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Gig review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Dome, London, 18 September 2014
Support Act: The Sixxis Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Over the last twelve years since I moved to the UK I have been to numerous gigs in many different venues around the country but both Tufnell Park and … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 September 2014, Alan Morse, album, London, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Spock's Beard, Ted Leonard, The Dome
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Album review: SARACEN – Redemption
Escape Music [Release date 29.09.14] Saracen are back after their last album, the concept piece ‘Marilyn’ based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. This album sees the band back to basics, in that there is no concept although they do … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, classic rock, Escape Music, hard rock, melodic, NWOBHM, Redemption, Saracen
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Album review: A SECRET RIVER – Colours Of Solitude
Self released [Release Date: 25.06.14] Given the lineage of great progressive bands from Scandinavia and the form of progressive rock music that tends to be their stock in trade – think Katatonia, Opeth, Beardfish and their brooding melancholia punctuated with … Continue reading
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Tagged A Secret River, album, Colours Of Solitude, Progressive Rock, review, Sweden
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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – The Dirty Truth
Axehouse Music [Release date 22.09.14] We live in such an age of instant gratification and downloads that you sometimes you have to pause and remind yourself just how quickly Joanne Shaw Taylor’s career has taken off since her debut album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blood Sweat & Tears, blues, guitar, Jim Gaines, Jimi Hendrix, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kevin Bowe, review, rock, soul, The Dirty Truth
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News: MARTIN BARRE interview special on Sunday 28 September
Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 28 September, 22:00 GMT Monday 29 September and Friday 3 October, 22:00 repeat) A two-hour special, replaying Martin’s recent chat about his favourite tracks and new album, plus Tull and solo … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 September 2014, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, radio, session
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Album review: DAYLIGHT ROBBERY – Falling Back To Earth
Solar Flare [Release date 18.10.14] www.daylightrobberyrocks.co.uk Thankfully, for their second album, Daylight Robbery have ramped up production values. Birmingham-based, it was perhaps natural to use Sheena Sear who has worked with fellow Midlanders Magnum amongst others. However, improved production cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Daylight Robbery, Falling Back To Earth, Magnum, melodic rock, review, Tony Nichols
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Album review: DIE NO MORE – Elected Evil
Rocksector Records [Release date – 03.11.14] Die No More are a band that are causing a bit of a buzz at the moment. A lot of positive comments have been made and with the release of this, their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, And Justice For All, Carlisle, CD, DIE NO MORE, Elected Evil, Kev Smith, Marc Farquhar, metal thrash, Metallica, review, rock
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Album review: SHIFT – Lead, Judge & Jury
Self Release [Release date – out now] The amount of new music which comes through for review every week never ceases to amaze me, via download and CD an endless stream constantly pours in. It can be a bit of … Continue reading
Album review: WORK OF ART – Framework
Frontiers Records [Release Date 19.09.14] Few current bands in the world of melodic rock are of such reputed standing as Work of Art, the Swedes led by guitarist Robert Sall, also of W.E.T. Both their albums to date have been … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Framework, interview, melodic rock, review, Robert Sall, Work Of Art
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Album review: MOONLAND FEATURING LENNA KUURMAA
Frontiers Records (Release Date 19.09.14) Lenna Kuurmaa was apparently one of Estonia’s biggest pop stars with her band Vanilla Ninja, but her desire to rock out has led her into the arms of Frontiers Records and what seem to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, AOR, melodic rock, Moonland featuring Lenna Kuurmaa, review
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Album review: THE TEA PARTY – The Ocean At The End
Inside Out www.insideout.de [Released 29.09.14] Another band back after a long break away, The Tea Party return with their first new studio album in ten years and the first since they reformed back in 2011. The Tea Party made a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jeff Martin, prog, progressive, review, The Ocean At The End, the Tea Party
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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – 12 Bar Club, London, 19 September 2014
The Dowling Poole (not a Drowning Pool tribute band as one of my work colleagues thought!) were climaxing a short but sweet acoustic tour with this gig tonight at the 12 Bar Club. My first time in this venue which … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Bar Club, 19 September 2014, acoustic, gig, Jackdaw4, London, power pop, Random Jon Poole, review, The Cardiacs, THE DOWLING POOLE, Willie Dowling
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Album review: LANDMARQ – Origins – A Landmarq Anthology 1992-2014
Landmarq/Synergy Records [Release date 16.06.14] Landmarq were at the vanguard of ‘neo-prog’ back in the 1990s and whilst they’ve made consistently good albums they’ve always remained on the periphery. This anthology is an excellent introduction to the band and spans … Continue reading
Album review: STATUS QUO – Status Quo Live (box set)
UMC [Release date 08.09.14] One of the real highlights of rock in recent years is the reunion of the classic Quo line up – and the successive Frantic Four tours. Riding the crest of this nostalgia wave is a 4-CD … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Francis Rossi, Glasgow 1976, review, Rick Parfitt, Status Quo, Status Quo Live, Sydney 1974, Tokyo 1976
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Album review: STATUS QUO – Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
Rhino/Warners [Release date 20.10.14] It may have taken 50 years, but Aquostic finally showcases the Quo “unplugged” with rearrangements of many standards and some surprises too. Maybe this album will ultimately take Rick and Francis back to the small clubs … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Aquostic, Francis Rossi, review, Rick Parfitt, Status Quo, Stripped Bare
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Interview with TOM S ENGLUND & JOHAN NIEMANN (Evergrey) – 22 August 2014
Less than a year ago, following another unwanted line-up change, Evergrey were on the brink of calling it a day. A few months later, Evergrey welcomed back in its ranks two of its most important old members and with their … Continue reading
Album review: BIG COUNTRY – Reissues
Universal Music [Release dates 03.08.14 and 27.09.14] Stuart Adamson may have died too soon, but his Big Country legacy seems to be in safe hands, whether it be surviving members continuing to tour under the name and even making a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Country, No Place Like Home, Peace in Our Time, pop, reissue, review, rock, Steeltown, Stuart Adamson, The Seer
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Gig review: DRAGONFORCE – The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 17 September 2014
Dragonforce’s Frédéric Leclercq chats to GRTR!’s Dave Wilson before their gig in Edinburgh, the first night of their UK tour It may be a Wednesday night but Edinburgh is buzzing with anticipation as it is the eve of the Scottish … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th September 2014, Death Valley Knights, Dragonforce, Edinburgh, Frédéric Leclercq, Gee Anzalone, gig, Herman Li, interview, live, Marc Hudson, Matt Heafy, maximum overload, metal, Neonfly, Phantom Of The Opera, power metal, review, rock, Sam Totman, Strangers In Paradise, The Liquid Rooms, Trivium, Willy Norton
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DVD review: ALICE COOPER – Raise The Dead Live From Wacken
UDR [Release date – 20.10.14] No one would begrudge Alice Cooper a quiet retirement, playing away his twilight years on the golf course fairways he loves almost as much as the concert hall stage. Alice, thankfully, shows no signs of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alice Cooper, CD, Chuck Garric, DVD, Glen Sobel, live, Orianthi, Poison, Raise The Dead, review, Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henrikson, Wacken Festival, Welcome 2 My Nightmare
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Quick plays: GASOLINE STARS, DUST BOWL JOKIES, THOMAS ZWIJSEN, DR.JOHN
GASOLINE STARS – Good Looks, Bad Behaviour Self Release Good Looks, Bad Behaviour is the debut full length album from Gasoline Stars who formed in 2012 in Sweden. Gasoline Stars are a fivesome although they have split with the drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Behaviour, blues, Cockaigne Vaudeville, Coldplay, Crucified Barbara, Dr John, Dust Bowl Jokies, Empire Of The Damned, epic rock, Falling Red, Gasoline Stars, Good Looks, guitar instrumental, Guns 'N' Roses, hair metal, In-Flight Safety, instrumental, jazz, metal, Motley Crue, Nylonized, review, rock, Ske-Dat-De-Dat…Spirit of Satch, sleaze rock, Sweden, Thomas Zwijsen
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Single & EP reviews: BERLIN BREAKS, BLACK ACES, JUSTIN LERNER, FLIGHT 49
BERLIN BREAKS – Berlin Breaks EP Self Release [Release date - Out now] Berlin Breaks are a brand new band from Salt lake City, Utah. According to their facebook page they were founded this year and, if so, it shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Avenue, AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, Australia, Berlin Breaks, Black Aces, EP, Flight 49, Geddy Lee, Hellbound, Justin Lerner, metal, Richard Dean, rock, Rush, Salt Lake City, That Smell of Sweat and Sin, Tyler Kinder, Utah
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Album review: ENCHANT – The Great Divide
Inside Out www.insideout.de [Released 29.09.14] It has been eleven years since the band’s last album ‘Tug Of War’ and it looked as though that would be the band’s swansong, especially with vocalist Ted Leonard joining Spock’s Beard. But a new … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Enchant, Inside Out, melodic, prog rock, progressive, Spock's Beard, Ted Leonard, The Great Divide
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Gig review: RICHIE KOTZEN – 02 Academy, Islington, London, 16 September 2014
On Sunday 21 September at 19:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Pete Feenstra chats to Richie Kotzen as part of an hour-long special. More information Richie Kotzen’s current European tour is to promote ‘The Essential Richie Kotzen’, a … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, funk, fusion, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Jonny Lang, Prince, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, Terry Reid, The Essential Richie Kotzen
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News: RICHIE KOTZEN radio special and interview on Sunday 21 September
Sunday 21 September, 19:00 GMT Richie Kotzen recently played a London gig and Get Ready to ROCK! Features Editor and radio presenter Pete Feenstra caught up with him to chat about his career. Kotzen got his first record deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Mr Big, Poison, radio, Richie Kotzen, rock, special, Stanley Clarke, The Winery Dogs
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Album review: JADED HEART – Fight The System
Fast Ball [Released 26.09.14] Jaded Heart deserve a medal for soldiering on over twenty years despite numerous line-up and record label changes. This album sees the recording debut of drummer Bodo Stricker, who replaces co-founding member Axel Kruse (although he … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Fast Ball, Fight The System, hard rock, Jaded Heart, melodic rock
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