Get Ready to ROCK! https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:22:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Album review : MICKEY THOMAS Over The Edge Mickey 150 Thomas imageFrontiers [Release date: 21.08.26] Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship’s history is well documented online. Mickey Thomas was Starship’s vocalist through the eighties. By 1989, the band’s output had dropped to zero, and Thomas hadn’t released any solo material since … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-mickey-thomas-over-the-edge/ EP review: THORNS – Ready to Strike thornsThese Go To Eleven Records [Release date 26.08.26] Thorns. Thrash. They sound like ‘Tallica. More accurately ‘Kill ‘em All era ‘Tallica. Hetfield vocals, Lars drum sound, Kirk soloing from…all over . Yes, they sound like ‘Tallica”…..EXCEPT…..don’t be so lazy! Thorns … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/ Album review : GRAND – Guilty Pleasure GRAND 150 Guilty Pleasure imageFrontiers [Release date : 21.08.26] We asked 3 separate AI sources… Gemini, Co pilot and Claude: “describe the melodic rock / AOR music of the eighties, specifically 1984”. We’ll publish the results sometime. Then we took this new release from … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-grand-guilty-pleasure/ Album review: SIMON KEMPSTON – A Poet Or A Painter Simon Kempston - A Poet Or A PainterSelf Portrait  [Release date : 29.09.26] In a world of instant gratification, downloads and self hype, it’s almost a shock to come across a well crafted, singer song-writer and folk inspired album, with lyrical substance underpinned by thoughtful arrangements. And while … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-simon-kempston-a-poet-or-a-painter/ Album review : ODDLAND – Unilluminate To Illuminate ODDLAND 150 Illuminate imageFrontiers Music [Release date : 21.08.26] At last, after 3 albums at the fringes, Oddland is now pushing the boundaries of structure and tone to the outer edges of Prog Metal. It’s a scary place to be if you can’t … Continue reading →

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