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Yearly Archives: 2023
Gig review: ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK – The Junction, Cambridge, 22 September 2023
Their sound may be the most American imaginable, but it seems Robert Jon and the Wreck have made Europe and the UK in particular their second home. At a time when many US acts are pulling out of European tours … Continue reading
News: THUNDER are the latest entrants in The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness (October 2023)
Classic rockers Thunder are the latest entrants to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” a year long promotion to tie in with rock website Get Ready to ROCK!’s 20th anniversary. During Get Ready to ROCK!’s lifetime the band has been put … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Anniversary 2003-2023, ALL POSTS, NEWS
Tagged Ben Matthews, Chris Childs, classic rock, Danny Bowes, feature, Harry James, history, Luke Morley, news, retrospective, Thunder
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Album review : SHAKE THAT THING ! The Blues In Britain 1963-73
Cherry Red [Release date 22.09.23] Without the blues, there would be no rock’n’roll. That’s the history. This 73 track, 3 CD package is an extensive collection of recordings by British bands and solo artists, all heavily influenced by American Blues. … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged 1963, 1973, Alex Harvey, Alexis Korner, Bert Jansch, blues, boxset, Britain, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Gene Vincent, Humble Pie, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, John Mayall, John McAuley, Judy Dyble, Leadbelly, Lindsay Buckingham, Long John Baldry, Mungo Jerry, Pete Green, review, Robert Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, TASTE, Ten Years After, The Animals, The Climax Chicago Blues Band, Trader Horne
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Gig review: THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA – Talbot Hotel, Oundle, 21 September 2023
Reputed to be haunted by the ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots, the upstairs room of this Northamptonshire hotel has its own magic, the delicate lighting and warmth more welcoming than unsettling. With their ethereal and involving soundscapes, The Blackheart … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged gig, Oundle, review, The Blackheart Orchestra, the Talbot Hotel, Thursday 21 September 2023
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Album review: UNCLE FRANK – Diablo
Last Man Media [Release date 06.10.23] Uncle Frank were formed in 2003 by Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ drummer (and vocalist with Uncle Frank) Frank Benbini and guitarist Naim Cortazzi and ‘Diablo’ is the band’s fourth album. They are joined by Darryl … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Diablo, Fun Lovin' Criminals, funk, pop rock, review, rock, soul, Uncle Frank
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Album review : BONFIRE – MMMXXIII
AFM [Release date : 22.09.23] MMMXXIII is a suite of three albums re-recorded by German Rock giants, Bonfire. The band’s continued popularity and success through the decades confounds critics, of the genre at least, if not the band. That of … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE HACKETT – Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton
David Randall chatted to Steve Hackett in September 2023 as part of the GRTR!@20 promotion when Steve was the September “Grotto of Greatness” inductee. This is an edited version of the radio show that will be broadcast in its entirety … Continue reading
Album review: RENAISSANCE – The Legacy Tour 2022
Symphonic Rock Recordings [Release date 15.08.23] Back in 2015 we saw Renaissance performing at a small venue in North-West England, The Citadel, which remains something of a mecca for prog bands. Since that time they have played several tours in … Continue reading
Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 16 September 2023
After a number of tours celebrating classic Wishbone Ash albums, founder member Martin Turner and band have now spent most of 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of ‘Live Dates’- their first live album and the swansong for the first era … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 100 Club, 16 September 2023, Danny Willson, gig, Live Dates, London, Martin Turner, Misha Nikolic, review, Sonny Flint, Wishbone Ash
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Gig review: STRAY – 100 Club, London, 14 September 2023
He may be – according to the title of his own memoirs – a rock’n’roll survivor but Stray founder member Del Bromham has not lost his musical creativity. The band have just released a very welcome first studio album in … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 14 September 2023, About Time, blues rock, Colin Kempster, DEL BROMHAM, gig, hard rock, Karl Randall, London, Pete Dyer, review, Simon Rinaldo, Stray, the 100 Club
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER Featuring SARI SCHORR – Joyful Sky
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 30 June 2024. Provogue Records [Release date 27.10.23] The Robin Trower and Sari Schorr pairing looks great on paper, while in real time it’s … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, blues, Davey Pattison, grooves, guitar, interview, Jack Bruce, James Dewar, Jimi Hendrix, Joyful Sky, Maxie Priest, Peter Green, Procol Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock, Sari Schorr, tone
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Gig review: GRAHAM NASH – Theatre Royal, London, 11 September 2023
The sad loss of David Crosby earlier this year was a reminder that the number of stars from the first wave of classic rock still alive, or at least active, diminishes by the year. That in part was my motivation … Continue reading
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Tagged Crosby Stills and Nash, folk rock, gig, Graham Nash, singer songwriter
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Album review : RONNIE ROMERO – Too Many Lies Too Many Masters
Frontiers [release date : 15.09.23] Ronnie Romero’s third “solo” album is delivered by a pretty cool hard rock trio rounded out by guitarist Jose Rubio and drummer, Andy C. The label make a point of telling us that this is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy C, Delta blues, hard rock, Jose Rubio, review, Ronnie Romero
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Album review : SEVENTH WONDER – Become, Waiting In The Wings, Mercy Falls, Great Escape
Frontiers [Release date : 15.09.23] Unsurprisingly, after the commercial and critical success of Seventh Wonder’s most recent album, The Testament, released May 2022, the band’s previous, much lower profile albums have been given a new lease of life. Frontiers Music … Continue reading
Gig review: DEBORAH BONHAM – Pizza Express Live, Holborn, London, 6 September 2023
Photo: Michele Kostiner Part of a rock dynasty, Deborah Bonham has quietly over the years become a force in her own right. I’d only really vaguely followed her career, though seen support slots for the likes of Paul Rodgers and … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged blues rock, Bonham Bullick, Deborah Bonham, Gerard Louis, gig, Ian Rowley, Peter Bullick
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Album review: PARDON THE INTERRUPTION – Hot N’ Fresh
ptimusic.com [Release date 14.04.23] It would be easier, some months following release, to pass over this album and regret a missed review opportunity. But not here at GRTR! The truth is that this album may have provided a soundtrack at … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, funk, Hot N' Fresh, Pardon The Interruption, pop rock, review
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Album review: HEADCAT – Reissues
Walk The Walk …Talk The Talk, Live In Berlin, Dreamcatcher BMG [Release date 15.09.23] Motorhead did not play rock ’n’ roll, but The Head Cat certainly did. Bassist/vocalist Lemmy’s side project, with drummer Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) and … Continue reading
Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 25-26 August 2023
Festivals come and go but Stonedead, initially started by some fans reminiscing on social media about the original one day one stage Monsters of Rock at Donington, looks to have staying power. This was a celebration of its fifth year … Continue reading
Album review: ALBANY DOWN – Born In The Ashes
AD Recordings [Release date: 01.09.23] Back after too long away and with a changed band membership, Paul Turley’s Albany Down hit the racks with a fourth album, ‘Born In The Ashes’. And very fine it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany Down, band, blues, Born in the Ashes, hard rock, review, rock
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EP review: ROB TOGNONI – Product Of A Southern Land, BBC Paul Jones Session
Pete Feenstra chatted to Rob Tognoni for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 10 September 2023. Movin Music [Release date 04.09.23] It’s been said of Rob Tognoni that you could drop into any part of his extensive … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview, Single and EP reviews
Tagged album, blues, Electric Renegade, funk, Gaz Rackham, guitar, interview, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Mike Hellier, Paul Jones, Paul Long, Product Of A Southern Land BBC Paul Jones Session, radio, review, Rob Tognoni, rock, Rory Gallagher
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