Get Ready to ROCK! » BOOK REVIEWS https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Book review: ZAPPA THE HARD WAY (Revised & Expanded Edition) by Andrew Greenaway https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/book-review-zappa-the-hard-way-revised-expanded-edition-by-andrew-greenaway/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/book-review-zappa-the-hard-way-revised-expanded-edition-by-andrew-greenaway/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:05:56 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=111048 ZAPPA THE HARD WAY (Revised & Expanded Edition) by Andrew GreenawayWymer Publishing  [Publication date 17.08.26] Andrew Greenaway’s revised and expanded ‘Zappa The Hard Way’ is a meticulously researched and even handed account of what proved to be Frank Zappa’s last tour. The 1988, 12 piece band (including a 5 piece … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/book-review-zappa-the-hard-way-revised-expanded-edition-by-andrew-greenaway/feed/ 0 Book review: ON TRACK…. DEF LEPPARD… every album, every song by Scott Robinson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/book-review-on-track-def-leppard-every-album-every-song-by-scott-robinson/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/book-review-on-track-def-leppard-every-album-every-song-by-scott-robinson/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:26:53 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110340 ON TRACK.... DEF LEPPARD... every album, every song by Scott RobinsonSonicBond Publishing (Release Date 29.05.2026) With Def Leppard’s successful UK tour still fresh in the memory, now is a good time for a look back at their career and to revisit their back catalogue. As Scott Robinson points out in … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/book-review-on-track-def-leppard-every-album-every-song-by-scott-robinson/feed/ 0 Book review: TONY BANKS: MAN OF SPELLS -THE MAGICIAN OF GENESIS by Mario Giammetti https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:38:36 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107182 Mario GiammettiKingmaker Publishing Anyone with the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the history of Genesis will quickly acknowledge the importance of keyboard player, songwriter and founding member Tony Banks within its various line-ups. Like me then, they would probably be … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/feed/ 0 Book review: On track…THE BEATLES, THE PRETENDERS, THE CURE, JOURNEY, DEEP PURPLE (2025) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-on-track-the-beatles-the-pretenders-the-cure-journey-deep-purple-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-on-track-the-beatles-the-pretenders-the-cure-journey-deep-purple-2025/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:28:38 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107123 The Beatles 1962-1966 (Book)Sonicbond Publishing [Various publication dates 02-11.25] www.sonicbondpublishing.com Here’s our traditional annual round-up of books published by Sonicbond, this time in 2025. The publisher specialises in music books written by enthusiasts and usually dissecting the output of a particular artist. This … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-on-track-the-beatles-the-pretenders-the-cure-journey-deep-purple-2025/feed/ 0 Book review: WOODCUT – THE MAKING AND THE MEANING by Andy Stuart https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/book-review-woodcut-the-making-and-the-meaning-by-andy-stuart/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/book-review-woodcut-the-making-and-the-meaning-by-andy-stuart/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:35:19 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106913 WOODCUT – THE MAKING AND THE MEANINGKingmaker Publishing [Publication date 06.02.26] Written to accompany the new album from Big Big Train, ‘Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning’ follows the gestation of what would result in the Progressive Rock band’s first concept album, through to the early … Continue reading →

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