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Gig review: URIAH HEEP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 14 December 2018
Classic Rock doesn’t get much more classic than this, with Uriah Heep promoting their latest opus Living The Dream and this London show, given the amount of friends and family present, a bit like a homecoming. With two support bands, the doors opened at … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th December 2018, Bernie Shaw, Dante Gizzi, gig, Gun, Jools Gizzi, live, Living The Dream, London, Mick Box, Phil Lanzon, prog, rock, Shepherds Bush Empre, Uriah Heep, Von Hertzen Brothers
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Gig review: DEF LEPPARD – Wembley Arena, London, 8 December 2018
In the Def Leppard career chronicles, 1987’s ‘Hysteria’ will always loom large. Although its predecessor ‘Pyromania’ was a 10 million selling phenomenon in the USA and opened a lot of doors for similar bands, ‘Hysteria’ was on a different scale level altogether. Four years in the crafting, the album fused a hard rock image with the crafted sensibilities … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th December 2018, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, gig, Hysteria, Joe Elliott, live, London, Phil Collin, Rick Allen, Rick Neilson, Rick Savage, Robin Zander, Wembley Arena
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Album review: MAGIC DANCE – New Eyes
Frontiers Music [release date: 07.12.18] Prime driver for this melodic rock/AOR outfit is Jon Siejka who created Magic Dance as a solo project in 2012. ‘New Eyes’ follows an earlier album ‘Vanishings’ and is the first output since the band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Jon Siejka, Magic Dance, melodic rock, New Eyes, review, synth pop
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Album review: MAGNUM – Live At The Symphony Hall
SPV [Release date 18.01.19] Magnum started 2018 in shaky form when we saw them at Giants Of Rock. With great expectations that we’d hear a smidgeon of the new album, they appeared for a few songs and disappeared due to … Continue reading
News: A Year in ROCK! 2018 – photographed and reviewed by Get Ready to ROCK!
Each year during the festive period Get Ready to ROCK! publishes a selection of photographs reflecting their gig reviews during the previous twelve months. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Once again the review team have shown their eclectic tastes with … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, blues, blues rock, festivals, gigs, melodic rock, music, phoographs, prog, progressive, reviews, rock
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Album review: TIM MORSE – Tim Morse III
Cymbalick Music [Release date 5.10.18] As you might guess from the title, this is the third solo album from Tim Morse, a keyboard /guitarist from California. My initial reaction on hearing the opening refrains of ‘Wake Up’, was ‘Yes’. And … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, melodic rock, prog, progressive, review, rock, Tim Morse, Tim Morse III, Yes
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Album review: PHENOMENA – reissues
Explore Rights Management Ltd [Release date 09.11.18] www.phenomenaproject.co.uk Phenomena was a concept developed by Tom Galley with brother Mel who had featured in Whitesnake and had previously worked with Glenn Hughes in Trapeze.. It brought together various rock alumni including … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, concept, Cozy Powell, Dream Runner, Innervision, Mel Galley, melodic rock, Neil Murray, Phenomena, review, Scott Gorham, Tom Galley
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Album review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Full Nelson
Earache Records [Release date 10.08.18] Massive Wagons must be one of the hardest working bands in the UK. Over the last few years they have toured incessantly up and down the country and have gradually built a huge following which is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Baz Mills, CD, Earache Records, Full Nelson, Massive Wagons, review, Rick Parfitt, rock, Slade, Status Quo, Under No Illusion
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Album review: ALCATRAZZ – Live In Japan
Frontiers Records [Release date 28.09.18] This live album captures Alcatrazz on their 1984 Japanese tour at the Nankano Sun Plaza in Tokyo. This is the recently discovered full version of the show which has been remastered and features a set … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, album, Alcatrazz, CD, Complete, Graham Bonnet, Live In Japan, metal, Rainbow, review, rock, Tokyo, Yngwie J Malmsteen
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Album review: NORDIC UNION- Second Coming
Release Date 9.11.18 Erik Martensson has maintained a work rate in 2018 that would put the Stalinist-era miner Stakhanov to shame. His own band Eclipse had a quieter year but on top of his significant participation in the W.E.T. and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, melodic rock, Nordic Union, Pretty Maids, Ronnie Atkins
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Album review: TEN- Illuminati
Release Date 9.11.18 Ten were standard bearers of the then underground melodic rock scene in the nineties and have recovered after a lean spell to resume a prolific recording schedule- this being their sixth album in this decade alone. Singer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gary Hughes, melodic rock, TEN
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Album review: ACE – Five-a-Side/Time For Another/No Strings
BGO Records [Release Date 12.10.18] In most people’s eyes, Ace are a curiosity remembered only for an admittedly classic transatlantic hit single in ‘How Long’ and for giving a first break to one of the UK’s most respected blue eyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Ace, album, Five-a-Side, Jon Woodhead, No Strings, Paul Carrack, reissue, review, Time For Another
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Album review: ROADHOUSE – 25 Years And Counting
Self release [Release date 04.01.19] There can be few independently run bands that have made it to their 25th anniversary with consistently good new material, but Roadhouse is no ordinary band. Originally a roots-rock and Americana outfit with Southern rock … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 Years And Counting, album, Americana, Bill Hobley, boogie, Charlie Whitney, China Town, Danny Gwilym, Family, Gary Boner, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mandie G, review, Roadhouse, Robert A. Roberts, rock, Roger Hunt, roots, Sarah Harvey Smart, Shogun, southern rock, Streetwalkers, ZZ Top
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Album review: SALVA – Off The Deep End
White Knight Records [Release date 26.10.18] Not another band pillaging the vaults of pioneer classic rock acts such as Genesis Yes, Genesis, Tull, Floyd, Sabbath, Purple and the like? Yes, Swedish proggers Salva, are back with their ‘own’ brand of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Off The Deep End, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Salva
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Album review: HELEN ROSE – Trouble Holding Back
Monkey Room Music [Release date 21.01.19] I’m not sure what I was expecting from this sax toting singer songwriter debut produced by Marvin Etzioni (Lone Justice bassist and a founder member). Perhaps, a cross between Maria McKee and Rindy Ross … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, Helen Rose, review, roots, singer, songwriter, Trouble Holding Back
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Album review: THE C SIDES PROJECT – 10 Days
White Knight Records [Release date 26.10.18] Fellow reviewer Alan Jones gave ‘both barrels’ to South Wales proggers C Sides last release – We Are Now (2017) – suggesting that the band, featuring ex Magenta members guitarist Martin Rosser and drummer … Continue reading
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Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES – Story Tellers Part Two
White Knight Records [Release date 26.10.18] We were absolutely blown away this year by Pete Jones’ performances as part of Camel on their Moonmadness tour. His keyboards and vocals were perfect, but it was his sax playing on ‘Another Night’ … Continue reading
Album review: THE MOODY BLUES – In Search Of The Lost Chord (50th Anniversary edition)
Universal [Release date 02.11.18] I’ll be honest, I was never a big Moodies fan. And this 3 CD/2DVD wallet busting re-visitation is clearly aimed at their most ardent followers i.e. those only too ready to meet the hefty £41.99 price … Continue reading
Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2019)
Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 03/11/2019 BLACK STONE CHERRY 11/5 Anaheim, CA The Parish at House of Blues 11/6 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage 11/14 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen 11/15 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, AOR, dates, Europe, gigs, melodic rock, metal, pop, progressive, rock, ROW, Tour, USA
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Album review: CREYE – s/t
Release Date 12.10.18 It is a sign of the march of time that former new kids on the of Scandinavian melodic rock block are now being succeeded by a third wave of impossibly young bands, and alongside the likes of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andreas Gullstrand, AOR, Creye, melodic rock, Robin Jidhed
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Album review: THE SENTON BOMBS – Outsiders
Regolith Records [Release date 07.12.18] I have mistakenly overlooked The Senton Bombs in the past, what a huge error this has been as the Blackpool band release album number 5, “Outsiders”, and what an album, mixing punk, sleaze and classic … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, Outsiders, punk, review, rock, sleaze, the Senton Bombs
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Quick plays: COME TASTE THE BAND, MOZES AND THE FIRSTBORN, YOUNG FAST RUNNING MAN
COME TASTE THE BAND Reignition AOR Heaven[Release date 25.01.19] Come Taste the Band is a Norwegian classic hard rock band, founded in 1997 by guitarist Jo Henning Kaasin and singer Vidar Heldal. Since then they have released a couple of Deep … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, classic rock, Come Taste The Band, Dadcore, Doogie White, electro, Last Day Sect, Mozes And The First Born, pop, pop punk, Rainbow, Reignition, review, rock, The Gothic Novel, Young Bird, Young Fast Running Man
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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2019 – March 2019
Compiled by Jason Ritchie April – June 2019 July – September 2019 2019 January 1st FATES WARNING ‘Awaken the Guardian Live’ 4th LEGION OF THE DAMNED ‘Slaves of the Shadow Realm’ Napalm Records 11th BRING ME THE HORIZON ‘Amo’ SOILWORK … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, album, AOR, Bluray, CD, DVD, February, heavy rock, January, March, melodic rock, metal, New releases, progressive, rock
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Gig review: THEA GILMORE – The Met, Bury, 8 December 2018
Thea Gilmore is becoming something of a fixture in our seasonal despatches. As traditional as decking the halls of GRTR! HQ with boughs of holly. This time last year The Counterweight was winning our readers’ album of the year vote … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 December 2018, acoustic, Bury, Christmas Party, festive, gig, Nigel Stonier, review, seasonal, singer, songwriter, The Met, Thea Gilmore
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Album review: WILLE AND THE BANDITS – Paths
Farm Hand Records [Release date 01.01.19] Last time we caught up with Wille And The Bandits it was at Giants Of Rock 2017 when they were touring Steal (2017) – a stormer of a blues /rock roots album. So it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, classic rock, Paths, review, roots, wille and the bandits
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