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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review: OCTOBER 31 – Bury The Hatchet
Hells Headbangers – Out Now. First formed in Arlington Virginia back in 1995, October 31 are a Heavy Metal outfit whose music is a tribute to 80s Metal, both in terms of sound employed and the overall approach to song-writing. … Continue reading
Album review: DAVE KILMINSTER – …And The Truth Will Set You Free
Killer Guitar Records [Release date 22.09.14] The common denominator in Dave Kilminster’s recent albums may be that they seem to appear at GRTR! Towers towards the end of the year and therefore are easy to overlook in the Christmas fug. … Continue reading
Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Harvest Of The Heart An Anthology
Esoteric [Release date: 17.11.14] 5-CD box set For those Genesis fans still smarting from that TV documentary, here is the real deal. A 90 track compilation of original guitarist Anthony Phillips’ best bits. If Phillips and Hackett are the most … Continue reading
Album review: SKY – Reissues (Sky, Sky 2)
Esoteric [Release date 01.12.14] CD/DVD These two reissues give us a welcome opportunity to re-evaluate that fusion of classical and prog that the band Sky purveyed back in 1979. A “supergroup” of sorts bringing together the unlikely presence of classical … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Blue Mink, classical, Curved Air, folk, Francis Monkman, Herbie Flowers, John Williams, reissue, review, rock, Sky, Sky 2, Tristan Fry
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Album review: HAREM SCAREM -Thirteen
Frontiers Records [Release Date 05.12.14] While never quite crossing over into mainstream success, few bands are talked of in such hushed tones in melodic rock circles as Harem Scarem. Having split in 2008 but reformed last year and included three … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Harem Scarem, Harry Hess, melodic hard rock, review, Thirteen
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Album review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – The Albums Collection Vol. 1 (1973-1984)
These 7 albums released by Bruce Springsteen in 11 years, as the title of the collection would suggest, contain 76 tracks that span big hits, songs that have been covered, an American timeline and an influence on many other bands … Continue reading
Album review: MOJO MAKERS – Devils Hands
Hypertension Music [Release Date: 10.10.14] ‘Devils Hands’ is a successful lo-fi, ‘live in the studio’ attempt to capture an essential bluesy feel and soulful vibe. The album comprises 11 impressive tracks steeped in a retro … Continue reading
Album Review: BAILEY – Long Way Down
Frontiers Records [release date 8.12.14] Bailey (a lot of thought went into that one) is the debut album by Three Lions vocalist Nigel Bailey. Nigel was plucked from obscurity by Frontiers for the underwhelming Three Lions album alongside Vinny Burns … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bailey, classic rock, Frontiers, Long Way Down, Nigel Bailey, review, Three Lions
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Album Review: RATED X – Rated X
Frontiers Records [release date 10.11.14] Rated X are another one of Frontiers’ all-star bands featuring some big names from the past. Who do we have here then? Well the well-travelled Joe Lynn Turner features on vocals, two-thirds of the original … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN TURNER AND FRIENDS – The Garden Party
Dirty Dog Discs [Release date 27.10.14] This 2-CD album is like an almighty two-finger salute to Andy Powell. Back in 2012 Martin Turner assembled a stellar cast of one-time Wishbone Ash alumni and in front of a specially invited audience, … Continue reading
Album review: SWUNG – Vol.1 & 2 (feat. members of FOCUS)
In And Out Of Focus Records [Release date 03.11.14] ‘Swung’ was evidently conceived and recorded during downtime from the “day job” – for Bobby Jacobs and Pierre van der Linden this means the current incarnation of Focus. Although that band … Continue reading
News: THE BEST of 2014 – Vote for your favourites! Best rock albums and live acts!
Every year the GRTR! Reviewers choose their favourite albums and live acts. We reduce this selection to a list of ten in each category. The Best of 2014: Reviewers’ Choice We’ll publish the popular vote results on Tuesday 23 December. … Continue reading
Quick plays: HEKZ, STARSET, HANNE KOLSTO
HEKZ – Caerus Cherry Red Records [Released 03.11.14] This is the second album from up and coming UK based progressive metal band HeKz. They have been picked up by Cherry Red Records who will do a good job I am … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Caerus, electro pop, Hanne Kolsto, HeKz, Linkin Park, nu-metal, pop, progressive metal, review, rock, Starset, Transmissions
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Album review: ANGELS AND AIRWAVES – The Dream Walker
[Released 09.12.14] This album is just one part of a multimedia project from Angels and Airwaves that will include a short film, comic books, a graphic novel, videos and animations that will all tie in to a central character known … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angels and Airwaves, Blink 182, pop, review, rock, synths, The Dream Walker, Tom DeLonge
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Album review: HARMONY – Theatre Of Redemption
Ulterium Records [Release date 28.11.14] It’s probably not a good idea to release albums a month or so before Christmas: they tend to get lost in the festivities and almost certainly miss out in best of year selections. Which is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Code Of Silence, Harmony, melodic metal, power metal, review, Theatre Of Redemption
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Album review: DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS – Medicine
Magnolia Music [Release date 26.01.15] With a Divinity Masters degree from St Andrews, and a dissertation on ‘Springsteen and American Redemptive Imagination’ under his belt, it’s clear where Southern singer songwriter Drew Holcomb’s heart lies. His 2005 debut Washed In … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Medicine, review, roots
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Album review: SUZI QUATRO – The Girl From Detroit City (Box set)
Cherry Red Records [Release date 27.10.14] It would be all too easy to dismiss the girl from Detroit City as a Mickie Most, Chinn/ Chapman puppet, but this beautifully packaged 4-CD, 82 track career retrospective attempts to but the record … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Chris Norman, compilation, Jeff Beck, review, Suzi Quatro, The Girl From Detroit City
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THE BEST of 2014 – top rock albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice
The Best of 2014 with David Randall by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Every year we ask the GRTR! Team to list their favourite albums and gigs of the year. Typically, it’s a diverse selection that may not … Continue reading
Quick plays: LEON ALVARADO, KNIGHT AREA, SHADOW MERCHANT
LEON ALVARADO – 2014: Music From An Expanded Universe Melodic Revolution Records – [Release date: 30.10.14] The title says it all really as this sounds like it was written in space, played in space and beamed down for spaced-out people … Continue reading
Album review: RAPHEUMET’S WELL – Dimensions
Sometimes a local band will come along and blow you away with the music they play. Living around Charlotte, NC I’m a lucky guy because the metal scene is pretty incredible. I have been lucky to see some amazing bands … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Metal, metal, Rapheumet's Well, review, symphonic
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Album review: ROD STEWART – Vinyl
Universal (5 LP box set) [Released 01.12.14] For the first time, Rod Stewart’s five studio LPs originally released between 1969 and 1974 are released in a boxed set (his Mercury label years before he switched label to Warner Brothers). Each … Continue reading
Album review: CORVUS STONE – Corvus Stone ll
Melodic Revolution Records [Release Date: 30.09.14] Back in November 2012 I had the pleasure of reviewing Corvus Stone’s first album – and some album it was too, having progressive rock at its heart but incorporating a myriad of other styles … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Tench, Corvus Stone, Corvus Stone ll, Progressive Rock, review, Sean Filkins
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Album Review: BLOODBOUND – Stormborn
AFM Records [release date 21.11.14] Swedish metal-heads Bloodbound return with an evil looking album to celebrate their tenth anniversary and like their last release “In The Name Of Metal”, you just know what to expect with “Stormborn”…or do you… Enjoyable … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM, album, Anders Broman, Bloodbound, Fredrik Bergh, Henrik Olsson, metal, Patrik Johansson, Pelle Akerlind, review, Stormborn, Tomas Olsson
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Album review: LARRY MILLER – Soldier Of The Line
Big Guitar [Release date 24.11.14] ‘Soldier Of The Line’ is an aptly titled, song driven album that taps into the unbroken spirit of Larry Miller. His unrelenting roadwork, scuffed scratch plate, broken strings and relationship songs are the nuts and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Gary Moore, guitarist, Joe Bonamassa, Larry Miller, Peter Green, review, rock, Soldier of the Line, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: VARGAS BLUES BAND – From The Dark
Off Yer Rocka [Release date 27.10.14] It’s 23 years since Javier Vargas first announced himself to European blues audiences. In the interim, the Spanish rock blues guitarist has established himself a Latino blues crossover artist who has also prospered in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dani Wilde, From The Dark, Gaz Pearson, guitar, javier Vargas, Latino, Los Lobos, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, Vargas Blues Band, ZZ Top
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