Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)

Album review: H.E.A.T. – Live In London

Posted on February 11, 2015 by andynathan

earMUSIC [Release Date 20.2.15] 2014 saw young Swedish melodic rockers H.E.A.T. gain significant traction with their fourth album ‘Tearing Down The Walls’ (GRTR! critics’ best of 2014). They really seem to have a special relationship with the UK audiences, so it … Continue reading →

Album review: URIAH HEEP- Live at Koko (CD/DVD)

Posted on February 10, 2015 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release date 20.02.15] Uriah Heep’s long career has been punctuated by regular live albums – 1973’s ‘Live’ with original singer David Byron, the Live In Moscow opus which opened up what was to become their longest-running line up … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRIDGET ST. JOHN – Dandelion Albums & BBC Collection

Posted on February 4, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Red Records [Release date 16.02.15] 4-disc boxed set Bridget St. John no doubt influenced a generation of female folkies and this three-album retrospective will go some way to confirming that legacy. A handsome box set, collecting her output for … Continue reading →

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Album review: SWEET AND LYNCH – Only to Rise

Posted on February 2, 2015 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release Date 23.01.15] Sweet and Lynch may sound like a firm of corporate lawyers, an image accentuated by the album cover of the pair suited and booted in front of a cityscape of skyscrapers, but it is the … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: THE BARNUM MESERVE, KINGNALDO

Posted on February 1, 2015 by jason

THE BARNUM MESERVE – S/t www. facebook.com/thebarnummeserve [Released 06.04.15] Three piece from Nottingham consisting of Leon Wiley (vocals/paino), Paul Moss Pearce (drums) and Dylan Griffiths (bass), the PR blurb name checks Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire and Soundgarden as musical … Continue reading →

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Album Review: LONELY ROBOT – Please Come Home

Posted on January 31, 2015 by jason

Inside Out www.insideout.de [Released 23.02.15] Lonely Robot is the new project from producer, guitarist and vocalist John Mitchell (Kino/It Bites/Frost*/Arena). He is backed by a rhythm section of Nick Beggs (Steve Hackett/Kajagoogoo) on bass and Craig Blundell on drums, with … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE NEAL MORSE BAND – The Grand Experiment

Posted on January 31, 2015 by jason

Inside Out www.insideout.de [Released 16.02.15] Does Neal Morse ever sleep? Not content with his rather good 1970′s West Coast flavoured solo album ‘Songs From November’ and the excellent second Flying Colors album, both released last year, he is back again! … Continue reading →

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Album review: SERIOUS BLACK – As Daylight Breaks

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Phil Berisford

AFM Records [Release date 16.01.15] Serious Black can only be described as a European metal super-group due to the presence of former/current members of Helloween/Masterplan, Blind Guardian, Edenbridge, Visions of Atlantis and Bloodbound. Sounds extremely promising… The band started as … Continue reading →

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Album review: U.D.O – Decadent

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Phil Berisford

AFM Records [Release date 23.01.15] Everyone’s favourite German growler, Udo Dirkschneider, is back with his new studio album “Decadent”. It doesn’t seem long since I was underwhelmed by his one paced “Steelhammer – Live From Moscow” album. So what does … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS THOMPSON Jukebox – The Ultimate Collection 1975-2015

Posted on January 29, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Interview edit: Chris Thompson with David Randall, 16 February 2015 (14:35) This edit features un-broadcast material from an hour-long feature aired on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 February. The full feature is now available via Mixcloud Cherry … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – The Polydor Years

Posted on January 28, 2015 by jason

Universal (9LP box set) [Release date 24.11.14] With the rejuvenation of both vinyl and classic rock, Universal have collated all 8 of the classic Rainbow albums in original packaging. Extravagant? Yes, resoundingly. But it’s lovely too. While a couple have … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Holding All The Roses

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jason

Earache Records [Release date 09.02.15] www.blackberrysmoke.com This is amazingly Blackberry Smoke’s fourth studio album, as their last album ‘The Whippoorwill’ was released in the UK last year (although it dated from 2012 when it was released in their native US) … Continue reading →

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Album review: IMPERA – Empire Of Sin

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 26.01.15] This is the third album from Impera since 2012 when they released their debut album. They were formed around drummer JK Impera (Bruce Kulick/Graham Bonnet), who is joined by guitarist Tommy Denander (who has … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – Spirit On A Mission

Posted on January 25, 2015 by david.wilson

Inakustik [Release date – 23.03.15] I have been lucky enough to see Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock on several occasions over the last few years and I have witnessed the band gelling and getting stronger with each show. The last … Continue reading →

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Album review: JORN LANDE & TROND HOLTER – Dracula : Swing Of Death

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Phil Berisford

Frontiers Records [Release date 23.01.15] It’s that man Jorn Lande again…hot on the heels of the latest Allen-Lande release comes “Dracula : Swing of Death”. This time it is a collaboration with Wig Wam guitarist (aka Teeny) on what has … Continue reading →

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Album review: PALLAS – wearewhoweare

Posted on January 23, 2015 by david.wilson

Self Release [Release date – 15.12.2014] Pallas are one of the most enduring and consistent bands of the prog rock genre and every album release is keenly anticipated by their loyal following. It has been over three years since their … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ANDREW COMBS, MICHAEL ARMSTRONG

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jason

ANDREW COMBS – All These Dreams www.andrewcomsmusic.com [Released 26.01.15] This is the second album from Nashville based singer-songwriter Andrew Combs. As you would expect being based in Nashville there is a little country in the musical flavours on offer, along … Continue reading →

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Album Review: TIN SPIRITS – Scorch

Posted on January 18, 2015 by alanjones

Esoteric Antenna/Vibrola Records [Release date 15.09.14] Every so often an album shows up that takes you completely by surprise. I don’t know why, but my expectations of Tin Spirits second album were not that high – despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Album review: ADRENALINE MOB – Dearly Departed

Posted on January 18, 2015 by jason

Century Media [Released 02.02.15] It’s that man Russell Allen again! We had the Allen/Lande album late last year, January he featured on the Force 10 album with Matt Sinner (although apparently that was recorded a couple of years before) and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Something’s About To Change

Posted on January 18, 2015 by petefeenstra

Robin Trower Special – 1 March 2015 by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Our one-hour radio special was first broadcast on 1 March 2015. Robin Trower chats to David Randall about his career and chooses some of those … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: AWNA TEIXEIRA, KIMMIE RHODES, PAUL BIBBY, LYNRYD SKYNYRD

Posted on January 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

AWNA TEIXEIRA Wild One Like Po’ Girl Awna Teixeira’s solo debut – Where The Darkness Goes (2012) – her follow up Wild One is a sparse, plaintive set. For the most part written in Salt Lake City and reflecting on … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHOENIX AGAIN – Look Out

Posted on January 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

[Release date 28.02.14] www.phoenixagain.it Just occasionally you come across an album that’s niche and evidently overlooked, but one that repays your undivided attention. Then you come to the conclusion: why? Especially as it’s lain for a little longer than necessary … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERIC JOHNSON MIKE STERN – Eclectic

Posted on January 17, 2015 by petefeenstra

Eric Johnson Mike Stern – Eclectic Heads Up [Released 10.11.14] Not so much ‘Eclectic’ as simply exhilarating, the pairing of blues-rock guitarist Eric Johnson and jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern may not have generated a lot of new material (Stern for … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOTO – Inside The Vertigo (Jeff Scott Soto)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Interview edit: Jeff Scott Soto with David Randall, 13 January 2015 (15:04) Jeff is featured in an hour long special “Favourite Tracks from Favourite Artists” when he chooses the music and chats about his career, including Talisman and Journey Get … Continue reading →

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Album review: TROY REDFERN BAND – Troy Redfern Band

Posted on January 12, 2015 by petefeenstra

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Troy Redfern, 4 January 2015 by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Troy Redfern Music [Released 26.01.15] www.troyredfern.com Troy Redfern is a slide guitar player who knows the value of a rich tonal landscape framed … Continue reading →