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		<title>News: The Best of 2013 &#8211; rock albums and live acts as selected by reviewers, readers and listeners</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/news-the-best-of-2013-rock-albums-live-acts-selected-by-reviewers-readers-listeners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 00:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/news-the-best-of-2013-rock-albums-live-acts-selected-by-reviewers-readers-listeners/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/131012_purple11.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Deep Purple - Manchester O2 Apollo, 12 October 2013" title="Deep Purple - Manchester O2 Apollo, 12 October 2013" /></a>The Top Albums of 2013 (as selected by our readers and listeners) 1.  DEEP PURPLE Now What?! 2.  THE ANSWER New Horizon 3.  ALTER BRIDGE The Fortress 4.  BLACK STAR RIDERS All Hell Breaks Loose 5.  MOTORHEAD Aftershock 6.  SOUND &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/news-the-best-of-2013-rock-albums-live-acts-selected-by-reviewers-readers-listeners/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/01/news-the-best-of-2013-rock-albums-live-acts-selected-by-reviewers-readers-listeners/">News: The Best of 2013 &#8211; rock albums and live acts as selected by reviewers, readers and listeners</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Of 2013 &#8211; top albums, top live acts &#8211; the reviewers&#8217; choice</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/the-best-of-2013-top-rock-albums-top-live-acts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/the-best-of-2013-top-rock-albums-top-live-acts/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bestof2013f.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Best of 2013" title="Best of 2013" /></a>Every year we ask the GRTR! Team to list their favourite albums and gigs of the year.  As ever, it is a very eclectic mix and reflects the very broad and all-embracing tastes of our reviewers. How have we arrived &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/the-best-of-2013-top-rock-albums-top-live-acts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/the-best-of-2013-top-rock-albums-top-live-acts/">The Best Of 2013 &#8211; top albums, top live acts &#8211; the reviewers&#8217; choice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ALTER BRIDGE &#8211; Fortress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/10/album-review-alter-bridge-fortress/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/alter_bridge_fortress.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Alter Bridge - Fortress" title="Alter Bridge - Fortress" /></a>Roadrunner [Release date 25.09.13] After their well received ‘III’ album and Myles Kennedy gaining yet more exposure as part of Slash’s band, Alter Bridge are back and the expectations are high for this new album. Fear not as they have &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/10/album-review-alter-bridge-fortress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/10/album-review-alter-bridge-fortress/">Album review: ALTER BRIDGE &#8211; Fortress</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: BLACK STAR RIDERS &#8211; All Hell Breaks Loose</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/05/album-review-black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/05/album-review-black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bsr1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Black Star Riders - All Hell Breaks Loose" title="Black Star Riders - All Hell Breaks Loose" /></a>Nuclear Blast [Release date 27.05.13] I&#8217;ve always considered Scott Gorham to be the least talented of the classic Thin Lizzy line up, and his continued trading on the name hasn&#8217;t endeared either.  It&#8217;s one thing to keep the legacy alive, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/05/album-review-black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/05/album-review-black-star-riders-all-hell-breaks-loose/">Album review: BLACK STAR RIDERS &#8211; All Hell Breaks Loose</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: DEEP PURPLE: Now What?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/04/album-review-deep-purple-now-what/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/deep_purple_nw1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Deep Purple - Now What?!" title="Deep Purple - Now What?!" /></a>earMUSIC [Release date: 29.04.13] I remember seeing Purple on their 2009 tour and, between albums, it all seemed a bit lack-lustre with a perfunctory trawl through the familiar golden nuggets. Fast forward to their 19th studio album and the band &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/04/album-review-deep-purple-now-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/04/album-review-deep-purple-now-what/">Album review: DEEP PURPLE: Now What?!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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