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News: SAXON, ALICE COOPER, THE UNDERTONES (February 2022)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by jason

…(US), Nine Inch Nails (US), Testament (Eur), Walter Trout (US), the Who (US), Upcoming (USA/ROW) UK Festivals 2022 Rescheduled & cancelled tours: Aerosmith (UK & Eur cancelled), The Anchoress (UK & Eur 2022 to 2023), Angels & Airwaves (UK & Eur cancelled), Dan Reed Network (Feb/Mar to Aug/Sep), Eeels (Eur 2022 to 2023, UK 2022 still on), Franz Ferdinand (UK & Eur Mar to Oct),Gojira (UK 2022 to 2023), Halestorm (UK dates s… Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN REED NETWORK – Let’s Hear It For The King

Posted on January 19, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Drakkar Entertainment [Release date 17.06.22] In 2022 all we need is some live music and a Dan Reed Network album. This is the band’s third album of their more recent renaissance following 2018′s ‘Origins’ which sprinkled some new stuff along with re-workings. And if they’ll never quite recapture the sheer novelty and vibrancy of 1989′s ‘Slam’ this comes pretty damn close. Always with great song… Continue reading →

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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2021)

Posted on November 1, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy - HRH Prog, November 2017

…e check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your tour not listed? Contact us! UK Festivals 2021 2022 Tour Dates (UK & Ireland) 2021 Tour Dates (Europe, USA, ROW) For festivals see link above. 2021 BAD MANNERS Sun Dec 19 Sub 89, Reading BILL BAILEY Dec 18 Leeds First Direct Arena Dec 19 Hull Bonus Arena Dec 20 Newcastle Utilita Arena Dec 21 Birmingham Arena Dec 22 Manchester AO Arena Dec 23 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Dec 26 SSE… Continue reading →

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2022)

Posted on October 31, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

…13 Music Hall (USA) Thu October 06 2022 – LOS ANGELES California – Kia Forum (USA) Fri October 07 2022 – PHOENIX Arizona – Arizona Federal Theatre (USA) Wed October 12 2022 – MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota – Armory – Minneapolis (USA) Fri October 14 2022 – CHICAGO Illinois – Wintrust Arena (USA) Sat October 15 2022 – STERLING HEIGHTS Michigan – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill… Continue reading →

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Album review: FINNY McCONNELL – The Dark Streets Of Love

Posted on August 29, 2021 by jason

…lf. Finny also includes covers of four songs with deep meaning to him by Bruce Springsteen, Tragically Hip, Lou Reed, and Shane McGowan. The Springsteen cover ‘Atlantic City’ opens the album in fine style, although Finny McConnell’s self-penned songs like ‘We’re Miles Apart’ more than deserve a place alongside such an established classic. ‘Stars (Oscar Wilde)’ is another fine example of his song craft and a song originally recorded by the Mahones… Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DARKER MY HORIZON & FRIENDS FESTIVAL, The Vic, Coalville, 20-22 August 2021

Posted on August 25, 2021 by jason

…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July 2021 – September 2021

Posted on July 27, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

…HE WILDHEARTS ‘21st Century Love Songs’ Graphite Records RONNIE WOOD ‘Mr. Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ 9th LEE ABRAHAM ‘Only Human’ F2 Music 10th ABORTED ‘ManiaCult’ Century Media ANDREW W.K. ‘God Is Partying’ Napalm Records ERIC BIBB ‘Dear America’ Mascot Provogue CATS IN SPACE ‘Diamonds – The Best Of’ SAMANTHA FISH ‘Faster… Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DARKER MY HORIZON – Dirty Rockers, Dudley, Saturday 22 May 2021

Posted on May 23, 2021 by jason

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Quick plays: TUBULAR WORLD, ROBERT REED

Posted on May 4, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

…ng, CD2 merely repeats the first disc although this time the various sections are given a title, for example “Latin” or “Thrash” (!), and segmented on the disc. In truth, I don’t really get this. But all proceeds go to the mental health charity MIND which maybe is the clincher. *** Review by David Randall Robin A Smith (Feature, 2021) ROBERT REED Cursus 123 430 Tigermoth Records [Release date 14.11.20] It seems Rob… Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN REED – Liftoff

Posted on December 7, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

…o One Entertainment [Release date 04.12.20] At the end of a horrific year for humanity, and also for music, Dan Reed’s latest solo album arrives to provide the perfect antidote. Dan’s solo works since the “comeback” – ‘Coming Up For Air’ in 2010 – have always been introspective and spiritually driven, not in a pseudo-religious way but with a personal doctrine hewn over many years and underscored wi… Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2020 – Get Ready to ROCK! reviewers choose their Top Albums of the Year

Posted on December 4, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

…dinary Madness “a gritty, yet beautifully balanced album that should appeal way beyond his core fanbase” (Alan Jones) 5. SNAKE OIL & HARMONY Hurricane Riders “…one of this year’s mellower offerings and songs that stand the test of tim” (Jason Ritchie) Breakthrough Act 1. HOLLOWSTAR “…of the “nu-breed” of classic rock and fully road tested – worthy of your support” (David… Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE OCTOBER – This Is What I Live For

Posted on November 7, 2020 by jason

…tive when singing his songs. There is plenty of positivity – ‘Fight For Love’ (which features his daughter Blue Reed’s first recording!) and the title track, featuring Longwave’s Steve Schiltz Blue Reed. However, the demons of the past still get acknowledged on opener ‘I Laugh At Myself’ and ‘Moving On (So Long)’, which has the pop appeal to draw in fans of say Train. They certainly hit the melodic pop sweet spot on ‘I Will Follow’, whilst ‘Compl… Continue reading →

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News – BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, H.E.A.T., ORANGE GOBLIN (November 2020)

Posted on October 30, 2020 by jason

DORO - The Tivoli, Buckley, North Wales, 21 November 2015

…eature guitarist John 5. Steve Hackett releases a new acoustic album ‘Under A Mediterranean Sky’ on 22 January on Inside Out. Magnum are working on their next studio album. However, as the studio they record is moving premises, recording will resume next summer. The album is planned for a 2022 release. Dan Reed releases his new album ‘Lift Off’ on December 4. Guests include Richard Hilton (Chic) and James Bird (Mason Hill)… Continue reading →

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2021)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

…geant Nov. 19 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Nov. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Nov. 22 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo Nov. 23 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre Nov. 24 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic Nov. 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium BEAST IN BLACK 22.11. SE Stockholm, Fållan 23.11. SE Gothenburg, Trädgårn 24.11. DK Copenhagen, Amager Bio 26.11. DE Oberhause… Continue reading →

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Book review: On track…GENTLE GIANT (Every album, every song) – Gary Steel

Posted on August 11, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 17.08.20] The only time I saw Gentle Giant live was when they “supported” a film about Jimi Hendrix at Liverpool Stadium. Due to the poor PA system it was just cacophony. Giant’s music is so full of subtleties with clever layering and instrumentation that it also accounts for a large number of poor quality live releases that Steel documents in his book. Soundboard and audience recordin… Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGENTA – Masters Of Illusion

Posted on June 27, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

…Home. Which is interesting because after making what he considered a ‘contemporary prog’ album, Rob Reed too was anxious to get back to the original Magenta template – ‘lots of Moog and guitar solos, 12 string guitar, Mellotrons and bass pedals, but always with melodies. The song is always king!’ I’d have to agree. So Masters Of Illusion – a 60-minute album consisting of six songs, including the 17 min… Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – CHIMPAN A

Posted on April 15, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

F2 Music (2006) Chimpan A, released in 2006, was a project featuring Rob Reed (better known for his work in the prog-rock band Magenta), and two members of country rock band The Storys: Rob Thompson (guitar) and Steve Balsamo (vocals). All were based in South Wales. Balsamo had played the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar in the West End in the late-1990s and was subsequently signed to Sony, his debut album was released in 2002. Chimpan A combined… Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGENTA – Acapela 2016 and 2017 (CD/DVD)

Posted on April 8, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

…part of the show is like a chamber music concert and only the occasional flashes of Chris Fry’s genial gawping breaks the somewhat clinical atmosphere. The mood lightens with Reed’s two Sanctuary pieces where – historically, on album at any rate – he unleashed his inner Mike Oldfield, a theme continued on DVD2. In what is a largely static performance in a small venue and, I assume, a fairly low budget recording, the camer… Continue reading →

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Album review: SNAKE OIL & HARMONY – Hurricane Riders

Posted on March 2, 2020 by jason

Zero One Entertainment [Release date 28.02.20] Five years ago, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network) decided to combine their talents in to form a live acoustic touring act called Snake Oil & Harmony. Since then they have completed two tours, where they shared their songs and the stories behind them with the audience and following on from the success of this they recorded this, their debut album. They are joined by Bengt Jo… Continue reading →

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Gig review: DAN REED NETWORK/GUN/FM – Waterfront, Norwich,14 December 2019

Posted on December 27, 2019 by david.wilson

…hose are present in one tour, such a prospect is unmissable. In this case there was a theme, as FM, Gun and Dan Reed Network joined forces for a unique tour entitled the Big Three O tour, doing exactly what it said on the tin as each played their 1989 album in full. Let’s briefly step back in time to precisely 30 years ago. The wider world saw the Hillsborough tragedy, the Tiananmen Square massacre and the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the world of… Continue reading →

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News: Top albums, live acts and breakthrough act named in popular poll (December 2019)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Steve Hackett - Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 11 November 2019

In this two hour special, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 December, David Randall plays ‘The Best of 2019′ and announces the results of the popular poll. The results of the Best of 2019 Popular Poll have been announced by Get Ready to ROCK! in a special show on their dedicated radio station. Every year the Get Ready to ROCK! review team name their best of selections in several categories. The popular vote to… Continue reading →

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News: THE BEST OF 2019 – Vote for your favourites in our popular poll (albums, live acts, breakthrough acts)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

…tab) The results of our Popular Poll will be announced in a special show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 December, 22:00 GMT. This will include a selection of the reviewer and popular choices. We’ll publish the popular vote results on Monday 23 December. PLEASE NOTE! When voting you have to submit each category separately by pressing the vote button at the foot of each poll (i.e. you can’t indicate preferences in each category an… Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRAND SLAM/Bad Touch – Camden Underworld, London, 22 November 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by andynathan

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Album review: DAN REED NETWORK – reissues

Posted on November 3, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

…’ a somewhat patchy affair ahead of the band’s implosion. Now, dusted off for a new generation, Dan Reed Network reinstate their earlier credentials and sounding as good as ever. Review by David Randall The Big 3-0 Tour – December 2019 9th Bristol – O2 Academy 10th Southampton – Engine Rooms 11th London – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 13th Wolverhampton – KK’s Steel Mill 14th Norwich – LCR UEA 15th Nottingham – Rock City 17th Newcastle –… Continue reading →

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2020)

Posted on September 24, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

…forming Arts (USA) Sat November 21 2020 – THACKERVILLE Oklahoma – Winstar Casino (USA) Sun November 22 2020 – TULSA Oklahoma – Paradise Cove At River Spirit (USA) Tue December 01 2020 – WASHINGTON District of Columbia – Anthem – D.C. (USA) Sat March 27 2021 – WICHITA Kansas – INTRUST Bank Arena (USA) Tue March 30 2021 – NEW BEDFORD Massachusetts – Zeiterion Theatre (USA) Wed March… Continue reading →

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