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Album review: TYKETTO – Live From Milan 2017
Frontiers [Release date 13.10.17] A novel idea here as Tyketto play their classic ‘Don’t Come Easy’ album in its entirety but back to front! The current line-up still has two original members in vocalist Danny Vaughn and drummer Michael Clayton … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Classic Albums, Danny Vaughn, Frontiers, Live From Milan 2017, melodic, review, rock, Tyketto
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Quick plays: PILGRIMS’ WAY, RICHARD THOMPSON
PILGRIMS’ WAY Stand & Deliver [Release date 20.10.1] Pilgrims’ Way are a four piece folk band, although they take folk as their starting point and add in pop, West End showmanship and more into their musical pot. This album as … Continue reading
Album review: KANSAS – Leftoverture Live & Beyond
Inside Out [Release date 03.11.17] This release is a collection of concert performances culled from Kansas’s ‘Leftoverture’ 40th anniversary tour and it comes either as double CD or a 4-LP vinyl box. The band asked back producer Jeff Glixman, who … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic album, Inside Out, Kansas, Leftoverture Live & Beyond, live, melodic, Phil Ehart, prog rock, review, Rich Williams, rock, Ronnie Platt, Steve Walsh
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Album review: LOUISE STEEL – Heartstorm
Louise Steel Music Louise Steel is a singer/songwriter from Leicester and she is joined by Andrew Dunmore, who played keyboards and wrote/co-wrote much of the music on the album, along with Louise. For a self-release it is very professional, from the CD … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bonnie Tyler, Heartstorm, Louise Steel, melodic, Pat Benatar, pop, review, Robin Beck, rock
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Gig review: W.A.S.P. – White Rock Theatre, Hastings, 12 October 2017
Loud, brash, obnoxious, Blackie Lawless’s LA metal outfit W.A.S.P. burst on to the scene in the early 80s and were never far from controversy. Over time, however, the band evolved and their output started showing signs of growing maturity. To … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 October 2017, Blackie Lawless, classic rock, gig, Hastings, heavy metal, metal, review, rock, The Crimson Idol, W.A.S.P, White Rock Theatre
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Album review: SONS OF APOLLO – Psychotic Symphony
Inside Out [Release date 20.10.17] Sons Of Apollo only formed earlier this year and come labelled with the ‘supergroup’ tag, which can be a blessing or a curse – luckily a blessing in Sons Of Apollo case. The Sons Of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian, Dream Theater, Jeff Scott Soto, metal, Mike Portnoy, progressive, Psychotic Symphony, review, rock, Ron Bumblefoot Thal, Sons Of Apollo
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Album review: SAMARKIND
[Release date 24.11.17] Right, “Economics 101” – your company operates in a commodity market selling apples. The price of entry into the business is low, all the apples look, taste and are priced the same and they’re all available right … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Assassin, blues, hard rock, review, rock, Samarkind
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Quick plays: THE REMEDY CLUB, GYPSY SOUL
THE REMEDY CLUB Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes [Release date 08.10.17] ‘Lovers, Legends and Lost Causes’ is the first release under the duo’s new name The Remedy Club (they released two albums under the previous name – B & The … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Americana, country, Escape Music, Foreigner, Gypsy Soul, hard rock, JK Northrup, Johnny Edwards, reviews, rock, the Remedy Club
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Book review: Overkill The Untold Story of Motörhead by Joel McIver
Omnibus Press [Publication date 21.08.17] The original book was published in 2011, however since Lemmy’s death back in December 2015 the book has been re-issued as an enhanced eBook. Basically it adds a newly written chapter covering Motörhead from 2011 to … Continue reading
Album review: THE LAFONTAINES – Common Problem
Wolf At Your Door Records [Release date 27.10.17] The average Get Ready To ROCK! reader may recoil in horror at the words ‘rap’, however fear not dear reader as the LaFontaines may well use rap a lot but they have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Common Problem, pop, punk, rap, review, rock, Scotland, the LaFontaines
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Album review: VUUR – In This Moment We Are Free Cities
Inside Out [Release date 20.10.17] Vuur is the brainchild of former Gathering and current Stream Of Passion vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. She is joined in Vuur by drummer Ed Warby (Ayreon), bassist Johan Van Stratum (Stream Of Passion) and guitarists … Continue reading
Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Sticky Fingers Live at The Fonda Theatre 2015
Eagle Vision [Release date 29.09.17] CD/DVD There is no doubt that 1971’s “Sticky Fingers” is my favourite album by The Rolling Stones, but for years it has also stayed as possibly my favourite album of all time. Within its ten … Continue reading
DVD review: JOE COCKER – Mad Dog With Soul
Eagle Vision [Release date 23.06.17] “Mad Dog with Soul” is the feature length documentary that is the first to really delve into the whole Joe Cocker story. Originally broadcast on Sky Arts, and made with the co-operation of the late … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, DVD, Eagle Vision, JOE COCKER, Mad Dog With Soul, review, rock, soul, The Beatles
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DVD review: EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I Love You All The Time Live in Paris
Eagle Vision [Release date 04.08.17] CD/DVD Love them or hate them, you have to admire the Eagles of Death Metal – just three months after the appalling terrorist attack on their 2015 gig at Paris’ Bataclan gig the band were … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, DVD, Eagles of Death Metal, I Love You All The Time Live in Paris, Jesse Hughes, Josh Homme, QOTSA, review, rock
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Album review: RONNIE MONTROSE – 10×10
Rhino [Release date 29.09.17] Renowned guitarist Ronnie Montrose sadly passed in 2012, having left a long hard rock legacy, best known for his work with Gamma, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter and Sammy Hagar as well as his eponymous band Montrose. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10x10, album, Edgar Winter, Eric Martin, Gamma, Glenn Hughes, guitarist, Jeff Scott Soto, Montrose, review, Ricky Phillips, rock, Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar
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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Raging Through The Silence
Uriah Heep Records [Release date 08.09.17] One for hard rock and prog fans – you really can’t beat a bit of Uriah Heep. Really. Especially when it’s a well recorded live show. Even more so when it plugs a nice … Continue reading
Album review: PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER – The Wife Of Urban Law
[Release date 31.10.17] Folk rock icon, fiddle supremo and former Steeleye Span-er, Peter Knight, along with the rest of his trio Gigspanner have been busy lately. This is their second new album of the year. First, in the summer came … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Gigspanner, melodic, Peter Knight, review, Steeleye Span, The Wife Of Urban Law
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Album review: THE JAM – 1977 (Box Set)
UMC [Release date 20.10.17] Punk/Mod Revival band formed in the early 70s and found fame when they signed to Polydor in 1977. That pivotal year saw them release two albums and start their run of a number of hit singles … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, box set, Bruce Foxton, Classic Albums, mod, Paul Weller, review, Rick Buckler, rock, The Jam
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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA
DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album, Bad Company, classic rock, Dirty Thrills, hard rock, Heavy Living, Led Zeppelin, melodic, Miljenko Matijevic, review, Rival Sons, rock, Shakra, Steelheart, Through The Worlds Of Shadows
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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone
[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Fireroad, Flesh Blood and Bone, hard rock, heavy rock, review, rock
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Album review: SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS – Pretty Peggy
Navigator Records [Release date 06.10.17] Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys have already picked up rave reviews from the likes of Mark Radcliffe and Mike Harding, plus awards, including winning BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Emerging Act’. All this and Sam … Continue reading
Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest
[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry. ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain’t No Rest, album, ALTER BRIDGE, debut, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Steve Harris, Wicked Stone
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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Unstoppable
Pride and Joy Music [Release date 20.10.17] Vocalist Jase Old and guitarist Stevie Janevski are back with a new Radio Sun album, a follow-up to last year’s ‘Outside Looking In’. Once again Paul Laine handles production duties and the band are … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jason Old, melodic, Paul Laine, review, rock, Stevie Janevski, THE RADIO SUN, Unstoppable
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Album review: ICE AGE – Breaking The Ice
GMR [Release date 21.10.17] Many fans of 80s thrash may well remember all girl Swedish band Ice Age. Originally formed in Gothenburg by Sabrina Kihlstrand, Pia Nystrom, Sabrina’s sister Helena (later replaced by bassist Viktoria Lafsson), and drummer Tina Stromberg, … Continue reading
Album review: TARGET – In Target
Escape Music [Release date 20.10.07] Target will be of interest to melodic rock fans as the band featured future Cobra/Survivor vocalist Jimi Jamison, who sadly died back in 2014. This was planned to be Target’s third album and was recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, In Target, Jimi Jamison, review, rock, Survivor, Target
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