Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS

Album review: RONNIE BAKER BROOKS – Times Have Changed

Posted on January 6, 2017 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 20.01.17] ‘Times Have Changed’ is an aptly titled album that sees Ronnie Baker Brooks refreshing his own brand of blues with a dip into the best of Memphis as he veers into a more soulful direction. His … Continue reading →

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Album review: HEAT – Overnight

Posted on January 6, 2017 by jason

Topshelf Records [Release date 20.01.17] https://heatband.bandcamp.com/album/overnight We all have bands that we love. Sometimes we even love bands enough to wish that there were more bands that sound like the one we love. However, as soon as a new band … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAIN OF SALVATION – In The Passing Light Of Day

Posted on January 5, 2017 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 13.01.17] Breakneck, technically demanding and maybe even pretentious to some – a clear fusion between metal, folk and progressive rock that has introduced the genre to a contemporary audience. Swedish progressive rock and metal band Pain … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: D’ERCOLE, JIM JIDHED, BEACHEADS

Posted on January 3, 2017 by jason

D’ERCOLE No Place Like Home This is the fourth album from melodic hard rock band D’Ercole and they have released it themselves having left Z Records. The album features Phil Vincent as the main songwriter and producer (does this man never … Continue reading →

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Album review: POPA CHUBBY – The Catfish

Posted on January 2, 2017 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Popa Chubby for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in December 2016 and played tracks from ‘The Catfish’ earMUSIC [Release date 07.1o.16] And so to Popa Chubby’s 26th album – far more if you include his French issues … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MOLOCHS – America’s Velvet Glory

Posted on January 2, 2017 by jason

Innovative Leisure Records Release date 13.01.17] Let’s say you are relaxing on your back porch in your favourite soft chair. Overlooking the shimmering ocean. Bathed in warm afternoon sunshine. Probably in Southern California. The sky is starting to turn a … Continue reading →

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Album review: GORDON GILTRAP & PAUL WARD – The Last Of England

Posted on January 2, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

On Sunday 15 January 2017 at 18:00 GMT David Randall chatted to Gordon Giltrap on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, with tracks from the new album. Angel Air Records [Release date 20.01.17] Gordon Giltrap? Where do you start? This veteran … Continue reading →

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Album review: BABYMETAL – Live At Wembley

Posted on December 29, 2016 by david.wilson

EarMUSIC [Release date 09.12.16] Babymetal up until now have completely passed me by. Three Japanese teenagers singing about chocolate, gimme a break (have a Kit Kat?). No, metal should be hard, heavy and sung by large men with even larger … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUSH – 2112 – 40th Anniversary Edition

Posted on December 29, 2016 by david.wilson

Universal Music [Release date 16.12.16] There are many albums that can be considered as classics in rock, however there are a select few which go beyond that classification. This select band of albums are records that define a genre, ones … Continue reading →

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News: GLENN HUGHES UK tour dates 20 January-2 February 2017

Posted on December 29, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Glenn Hughes in October 2016 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and the sequence includes tracks from ‘Resonate’. Glenn Hughes plays a series of dates in the UK – rearranged from November 2016 – in January/February. … Continue reading →

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Album review: JODY GRIND – Reissues

Posted on December 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Esoteric [Release date 25.11.16] Some readers may remember a motley band of musicians who – back in the late seventies – masqueraded under that sometimes irksome banner “supergroup”, Hinkley’s Heroes. At various times they included Mel Collins, John Halsey and … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS – Capture The Sun

Posted on December 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Deadline/Cleopatra [Release date 07.10.16] French multi-instrumentalist Steph Honde released a debut album in 2014 with Paul D’ianno and Vinny Appice in the ranks and ‘Capture The Sun’ continues the tradition. Albums that feature a roster of name artists – legends … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROTH BROCK PROJECT- s/t

Posted on December 21, 2016 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release Date 04.11.16] This rather unimaginatively titled release brings together two of melodic rock’s most respected figures. While Terry Brock has long been regarded as one of the genre’s finest vocalists, from his days in Strangeways to numerous … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRYAN COLE – Sands Of Time

Posted on December 19, 2016 by jason

Melodic Rock Records Bryan Cole is a new name in melodic rock circles and hopefully this debut release will establish him as a name to watch out for from now on. Bryan sings and plays all the instruments on here, … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBROUGH – Mockingbird Soul

Posted on December 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBOROUGH - Mockingbird Soul

BDM Music [Release date 17.02.17] Brigitte DeMeyer’s last ‘less is more’ Americana release – Savannah Road (2014) – an album that transported you deep into the southern heartlands to a balmy ramshackle porch, a rocking chair and the sound of … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARILLION – Marbles In The Park

Posted on December 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC [Release date 20.01.17] 2-CD/DVD/Bluray Available on 2xCD, DVD, and Blu Ray formats, Marbles In The Park – the centrepiece of the 2015 Marillion weekend convention at Center Parcs, Port Zelande, in The Netherlands – is a curious release. Not … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON KIRKE – All Because Of You

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Simon Kirke in October 2016 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. The hour special features Bad Company, Free, and other related tracks. BMG [Release date 10.02.17] It may come as a surprise that the hard-hitting Free/Bad … Continue reading →

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Album review: AMON AMARTH – Jomsviking

Posted on December 16, 2016 by jason

Metal Blade [release date 25.03.16] You wouldn’t think prog rock legends Pink Floyd would have a lot in common with Swedish death metal gods Amon Amarth, however, there you’d be wrong – both bands have broken the boundaries with their … Continue reading →

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Album review: RIK EMMETT & RESolution 9 – RES9

Posted on December 14, 2016 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 11.11.16] Rik Emmett’s RESolution 9 is a beacon of quality on a sometimes bewilderingly fragmented rock landscape. Emmett’s 26 year solo career reflects the fact that he’s a gifted songwriter with something meaningful to say. When he … Continue reading →

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Album review: ADRIAN GALYSH – Into The Blue

Posted on December 13, 2016 by petefeenstra

Adrian Galysh [Release date 25.05.16] Having thrown everything at his disposal into his previous prog influenced album ‘Tone Poet’, West coast guitarist Adrian Galysh’s new ‘Into The Blue’ is a return to rock blues basics, except he’s got Kaycee Clanton … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKKO JOENSUU – Amen 2

Posted on December 13, 2016 by jason

Svart Records [Release date 16.12.16] Mikko Joensuu is in the middle of releasing a trilogy based on hos own experiences of dealing with depression and loneliness, along with coming to terms with the idea that God did not exist in … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE LYNN TURNER – The Sessions

Posted on December 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

This is the first part of the three-part Joe Lynn Turner special broadcast by Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in March 2016. (Part 2 is also available at Mixcloud with a link to Part 3) Joe Lynn Turner is a … Continue reading →

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Album review: DARIO MOLLO’S CROSSBONES – Rock The Cradle

Posted on December 9, 2016 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Italian guitarist Dario Mollo, who started his career in 1981 with the everlasting Crossbones, has re-established his musical career with the band on his new album ‘Rock the Cradle’. Mollo, who has worked with Tony Martin … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGNUM – The Valley Of Tears – The Ballads

Posted on December 9, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

On Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December 2016 at 22:00 GMT David Randall presented a two-hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, chatting to Bob Catley and with tracks from the new album. More information SPV [Release date 06.01.17] In … Continue reading →

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Album review: NIGHT RANGER – 35 Years and A Night In Chicago

Posted on December 8, 2016 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Night Ranger celebrate 35 years together with this double live CD and DVD set, recorded back in May this year at the House Of Blues in Chicago. Having been lucky enough to have seen them live … Continue reading →