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Album review: BRYAN ADAMS – Reckless (reissue)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Universal [Release date 10.11.14] Bryan Adams fourth album, Reckless, was a career defining release. It was the album he’d worked towards through his previous three releases – a multi-million selling record that established him as a worldwide draw and produced … Continue reading →

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Album review: PINK FLOYD – The Endless River

Posted on November 15, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Parlophone [Release date 10.11.14] A new Pink Floyd album – 4 sides of ‘new’ material – fan-tastic! Or is it? The hype, or at least expectation, surrounding the release of The Endless River – the first Floyd album since The … Continue reading →

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News: Family man ROGER CHAPMAN chats about his new album Peaceology, 16 November 2014

Posted on November 15, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: Mark Hughes Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 17 November, 19:00 GMT Roger Chapman is perhaps best-known as the frontman of Family, a staple on the touring circuit in the early 1970s and who had several hit singles. The … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MOTORHEAD – Manchester Apollo, 4 November 2014

Posted on November 13, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

“We are Motorhead and we play Rock and F***n’ Roll”- a line I have heard so many times thunder from the PA over the years but none more welcome than tonight. The current tour has been postponed and cancelled twice … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE – The Complete Epic Recordings Collection

Posted on November 10, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE - The Complete Epic Recordings Collection

Sony/Legacy [Release date 03.11.14] Of all the blues rock superstars of the last 30 years the figure of Stevie Ray Vaughan looms large and casts a shadow over a generation. Sadly his life was cut short in 1990 at the … Continue reading →

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DVD review: GENESIS – Sum Of The Parts

Posted on November 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Vision [Release date: 17.11.14] It’s difficult to know who this documentary was made for. Early Genesis fans would feel short changed. Later ones wouldn’t learn that much. If you then factor in several lesser known talking heads and a … Continue reading →

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DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live In Tokyo

Posted on November 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock [Release date: 24.11.14] When I reviewed Jeff Beck’s gig in Birmingham in May this year – only a month or so after this Tokyo gig – the main criticism was the lack of audience interaction. Beck didn’t engage … Continue reading →

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News: Interviews on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 9 November – GERRY McAVOY (Rory Gallagher) and CARL DIXON (Coney Hatch)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: Noel Buckley Gerry McAvoy picks his favourite tracks Long-serving Rory Gallagher bass player Gerry McAvoy chooses the music in the ‘Favourite Tracks from Favourite Artists’ sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 9 November at 17:00 GMT. … Continue reading →

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Album review: RORY GALLAGHER – Irish Tour ’74 (Box set)

Posted on November 3, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Gerry McAvoy – Rory Gallagher’s long-serving bass player – chats about the Irish Tour ’74, Rory in the studio, and the impact on his own musicality (9:34) This is an outtake from a forthcoming hour special on Get Ready to … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – The Lowry, Salford, 2 November 2014

Posted on November 3, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Steve Hackett chats about the Genesis Revisited and Extended tours (11:16). This is an edit from an extended interview that was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 5 October 2014 The interview is replayed on Christmas Day 2014, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 3)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Axxis - Firefest, Nottingham Rock City, 26 October 2014

DAY 3 - DANGER DANGER, AUTOGRAPH, CONEY HATCH, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, TOUCH, GUILD OF AGES, AXXIS The final day of ‘the final fling’ began with a slightly left field choice of veteran German rockers Axxis, and yet they blew the cobwebs … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 2)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Rage Of Angels - Firefest - Nottingham Rock City, 25 October 2014

DAY 2 – FIREHOUSE, BLACK N BLUE, PRETTY MAIDS, BABYLON AD, BOULEVARD, FROM THE FIRE, RAGE OF ANGELS Day 2 also began with home grown talent in Rage Of Angels, formed by Ged Rylands who was playing guitar rather than … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 1)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Pretty Maids - Firefest, Nottingham Rock City, 25 October 2014

GRTR!’s resident Melodic Rock/AOR expert Andy Nathan has been covering Firefest for us right from the start. Andy’s informed report and Simon Dunkerley’s inspired photos celebrate ‘The Final Fling’ as the festival bows out in style… The announcement last year … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: X-DRIVE, ADRENALINE RUSH, DALTON, DR JOHN

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

ADRENALINE RUSH Adrenaline Rush Frontiers [Release date: 25.08.14] ‘Adrenaline Rush’ is the debut album from the Scandinavian band of the same name, musically the album is up a notch from most debut albums I’ve heard this year and reminds me … Continue reading →

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Album review: SARAH DUNN BAND – You Or The Whiskey

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Audacity Records [Release date 19.08.14] When you hear the opening bars of ‘Finish What You Started’ – the opening number on You Or The Whiskey – a mix of Southern blues rock, rootsy fiddle and mandolin, a crisp production and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALEX HART – On This Day

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Right Track [Release date: 10.11.14] I was hoping, having heard Alex Hart’s debut single ‘Orange Van’, with its subtle ‘folktronic’ beat, that the Devon based singer songwriter may be the next Beth Orton. But while she describes her style as … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – November 2014 highlights

Posted on October 29, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

November 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, GMT We are posting selected shows to our Mixcloud page. Photo: Simon Dunkerley Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIXIE DREGS – Dregs Of The Earth, Unsung Heroes, Industry Standard (reissue)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records [Release date 06.10.14] www.bgo-records.com OK. I own up. I thought Dixie Dregs might have been another Poco or Flying Burrito Brothers. Yes, I knew that this was Steve Morse’s first major calling card, but even though liking his … Continue reading →

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Album review: LUNA ROSSA – Secrets & Lies

Posted on October 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Luna Rossa – the ‘side-project’ of keyboard maestro Jonathan Edwards and singer / songwriter and vocalist Anne-Marie Helder, is fast becoming in danger of usurping their main band, Panic Room. The creative force behind both bands, Luna Rossa is a … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE STORY OF UFO – Too Hot To Handle (1969-1993)

Posted on October 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Wienerworld [Release date 29.09.14] One of the great mainstays of British hard rock for nearly 50 years, UFO have never been properly commemorated in terms of a video documentary. Some fans may complain that this 60 minute overview (really from … Continue reading →

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News: WINTER ROCKS in Sheffield on 6 December with THE ANSWER

Posted on October 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Winter Rocks - Sheffield Corporation, 6 December 2014

Sheffield Corporation will play host to the first annual WinterRocks Festival in December. This extravaganza will mix international artists with some of Sheffield’s finest rising talents over two stages. THE ANSWER will deliver their stunning live show as festival headliners … Continue reading →

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Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Runt, Initiation, Hermit Of Mink Hollow (reissues)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Todd Rundgren - Runt & The Alternate Runt

Edsel [Release date 08.09.14] Can the market really stand further reissues of three Todd albums from the 1970s? Looking back at our GRTR! archive, Edsel reissued the albums as part of their Rundgren reissue campaign in 2011/2. So what’s new … Continue reading →

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DVD review: ARETHA FRANKLIN – The Legendary Concertgebouw Concert 1968

Posted on October 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Wienerworld [Release date: 28.07.14] One has to wonder at the justification of a full price DVD release – unique footage, or no – when the running time is only 42 minutes, including an interview. At the peak of her powers … Continue reading →

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DVD review: TRANSATLANTIC – KaLiveoscope

Posted on October 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Inside Out [Release date: 28.10.14] I’m maybe the wrong person to review this DVD. Or perhaps the best. Because while I’m familiar with the name and the fact the band’s a side project ‘supergroup’ I couldn’t previously have told you … Continue reading →

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DVD review: DEEP PURPLE with Orchestra – Live In Verona

Posted on October 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock [Release date 30.10.14] Deep Purple and orchestras go back a long way – to 1969 when John Lord composed The Concerto for Group and Orchestra with lyrics written by Ian Gillan and which was first performed by Deep … Continue reading →