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Gig review: PLANET ROCKSTOCK – Porthcawl, 5 December 2014 (Day 1: California Breed, Joanne Shaw Taylor)
Planet Rockstock is one of a number of festivals springing up all over the country during off seasons in the holiday parks and I think it is safe to say that these will continue to grow in the future. Porthcawl … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 December 2014, blues, California Breed, gig, Glenn Hughes, Gun, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Motorhead, Phil Campbell, Planet Rockstock, Porthcawl, review, rock, South Wales, The Treatment
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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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Gig review: SLASH with MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS – The Hydro, Glasgow, 4 December 2014
The last time I saw Slash on stage was at the fateful Monsters Of Rock festival back in 1988 when Guns ‘N’ Roses took the place by storm and two fans went down in the crowd and didn’t resurface, a … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF – The O2 Islington Academy, London, 3 December 2014
Ask me to name my favourite albums for 2014 and The Pineapple Thief’s “Magnolia” will certainly feature in my Top 10 list. Even though my introduction to Bruce Soord’s Alternative/Progressive Rock outfit only took place a couple of years ago, … Continue reading
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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Gig review: GRAHAM BONNET – 02 Islington Academy 2, 1 December 2014
For someone whose live appearances have been sporadic in his home country over the years, it was a surprise to see Graham Bonnet doing a second tour of 2014. Unfortunately allied to timing it in the busiest period of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 December 2014, Beth-Ami Heavenstone, Conrado Pesinato, David Sinclair Four, Doogie White, gig, Graham Bonnet, London, Morpheus Rising, O2 Islington Academy, Rainbow, review
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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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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Clapham Grand, 28 November 2014
Big Country’s sophomore album Steeltown has had the full treatment to mark its 30th anniversary, first a deluxe reissue and then a tour in which the album is played in its entirety. The band did a similar thing with their … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 November 2014, album, Big Country, Clapham Grand, London, review, rock
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Gig review: ACCEPT – The Forum, London, 27 November 2014
When the last of many attempts to reunite Udo Dirkschneider with the remaining members of Accept folded back in 2009, many fans of the German Heavy Metal combo, myself included, believed that the days of this musical institution were numbered. … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 November 2014, Accept, Forum, gig, heavy metal, Herman Frank, London, review, Voodoo Six
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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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Gig review: BRYAN ADAMS – Wembley Arena, London, 26 November 2014
A recent discussion thread on social media was to list 15 albums that in some way had changed your musical life over the years. Bryan Adams’ Reckless would have been one such for me. I well remember as a headbanging … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 November 2014, Bryan Adams, gig, London, Reckless, review, rock, Wembley Arena
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Gig review: AUDREY HORNE – Underworld, London, 2 December 2014
Audrey Horne pulled in a slightly bigger audience than when I saw them last year, although a Tuesday night and Slash playing at Wembley won’t have helped. Luckily though no major sound issues as the bass rig failed last time. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December, 2014, 77, AUDREY HORNE, gig, London, metal, Pet The Preacher, Pure Heavy, review, rock, Toschie, Underworld
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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
DVD reviews: THE ROLLING STONES – From the Vault 1975 and 1981
THE ROLLING STONES – From The Vault- L.A Forum 1975 Eagle Vision [Released 17.11 .14] The Rolling Stones have previously made a number of live performances available as downloads from their website and these have all been brought up to … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, DVD, Eagle Vision, Hampton Coliseum 1981, Keith Richards, LA Forum Live In 1975, Mick Jagger, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Rolling Stones
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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
News: BIFF BYFORD (Saxon) interview and special features on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio
Sunday 30 November 2014, 17:00 Thursday 4 December, 22:00 repeat Saxon frontman Biff Byford chooses the music in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s ‘Favourite Tracks from Favourite Artists’ sequence. He chats to GRTR!’s David Randall about the band’s progress and … 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: 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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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 15 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: I hadn’t seen opening act MORE play for 33 years. In fact the last time was at Monster Of Rock – the original Download before all the hype took over and turned it into the money making … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 November 2014, Bigelf, Black State Highway, Blues Pills, Diamond Head, gig, Hard Rock Hell 8, Michael Schenker, Pwllheli, review
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