zeppelin about it at times.

Dave Foster and Dinet Poortman make a perfect musical combination. Their music has a wide appeal with songs like ‘Run’ and ‘…Or You Steal Alone’ instant hits with the listener. Deserves a wide audience and an album that demands repeated plays. ****

Review by Jason Ritchie

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.

How to Listen Live?

Click the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop)

Listen via Windows Media Player. Click or tap here and “open file”
Listen via other media player (eg. VLC) Click or tap here and “open file”

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is also in iTunes under Internet Radio/Classic Rock
Listen in via the Tunein app and search for “Get Ready to ROCK!” and save as favourite.

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)