Get Ready to ROCK! » The Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Blues and Blues Rock – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/feature-grtr-20-anniversary-blues-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/feature-grtr-20-anniversary-blues-primer/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 01:12:49 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=87578 GRTR!@20They say “popular” music goes in cycles and fifteen years after the latest blues/rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Jeff Healey and Gary Moore, the genre received a boost from the arrival of Joe Bonamassa, especially in Europe which … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/feature-grtr-20-anniversary-blues-primer/feed/ 0 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Progressive Rock – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-progressive-rock-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-progressive-rock-primer/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:18:27 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=84865 GRTR!@20There has been a resurgence of interest in prog in the millennium.  Alan Jones chronicles some of the artists and bands who continue to fly the flag for the genre.  Warning: Steven Wilson looms large … Back in the day, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-progressive-rock-primer/feed/ 0 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Metal – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-metal-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-metal-primer/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:49:40 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=84601 GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Metal – PrimerDuring the period 2003-2023 metal had morphed into various guises.  Brian McGowan tries to keep up with it and surveys the period… Heavy Metal is a musical phenomenon that continues to gain in strength and popularity, worldwide. It has the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/feature-grtr20-anniversary-metal-primer/feed/ 0 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Eclectic – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-eclectic-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-eclectic-primer/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:11:02 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83745 GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Eclectic - PrimerOver two decades Get Ready to ROCK! has demonstrated that it is a broad church and not just featuring the usual classic rock and metal.  The website content reflects the very wide tastes of the review team and so folk, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-eclectic-primer/feed/ 0 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Singer Songwriter – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-singer-songwriter-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-singer-songwriter-primer/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:07:44 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83726 GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Singer Songwriter - PrimerSinger-songwriter editor Pete Whalley gives his considered view on 20 years of the genre with the emphasis on female performers … Long considered a ‘folk’ rooted domain, the boundaries of the singer songwriter genre have blurred over the GRTR! decades, … Continue reading →

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